보고서는 “한국은 주요 선진국에 비해 부가가치나 고용 측면에서 제조업 비중이 여전히 높고 제조업 임금 수준이 중상위권에 속해 소득분배지표가 제조업의 업황에도 영향을 받는 것으로 보인다”고 설명했다.
"South Korea still has a higher share of manufacturing in terms of value-added or employment compared to major advanced economies, and its income distribution index appears to be affected by the manufacturing industry's business conditions as the level of wages in the manufacturing sector remains at the upper end," the report explained.