Source: KPMG, Competitive Alternatives, 2006 (3/2006)
| Overall Business Costs by Country |
| Canada |
94.5 |
| France |
95.6 |
| Italy |
97.8 |
| U.K. |
98.1 |
| U.S. |
100.0 |
| Japan |
106.9 |
| Germany |
107.4 |
US = 100.00 (Average for 12 operations) |
NOTES:
Total business costs in each country are expressed as an index, with the baseline index of 100.0 being assigned to the United States.
Countries with a cost index less than 100 have lower costs than the US, while countries with a cost index greater than 100 have higher costs than the US.
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