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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  Japan:137 minutes 
#2  Switzerland:102 minutes 
#3  Belgium:82 minutes 
#4  France:82 minutes 
#5  Denmark:78 minutes 
#6  Ireland:77 minutes 
#7  Italy:76 minutes 
#8  Norway:61 minutes 
#9  Austria:61 minutes 
#10  United Kingdom:52 minutes 
#11  United States:50 minutes 
#12  Canada:48 minutes 
#13  New Zealand:45 minutes 
#14  Finland:41 minutes 
#15  Australia:30 minutes 
#16  Germany:30 minutes 
Weighted average: 65.8 minutes  


DEFINITION: Number of minutes worked by average worker to buy one kilo of beef. The comparison of income levels only becomes meaningful if the cost of buying the necessities and luxuries of life is also considered.

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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