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CHART 3.2

Average annual growth rates for hourly compensation costs, 1995-2005
for production workers in manufacturing in U.S. dollars

  • Growth in hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars was similar for the United States and the EU-15 as a whole.

  • Only Japan had a decrease in hourly compensation costs.

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Chart of Average annual growth rates for hourly compensation costs, 1995-2005 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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