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The Official Journal of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS)

Table 5 Labor compensations per hour and skill levels, 1995–2011

From: NAFTA trade (and some extra NAFTA trade) in value added and its distribution, 1995–2011

 

Canada_HS

Mexico_HS

United States_HS

Canada_MS

Mexico_MS

United States_MS

Canada_LS

Mexico_LS

United States_LS

1995

16.41

3.48

28.68

13.25

2.04

16.89

10.21

0.68

11.90

1996

17.21

3.61

29.07

13.33

2.14

17.37

10.19

0.70

12.09

1997

18.26

4.09

30.39

13.32

2.39

17.74

10.21

0.82

12.83

1998

17.81

4.14

31.86

13.01

2.44

18.44

9.67

0.82

12.66

1999

18.88

4.54

33.82

13.22

2.68

19.56

9.78

0.91

12.93

2000

19.65

5.24

37.38

13.87

3.15

19.87

10.20

1.11

13.25

2001

19.61

5.56

39.07

13.71

3.40

20.67

10.28

1.20

13.72

2002

19.97

5.75

40.50

13.78

3.48

22.07

9.83

1.23

13.89

2003

22.78

5.19

43.23

16.10

3.16

23.53

11.48

1.09

15.26

2004

25.24

4.99

45.35

17.89

2.98

23.76

12.80

1.02

15.02

2005

28.01

5.46

47.48

20.17

3.40

24.41

14.06

1.13

15.39

2006

31.71

5.81

50.00

22.56

3.58

25.12

15.35

1.20

15.82

2007

34.37

6.01

50.39

24.92

3.76

25.95

17.54

1.19

16.41

2008

36.23

5.83

51.50

26.13

3.72

26.17

18.07

1.12

16.64

2009

33.98

4.72

52.00

23.61

2.99

26.52

15.54

0.89

16.37

2010

39.71

4.71

52.35

27.76

3.07

26.73

18.18

0.90

16.57

2011

43.35

4.75

52.20

30.33

3.12

26.69

19.82

0.90

16.52

  1. HS high-skilled workers, MS medium-skilled workers, LS low-skilled workers