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CHART 3.2

Average annual growth rates in hourly compensation costs, 1994-2004
for production workers in manufacturing in U.S. dollars

  • Hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars grew faster than in the U.S. in all but three of the European countries, with the highest growth in the U.K.

  • Growth in compensation costs was slowest in Mexico and Japan.

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Chart of average annual growth rates in hourly compensation costs, 1994-2004 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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