HC Deb 07 November 1995 vol 265 cc707-8W
Sir John Stanley

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the manufacturing labour costs per hour in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) each EU country for which equivalent figures are available, (c) the USA, (d) Canada and (e) Japan at the latest available date. [41871]

Mr. Oppenheim

The information is provided in the table.

International comparisons of hourly compensation costs in US Dollars for production workers in manufacturing, 1994
Country Hourly compensation costs in US Dollars
United Kingdom 13.62
Germany 27.31
Belgium 22.97
Austria 21.73
Netherlands 20.91
Denmark 20.44
Finland 18.89
Sweden 18.81
France 17.04
Italy 16.16
Spain 11.45
Portugal 4.57
Canada 15.68
USA 17.10
Japan 21.42

Source:

"International Comparisons of Hourly Compensation Costs for production Workers in Manufacturing, 1994. Supplementary tables".

"US Department of Labour—Bureau of Labour Statistics.