| Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers in Manufacturing in U.S. Dollars |
| Americas |
| United States............. |
$30.56 |
| Argentina................. |
$7.98 |
| Brazil.................... |
$7.13 |
| Canada.................... |
$31.91 |
| Mexico.................... |
$3.91 |
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| Asia and Oceania |
| Australia................. |
$34.75 |
| Israel.................... |
$15.92 |
| Japan..................... |
$23.95 |
| Korea, Republic of........ |
$18.36 |
| New Zealand............... |
$19.19 |
| Philippines............... |
$1.37 |
| Singapore................. |
$15.43 |
| Taiwan.................... |
$8.15 |
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| Europe |
| Austria................... |
$43.17 |
| Belgium................... |
$38.75 |
| Czech Republic............ |
$9.67 |
| Denmark................... |
$47.54 |
| Finland................... |
$39.74 |
| France.................... |
$37.68 |
| Germany................... |
$50.73 |
| Hungary................... |
$10.49 |
| Ireland................... |
$35.62 |
| Italy..................... |
$32.19 |
| Netherlands............... |
$39.47 |
| Norway.................... |
$55.03 |
| Poland.................... |
$7.69 |
| Portugal.................. |
$10.29 |
| Slovakia.................. |
$8.49 |
| Spain..................... |
$24.55 |
| Sweden.................... |
$38.80 |
| Switzerland............... |
$38.34 |
| United Kingdom............ |
$36.66 |
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| Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2009. |
