Pocket Book of Labour Statistics 2008

8  INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON

8.2 Average Earnings/Salaries of Industrial Workers/Employees in Manufacturing

Country

Currency

Unit

2006

2007

1

2

3

4

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Africa

 

 

 

 

Mauritius #

Rupee

Month

8214

8626

Egypt%

Pound

Week

203

..

 

 

 

 

 

America

 

 

 

 

Canada %&

Dollar

Hour

20.76

21.58

United States %

Dollar

Hour

16.81

17.26

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

 

 

 

India %

Rupee

Month

..

..

Japan #

Yen

Month

299600

296800

Sri Lanka%

Rupee

Day

356.11

412.19

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

 

 

 

Slovakia #

Koruna

Month

18817

20024

France %

Euro

Month

..

..

United Kingdom #&

Pound

Hour

12.96

13.19

Germany %

Euro

Hour

15.74^

..

Oceania

 

 

 

 

Australia #

Dollar

Hour

25.36

..

New Zealand #

Dollar

Hour

20.51

..

                                     Source : ILO website (www.ilo.org)
# Employees
& = Incl. Overtime
% = Wage earners
^ = series discontinued