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9 January, 2005
Did you know that a metalworker in the USA has to work 1 minute to be able to buy 1 litre of unleaded petrol? Whereas he or she has to work 5-6 minutes to buy 1 litre of petrol in France, South Africa or Sweden. In the Czech Republic, he or she has to work 12 minutes, in Brazil about 25 and over 1.5 hours in Belarus.
Source: The IMF publication "The Purchasing Power of Working Time - An International Comparison." Sector: Basic Metals.