Textile market (Iv) A comparison of labor cost of major area in the world (unit: dollar/labor, hour) Area 1996 1998 2000 Japan 24.31 20.70 26.10 it a ly 16.65 15.81 14.71 America 12.26 12.97 14.24 Taiwan 6.38 5.85 7.23 Hong Kong 4.90 5.65 6.10 Korea 5.65 3.63 5.32 Turkey 2.02 2.48 2.69 Thailand 1.56 1.09 1.18 China 0.58 0.62 0.69 India 0.56 0.60 0.58 Pakistan 0.43 0.40 0.37 Indonesia 0.52 0.24 0.32Textile market (IV) A comparison of labor cost of major area in the world (unit: dollar / labor, hour) Area 1996 1998 2000 Japan 24.31 20.70 26.10 Italy 16.65 15.81 14.71 America 12.26 12.97 14.24 Taiwan 6.38 5.85 7.23 Hong Kong 4.90 5.65 6.10 Korea 5.65 3.63 5.32 Turkey 2.02 2.48 2.69 Thailand 1.56 1.09 1.18 China 0.58 0.62 0.69 India 0.56 0.60 0.58 Pakistan 0.43 0.40 0.37 Indonesia 0.52 0.24 0.32