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Table 9. Unit labor costs in manufacturing, national currency basis, 14 countries or areas, 1950-1997

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Table 9.  Unit labor costs in manufacturing, national currency 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   NA     20.6     NA      NA      NA      NA     11.0    11.7    25.6     7.4    25.5     9.0     9.5     6.6

  1955   NA     23.8    36.1     NA      NA      NA     13.8    16.3    25.5     7.6    29.7    11.8    13.7     8.8

  1960   NA     26.0    30.9     NA      NA     31.2    15.4    18.7    28.0     8.0    33.0    12.9    14.9    10.3
  1961   NA     25.3    31.8     NA      NA     32.7    16.3    19.4    29.9     8.2    35.7    13.6    15.6    11.0
  1962   NA     24.4    34.6     NA      NA     33.3    17.0    20.2    31.6     8.7    37.0    15.0    16.1    11.3
  1963   NA     24.4    35.7     NA      NA     35.5    17.9    20.9    32.3    10.1    39.4    15.2    16.8    11.3
  1964   NA     24.4    35.4     NA      NA     37.7    17.9    21.0    32.3    10.6    41.9    15.4    16.9    11.3
  1965   NA     24.6    38.3     NA      NA     39.8    18.9    21.3    33.4    10.2    44.2    16.0    17.3    12.0
  1966   NA     26.0    38.5     NA      NA     41.1    20.5    20.8    34.8    10.0    46.5    16.8    18.2    12.5
  1967   NA     27.1    38.1     NA      NA     42.5    21.4    21.1    34.6    10.5    48.2    18.1    18.6    12.3
  1968   NA     27.2    39.6     NA      NA     41.8    21.6    21.7    34.4    10.4    48.0    18.8    18.5    12.3
  1969   NA     27.9    41.0     NA      NA     41.9    23.4    21.7    35.1    11.0    49.8    19.0    18.7    13.1

  1970   NA     30.5    43.3     9.9    22.3    43.3    25.2    23.0    40.0    12.6    52.7    20.4    20.5    14.8
  1971   NA     30.6    47.3    10.5    23.4    46.7    27.1    24.4    43.1    14.3    56.9    22.5    22.0    16.1
  1972   NA     31.3    49.6    11.7    23.7    48.4    27.8    25.7    44.9    14.8    60.5    23.7    23.4    17.7
  1973   NA     32.0    55.7    13.8    27.5    50.8    30.6    27.6    47.7    16.0    65.1    25.1    24.4    18.8
  1974   NA     36.5    71.1    16.9    41.5    58.6    35.9    32.0    52.4    19.7    72.5    28.2    27.5    22.2
  1975   NA     43.5    80.6    19.8    42.1    68.3    38.9    37.8    55.3    25.7    84.1    34.2    33.3    30.1
  1976   NA     46.3    81.9    24.7    43.6    70.3    41.8    40.8    55.6    28.1    84.7    38.3    38.3    33.5
  1977  59.6    48.6    86.8    28.7    45.4    74.8    45.4    43.8    59.0    32.6    85.5    43.2    42.6    37.5
  1978  63.8    51.3    89.1    34.1    45.8    76.1    49.3    47.2    61.4    35.2    86.7    46.8    46.2    43.1
  1979  69.1    55.9    87.5    41.5    52.0    78.5    52.5    51.1    63.1    39.0    88.8    45.8    46.2    50.9

  1980  77.6    64.2    91.7    52.7    60.1    81.8    55.0    58.6    69.7    43.7    92.7    50.8    50.6    62.1
  1981  81.3    69.9    95.1    60.7    69.8    85.0    59.5    66.0    72.6    51.6    94.8    56.6    56.1    68.5
  1982  86.5    80.3    95.8    64.0    74.5    83.7    64.6    73.2    77.0    59.8    98.8    60.5    57.8    71.5
  1983  84.9    80.7    97.2    68.0    73.0    80.3    65.8    79.0    76.7    66.4    95.6    64.2    59.7    71.2
  1984  84.4    77.1    96.8    73.2    76.2    82.9    69.9    84.4    77.7    69.4    90.3    66.3    61.9    72.9
  1985  85.8    78.6    93.8    70.5    79.3    86.3    74.2    88.0    79.0    73.8    91.3    70.2    67.1    76.9
  1986  89.1    82.0    99.0    69.9    82.3    88.6    80.4    90.2    81.7    75.8    93.5    77.7    71.3    80.3
  1987  85.7    83.3    96.0    74.4    82.1    89.5    88.4    92.0    86.7    77.8    95.8    84.1    74.7    84.5
  1988  85.9    86.3    93.4    83.3    84.2    88.3    88.2    89.3    86.9    79.4    93.5    90.4    79.0    85.0
  1989  89.5    90.0    94.0    88.9    87.9    88.1    88.1    89.5    88.3    84.4    91.1    92.2    84.7    87.2

  1990  93.1    94.0    95.0    94.5    94.3    92.7    93.6    92.6    90.4    90.5    92.1    95.6    92.3    93.5
  1991  97.5    99.6    96.5    99.0    95.6    96.3    96.3    97.6    93.3    97.7    95.6   100.0   100.4    99.0
  1992 100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
  1993 100.8    96.6   104.1    98.2   100.9   100.9    97.0   101.8   105.3   102.5   101.8   100.9    91.8   100.5
  1994  97.7    95.0   104.9    97.5   102.0    98.6    99.7    96.2   103.6    99.2    94.8   102.9    87.0    99.1
  1995  94.5    95.6   100.1    97.2   102.1   102.0   101.9    94.2   105.2    98.6    92.9   107.1    86.8   101.0
  1996  93.3    99.4    98.8    99.8   101.8   103.1   101.2    92.8   106.0   104.4    93.4   111.5    90.4   104.4
  1997  92.4    99.3    96.0    95.1   100.8    99.7   102.2    89.4   102.4   106.6     NA    115.9    88.5   107.5

NA:  Not Available

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

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

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