CHART 3.1
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Hourly compensation costs, 2005
for production workers in manufacturing in U.S. dollars
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- Eight European countries, as well as Australia and Canada, had higher hourly compensation costs than the United States.
- Hourly compensation costs were well under $10 in Mexico, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan, Portugal, and Singapore.
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![Chart of Hourly compensation costs, 2005 for production workers in manufacturing in U.S. dollars](images/chart3_01.gif)
NOTE: Hong Kong SAR stands for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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