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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Ireland: 1,823 hours 
#2   Finland: 1,681 hours 
#3   Austria: 1,672 hours 
#4   France: 1,600 hours 
#5   Canada: 1,552 hours 
#6   Norway: 1,517 hours 
#7   Belgium: 1,500 hours 
#8   United States: 1,459 hours 
#9   Australia: 1,244 hours 
#10   Denmark: 1,206 hours 
#11   Japan: 1,182 hours 
#12   New Zealand: 1,175 hours 
#13   Italy: 989 hours 
#14   United Kingdom: 956 hours 
#15   Germany: 861 hours 
#16   Switzerland: 614 hours 
Weighted average: 1,314.4 hours  


DEFINITION: Hours worked by average worker to buy a car. Indicative of the purchasing power of the currency of the country.

SOURCE: International Metalworkers' Federation, The Purchasing Power of Working Time 2002: An International Comparison of Average Net Hourly Earnings 2001 (International Metalworkers' Federation, Geneva, 2002)

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