USITC Staff Report: Quartz Surfaces from India and Turkey staff report USITC | Page 69

Table III-14
Quartz surface products: Average number of production and related workers, hours worked,
wages paid to such employees, hourly wages, productivity, and unit labor costs, 2017-19
Calendar year
Item
2017 2018 2019
U.S. producers.--
Production and related workers (PRWs) (number) 1,521 1,490 1,559
Hours worked by PRW (1,000 hours) 3,155 3,207 3,048
Wages paid ($1,000) 77,114 80,884 87,660
Hourly wages (dollars per hour) $24.44 $25.22 $28.76
Productivity (square feet per hour) 10.7 11.9 12.2
Unit labor costs (dollars per square feet) $2.27 $2.12 $2.36
Independent fabricators.--
Production and related workers (PRWs) (number) *** *** ***
Hours worked by PRW (1,000 hours) *** *** ***
Wages paid ($1,000) *** *** ***
Hourly wages (dollars per hour) $*** $*** $***
Productivity (square feet per hour) *** *** ***
Unit labor costs (dollars per square feet) $*** $*** $***
Combined producers and independent fabricators.--
Production and related workers (PRWs) (number) *** *** ***
Hours worked by PRW (1,000 hours) *** *** ***
Wages paid ($1,000) *** *** ***
Hourly wages (dollars per hour) $*** $*** $***
Source: Compiled from data submitted in response to Commission questionnaires.
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