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CHART 3.1

Hourly compensation costs, 2004
for production workers in manufacturing in U.S. dollars

  • Eight countries, all of which are in Europe, had higher hourly compensation costs than the U.S.

  • 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, 2004 for production workers in manufacturing in U.S. dollars

NOTE: Hong Kong SAR stands for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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