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(Ottawa = 100)

Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in December 2008.

See monthly release notes for information on this month's released Indexes and revisions to previously released Indexes.

Country Post Survey date Previous index Current index Effective date Exchange rate C$ Currency
Afghanistan Kabul ... . 100 Oct-05 0.026444 Afghani
Afghanistan Kandahar ... . 100 Dec-06 0.022927 Afghani
Algeria Algiers Jul-05 114 119 Nov-08 0.019435 Dinar (Alg.)
Angola Luanda May-05 188 200 a (1) Dec-08 0.016765 Kwanza
Argentina Buenos Aires May-08 111 116 Nov-08 0.362115 Peso (Arg.)
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 114 118 (1) Dec-08 0.018382 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Mar-06 148 155 (1) Dec-08 0.621314 Dollar (Barb.)
Belize Belize Jun-05 114 120 a (1) Dec-08 0.638363 Dollar (Belize)
Benin Cotonou Sep-04 125 129 a (1) Dec-08 0.002403 Franc (C.F.A)
Bolivia La Paz Mar-07 89 94 a (1) Dec-08 0.179642 Boliviano
Bolivia Santa Cruz ... 89 94 a (1) Dec-08 0.179642 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Nov-05 114 120 Nov-08 0.846846 Markka
Botswana Gaborone May-06 89 85 a Oct-08 0.155631 Pula
Brazil Brasilia May-08 132 124 Nov-08 0.545894 Real
Brazil Rio Branco May-08 132 124 Nov-08 0.545894 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro ... 135 127 Nov-08 0.555374 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo May-08 135 127 Nov-08 0.555374 Real
Bulgaria Sofia May-06 118 125 a Apr-08 0.806866 Lev
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Jan-07 134 143 Aug-08 0.002469 Franc (C.F.A)
Burundi Bujumbura Jan-06 152 161 a (1) Dec-08 0.001048 Franc (Burun.)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Jan-05 106 112 a (1) Dec-08 0.000301 Rial (Cam.)
Cameroon Douala ... 122 130 Apr-08 0.002407 Franc (C.F.A)
Cameroon Yaoundé Nov-05 122 130 Apr-08 0.002407 Franc (C.F.A)
Central African Republic Bangui Mar-01 177 191 a Sep-08 0.002435 Franc (C.F.A)
Chad N'Djamena Aug-06 126 130 a (1) Dec-08 0.002403 Franc (C.F.A)
Chile Santiago May-08 108 102 Nov-08 0.001917 Peso (Chile)
China Beijing Jan-06 118 123 (1) Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China China Other Locations ... 118 123 (1) Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 118 123 (1) Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
China Lhasa ... 118 123 (1) Dec-08 0.181076 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogota Feb-07 104 108 (1) Dec-08 0.000531 Peso (Colom.)
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07 164 170 (1) Dec-08 0.002268 Franc (Congo)
Costa Rica San José Nov-05 119 126 (1) Dec-08 0.002285 Colon (C.R.)
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Dec-05 143 148 May-08 0.002471 Franc (C.F.A)
Cuba Havana Feb-08 112 120 (1) Dec-08 1.315628 Convertible Peso (CUC)
Dominica Roseau ... 90 98 a Nov-08 0.458125 Dollar (E.C.)
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo May-07 114 118 a (1) Dec-08 0.035713 Peso (Dom Rep./Rép. Dom.)
Ecuador Quito Jan-05 107 113 a (1) Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Egypt Cairo Apr-05 102 111 Nov-08 0.218365 Pound (Egypt/Égypte)
Egypt Kafr El-Sheikh Apr-05 102 111 Nov-08 0.218365 Pound (Egypt/Égypte)
El Salvador San Salvador Jan-07 91 95 a (1) Dec-08 1.236446 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Eritrea Asmara ... 129 134 (1) Dec-08 0.129887 Birr
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Apr-07 129 134 (1) Dec-08 0.129887 Birr
Fiji Suva Feb-05 92 96 a (1) Dec-08 0.679981 Dollar (Fiji/Fidji)
Gabon Libreville Feb-04 132 140 Apr-08 0.002407 Franc (C.F.A)
Gambia Banjul Dec-05 130 136 a (1) Dec-08 0.04973 Dalasi
Georgia Tbilisi Oct-04 156 177 a Nov-08 0.855887 Lari
Ghana Accra Aug-05 121 125 (1) Dec-08 1.051319 Cedi
Ghana Tamale Jan-07 124 130 Nov-08 1.043635 Cedi
Grenada St. George's Jun-07 87 95 a Nov-08 0.458125 Dollar (E.C.)
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 120 125 (1) Dec-08 0.162122 Quetzal
Guinea Conakry May-07 124 132 a (1) Dec-08 0.000252 Franc (Guin.)
Guyana Georgetown Dec-07 120 126 (1) Dec-08 0.006167 Dollar (Guyana)
Haiti Port-au-Prince Nov-06 134 144 Nov-08 0.03077 Gourdes
