EXERCISE 3.11 WORKING HOURS ACROSS COUNTRIES AND TIME LINK The figure below illustrates what has happened to working hours in many countries during the twentieth century (the UK is in both charts to aid comparison). 3,500 A B - - - - - France 3,500 Australia Germany Canada Netherlands - Japan Annual hours of work 3,000 Sweden 3,000 UK UK US 2,500 Switzerland 2,500 2,000 2,000 1,500 - 1,500 1,000- 1,000 1900 1913 1929 1938 1950 1960 1973 1980 1990 2000 1900 1913 29 1938 1950 1960 1973 1980 1990 2000 Year