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Still Making It
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Still Making It

An Analysis of Manufacturing Labour Costs in China

EIU, 2014

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Like much of China’s economic data, its labor statistics boggle the mind. Despite decades of double-digit growth, Chinese factory wages remain an average of little more than $2 per hour, a mere fraction of the rates in Germany, the United States and Japan. The Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts more of the same in its innovative research report. getAbstract recommends this unique study to investors and executives seeking insights into a major factor propelling the world’s second-biggest economy.

Take-Aways

  • China’s average hourly factory wage in 2012 was $2.10, a mere fraction of Germany’s $45.80, France’s $39.80 and the United States’ $35.70. But China’s manufacturing rivals Vietnam, India and Indonesia offer cheaper workers.
  • Because China faces a looming labor shortage as its workforce ages, employees should be able to continue to demand steep raises. Its manufacturing wage costs will climb by 12% per year through 2020, taking average hourly pay to $5.20.
  • By 2020, Beijing will still have the highest labor costs in the country. But for many provinces, earnings growth will decelerate.

About the Author

The Economist Intelligence Unit is an independent research and analysis organization.


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