International Comparisons of Manufacturing Productivity and Unit Labor Costs
Trends
United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics
International Comparisons of Manufacturing Productivity
and Unit Labor Cost Trends, 1998
Table 1. Output per hour in manufacturing, 14
countries or areas 1950-1998
Table 2. Output per employed person in
manufacturing, 14 countries or areas, 1950-1998
Table 3. Output in manufacturing, 14
countries or areas, 1950-1998
Table 4. Total hours in manufacturing, 14
countries or areas, 1950-1998
Table 5. Employment in manufacturing, 14
countries or areas, 1950-1998
Table 6. Average annual hours in manufacturing,
14 countries or areas, 1950-1998
Table 7. Hourly compensation in
manufacturing, national currency basis, 14 countries or areas, 1950-1998
Table 8. Hourly compensation in
manufacturing, U.S. dollar basis, 14 countries or areas, 1950-1998
Table 9. Unit labor costs in manufacturing,
national currency basis, 14 countries or areas, 1950-1998
Table 10. Unit labor costs in manufacturing,
U.S. dollar basis, 14 countries or areas, 1950-1998
Table 11. Exchange rates, 14 countries or
areas, 1950-1998 (Value of foreign currency relative to U.S. dollar)
Table 12. Average annual compensation in
manufacturing, national currency basis, 14 countries or areas, 1950-1998
Table 13. Real hourly compensation in
manufacturing, CPI basis, 14 countries or areas, 1950-1998
Table 14. Real average annual compensation
in manufacturing, CPI basis, 14 countries or areas, 1950-1998
Technical Notes