Labor > Working time to buy > A refrigerator: Countries Compared

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

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
=1	Japan	60 hours	2002
=1	Australia	60 hours	2002
=3	United Kingdom	45 hours	2002
=3	Ireland	45 hours	2002
5	Belgium	43 hours	2002
6	Austria	38 hours	2002
7	New Zealand	37 hours	2002
	Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	36.67 hours	2002
8	France	36 hours	2002
9	Italy	33 hours	2002
=10	Denmark	29 hours	2002
=10	United States	29 hours	2002
12	Finland	24 hours	2002
13	Norway	18 hours	2002
14	Germany	17 hours	2002
15	Switzerland	14 hours	2002

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