> Does this chart show how many minutes it takes an (average?) person to earn > the money to buy the item?
Yes, and the basis is the weighted net hourly wage in 14 professions: Production sector: - car mechanic - building labourer - skilled industrial worker - factory worker - engineer - department head Services sector: - primary school teacher - bus driver - cook - personal assistant - sales assistant - call center agent - bank credit officer Every 3 years, the UBS is publishing a global comparison, i.a. on Big Macs and bread -- see page 11 of the current report for 2006: http://www.ubs.com/1/ShowMedia/ubs_ch/wealth_mgmt_ch/research?contentId=1039 82&name=eng.pdf > Thus, in some places bread costs relatively more/less than hamburger? And in > some places they are relatively more expensive than in others? Yes, that's because bread is heavily subsidized in some economies, and the price of meat strongly varies. Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SpamWall: Mail to this addy is deleted unread unless it contains the keyword "igve". _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
