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Table 8. Hourly compensation in manufacturing, U.S. dollar basis, 14 countries or areas, 1950-1997

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Table 8.  Hourly compensation in manufacturing, U.S. dollar basis,
          14 countries or areas, 1950-1997 (Indexes:  1992=100)

       United                                                                         Nether-                  United
 Year  States  Canada  Japan   Korea   Taiwan Belgium Denmark France* Germany  Italy   lands   Norway Sweden* Kingdom*

  1950   8.7     6.4     NA      NA      NA      NA      2.2     2.5     1.3     1.6     1.4     1.9     2.1     2.6

  1955  11.7    10.0     1.1     NA      NA      NA      3.0     4.3     1.9     2.3     2.1     2.9     3.3     3.7

  1960  14.9    13.2     1.5     NA      NA      3.6     4.0     4.7     3.0     3.1     3.0     4.1     4.7     5.0
  1961  15.3    12.9     1.8     NA      NA      3.8     4.5     5.1     3.5     3.4     3.6     4.5     5.1     5.3
  1962  15.9    12.7     2.0     NA      NA      4.1     4.9     5.7     4.0     4.1     3.8     4.9     5.7     5.6
  1963  16.4    13.2     2.3     NA      NA      4.5     5.4     6.2     4.3     4.8     4.2     5.3     6.3     5.8
  1964  17.1    13.7     2.5     NA      NA      5.1     5.8     6.7     4.7     5.1     4.9     5.6     6.9     6.2
  1965  17.5    14.6     2.8     NA      NA      5.7     6.4     7.3     5.1     5.5     5.5     6.2     7.6     6.8
  1966  18.2    15.7     3.1     NA      NA      6.3     7.3     7.7     5.6     5.8     6.1     6.8     8.3     7.3
  1967  19.2    16.5     3.5     NA      NA      6.9     8.1     8.3     5.9     6.4     6.8     7.6     9.2     7.4
  1968  20.7    17.6     4.1     NA      NA      7.3     8.3     9.3     6.3     6.8     7.5     8.4    10.0     6.9
  1969  22.2    19.0     4.9     NA      NA      8.0     9.3     9.5     7.0     7.5     8.5     9.2    10.8     7.5

  1970  23.8    20.9     5.8     NA      NA      9.1    10.7    10.0     8.9     9.1     9.9    10.3    12.1     8.7
  1971  25.3    22.9     6.9     NA      NA     10.7    12.4    11.3    10.5    10.6    11.7    11.9    13.8    10.1
  1972  26.6    25.0     9.2     NA      NA     13.6    14.7    13.6    12.6    12.6    14.6    14.2    16.6    12.0
  1973  28.6    26.9    12.5     NA      NA     17.9    20.5    17.7    17.2    14.9    20.1    18.4    20.3    13.4
  1974  31.8    31.9    15.3     NA      NA     21.8    24.6    19.4    20.0    17.4    24.9    22.4    23.5    15.3
  1975  35.6    35.2    17.5     NA      NA     28.0    31.1    26.6    23.2    21.9    30.2    28.4    30.8    19.4
  1976  38.6    41.4    18.8     NA      NA     30.2    32.9    27.4    24.4    21.4    32.2    31.3    34.2    18.2
  1977  42.0    42.6    23.0     NA      NA     36.3    36.7    30.2    28.9    23.8    37.9    36.0    36.5    19.9
  1978  45.4    42.7    31.5     NA      NA     44.6    44.1    37.2    36.0    28.5    46.5    40.4    40.2    25.6
  1979  49.8    45.1    32.0     NA      NA     52.1    51.6    44.6    42.3    35.3    53.8    43.9    45.7    33.6

  1980  55.8    49.9    32.9     NA      NA     58.0    53.2    51.8    46.3    40.3    57.3    49.0    51.5    44.4
  1981  61.3    54.3    36.1     NA      NA     50.8    46.2    46.6    39.6    36.6    47.8    46.9    47.5    44.9
  1982  67.2    59.2    33.5     NA      NA     42.9    43.0    45.7    38.8    36.2    47.2    46.4    41.1    42.7
  1983  69.0    63.1    36.1     NA      NA     40.7    42.0    43.6    38.7    37.8    46.2    45.0    37.1    39.7
  1984  71.4    62.3    37.2     NA      NA     39.0    39.2    41.3    36.4    37.5    42.6    44.1    37.3    37.8
  1985  75.3    62.4    38.5     NA      NA     40.4    40.9    43.5    37.2    38.8    43.4    45.8    39.5    40.2
  1986  78.6    63.6    57.3     NA      NA     55.8    54.6    58.7    52.6    51.7    61.1    58.1    51.6    49.4
  1987  80.8    69.2    68.3     NA      NA     68.3    70.6    70.2    66.5    62.8    76.2    72.3    61.8    61.2
  1988  84.0    77.1    78.4     NA      NA     70.8    74.3    73.5    70.7    65.0    78.0    79.3    68.1    70.9
  1989  86.8    84.9    77.3     NA      NA     69.5    72.3    72.3    69.2    67.8    73.4    78.4    71.7    69.6

  1990  91.0    92.7    79.3     NA      NA     86.4    90.4    89.2    86.3    86.3    87.7    91.7    86.2    84.3
  1991  95.7    99.8    90.3     NA      NA     89.7    90.5    90.3    89.4    92.5    89.4    93.3    91.8    93.0
  1992 100.0   100.0   100.0     NA      NA    100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
  1993 102.9    93.5   119.3     NA      NA     97.6    95.3    96.8   100.1    83.9    98.1    88.8    73.3    90.3
  1994 105.6    88.8   132.4     NA      NA    104.3     NA    101.4   107.7    81.5   104.6    92.0    76.3    93.9
  1995 108.7    91.3   147.7     NA      NA    121.8     NA    114.3   128.5    84.9   121.8   107.1    86.6    97.1
  1996 112.1    93.9   128.8     NA      NA    118.4     NA    113.2   128.4    95.4   119.4   110.0    98.5    98.0
  1997 116.1    94.9   119.4     NA      NA    104.6     NA    102.1   113.9    90.6     NA    104.9    90.1   106.8

NA:  Not Available

Note:  The data relate to employees (wage and salary earners) in Belgium,
       Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom,
       and to all employed persons (employees and self-employed workers)
       in the other countries.

* Compensation adjusted to include changes in employment taxes that
  are not compensation to employees, but are labor costs to employers.

Source:  U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
         September 1998.

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