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9 January, 2005
Did you know that a metalworker has to work 1,480 hours to be able to buy a new medium-size car if he or she is living in Spain, 1,425 hours in the USA and 1,630 hours in France, whereas he or she has to work more than 5,000 hours to buy a new medium-size car in Argentina and South Africa. He or she has to work nearly 20,000 hours to buy a new medium-size car in Indonesia.
Source: The IMF publication "The Purchasing Power of Working Time - An International Comparison." Sector: Machinery and Equipment.