Ratio of Wages in Shipbuilding to Wages in All Manufacturing

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

Year U.S.A. Finland France Germany Italy Japan Korea
Sbldg. All Mfg. Sbldg. All Mfg. Sbldg. All Mfg. Sbldg. All Mfg. Sbldg. All Mfg. Sbldg. All Mfg. Sbldg. All Mfg.
1975 6.84 6.36 5.43 4.61 5.17 4.52 7.10 6.31 5.87 4.67 3.93 3.00 0.60 0.32
1980 11.27 9.87 8.75 8.24 10.74 8.94 14.25 12.25 9.19 8.15 6.77 5.52 1.82 0.96
1985 14.62 13.01 9.14 8.16 8.86 7.52 10.93 9.53 8.13 7.63 8.12 6.34 2.33 1.23
1990 15.56 14.91 22.48 21.03 16.36 15.49 24.13 21.88 17.89 17.45 14.96 12.80 6.24 3.71
1991 16.66 15.58 23.10 21.25 16.23 15.65 25.19 22.63 18.81 18.32 17.75 14.67 7.44 4.61
1992 17.58 16.09 21.12 19.92 18.14 17.47 28.50 25.38 19.42 19.35 20.38 16.38 8.03 5.22
1993 18.26 16.51 17.96 16.63 17.12 16.79 29.22 24.44 15.80 15.80 23.40 19.21 8.68 5.64
1994 18.09 16.87 20.28 19.06 18.04 17.63 29.94 25.86 15.83 15.89 25.88 21.35 9.85 6.40
1995 18.24 17.19 26.55 24.10 20.28 20.01 35.20 30.65 16.37 16.22 28.90 23.82 11.21 7.29
1996 18.39 17.70 25.49 23.41 19.97 19.93 32.82 30.26 17.88 17.75 25.15 21.00 12.37 8.22
1997 19.01 18.27   21.32 17.91 17.99 29.05 26.84 17.74 17.57 23.46 19.54   7.86
1998 19.19 18.66   21.66 18.26 18.28 28.91 26.76 17.27 17.11 21.43 18.29   5.39
1999   19.20   21.10   17.98   26.18   16.60   20.89   6.71