Haiti St. Marc ... 134 144 Nov-08 0.03077 Gourdes
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 113 118 (1) Dec-08 0.065436 Lempira
India Hyderabad ... 99 105 (1) Dec-08 0.025296 Rupee (Ind.)
India New Delhi ... 99 105 (1) Dec-08 0.025296 Rupee (Ind.)
Indonesia Indonesia Other Feb-06 113 106 (1) Dec-08 0.000107 Rupiah
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-06 113 106 (1) Dec-08 0.000107 Rupiah
Israel Jerusalem ... 134 143 Nov-08 0.327245 Shekel
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-07 134 143 Nov-08 0.327245 Shekel
Jamaica Kingston Jul-06 120 131 Nov-08 0.016317 Dollar (Jam.)
Japan Tokyo Oct-05 187 201 (1) Dec-08 0.012769 Yen
Jordan Amman Apr-08 122 126 (1) Dec-08 1.747226 Dinar (Jord.)
Kenya Nairobi Nov-05 133 139 (1) Dec-08 0.016044 Shilling (Kenya)
Kosovo Pristina ... 119 115 Oct-08 1.539736 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait (CIDA) Jul-07 115 119 (1) Dec-08 4.613211 Dinar (Kuw.)
Laos Vientiane Dec-05 109 120 a Nov-08 0.000141 Kip
Lebanon Beirut Jun-05 121 127 (1) Dec-08 0.000835 Pound (Leb.)
Lesotho Maseru Mar-06 81 76 a Nov-08 0.124465 Maloti
Liberia Monrovia Dec-07 128 135 a (1) Dec-08 0.025234 Dollar (Liberia)
Madagascar Antananarivo Jan-06 134 146 a Nov-08 0.000706 Ariari
Malawi Lilongwe May-06 117 124 (1) Dec-08 0.008984 Kwacha (Malawi)
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Jan-06 97 101 Nov-08 0.341211 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Oct-05 130 138 Aug-08 0.002469 Franc (C.F.A)
Mauritania Nouakchott Sep-06 123 133 a Nov-08 0.005041 Ouguiya
Mexico Guadalajara ... 104 98 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Monterrey Mar-06 104 98 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Puebla ... 104 98 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Quéretaro ... 104 98 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico San Cristobal ... 104 98 Nov-08 0.095102 Peso (Mex.)
Morocco Rabat Feb-06 119 123 (1) Dec-08 0.147939 Dirham (Moroc./Maroc.)
Mozambique Maputo Aug-05 142 150 a (1) Dec-08 0.052169 Metical
Namibia Windhoek ... 96 91 Nov-08 0.123415 Rand
Nepal Kathmandu Jun-07 85 90 a (1) Dec-08 0.016023 Rupee (Nepal/Népal)
Nicaragua Managua May-06 89 93 a (1) Dec-08 0.063335 Cordoba (New/Neuf)
Niger Niamey Jul-05 119 124 a Nov-08 0.002427 Franc (C.F.A)
Nigeria Abuja Nov-05 179 188 (1) Dec-08 0.010594 Naira
Nigeria Bauchi ... 161 168 (1) Dec-08 0.010594 Naira
Nigeria Calabar ... 161 168 (1) Dec-08 0.010594 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Nov-05 161 168 (1) Dec-08 0.010594 Naira
Pakistan Lahore ... 93 98 (1) Dec-08 0.015525 Rupee (Pak.)
Pakistan Pakistan Other May-07 93 98 (1) Dec-08 0.015525 Rupee (Pak.)
Paraguay Asuncion Feb-06 116 121 a Jul-08 0.000265 Guarani
Peru Lima Apr-08 113 117 (1) Dec-08 0.405343 Soles
Philippines Manila Apr-07 102 107 (1) Dec-08 0.025163 Peso (Phil.)
Poland Warsaw Feb-06 148 142 (1) Dec-08 0.422427 Zloty
Romania Bucharest May-08 120 117 (1) Dec-08 0.417373 Leu
Rwanda Kigali Feb-07 122 129 (1) Dec-08 0.002279 Franc (Rwanda)
Senegal Dakar Oct-05 128 134 Nov-08 0.002427 Franc (C.F.A)
Serbia Belgrade May-05 138 133 (1) Dec-08 0.01815 Dinar (Yugo)
Sierra Leone Freetown Oct-06 143 155 a (1) Dec-08 0.000422 Leone
Singapore Singapore Mar-06 120 127 Nov-08 0.8129 Dollar (Sing.)
Slovakia Bratislava May-07 114 118 a (1) Dec-08 0.051835 Koruna (Slovak)
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 96 91 Nov-08 0.123415 Rand
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-07 106 114 Nov-08 0.011112 Rupee (Sri L.)
St. Kitts & Nevis Basseterre ... 90 98 a Nov-08 0.458125 Dollar (E.C.)
St. Lucia Castries ... 87 95 a Nov-08 0.458125 Dollar (E.C.)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown ... 87 95 a Nov-08 0.458125 Dollar (E.C.)
Sudan Khartoum Oct-04 152 157 a (1) Dec-08 0.565451 Pound
Tajikistan Dushanbe Oct-97 120 124 a (1) Dec-08 0.363661 Somoni
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-08 109 113 (1) Dec-08 0.001004 Shilling (Tan.)
Tanzania Tanzania Other ... 109 113 (1) Dec-08 0.001004 Shilling (Tan.)
Thailand Bangkok Nov-05 108 114 Nov-08 0.034895 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Mar-07 123 128 (1) Dec-08 0.197572 Dollar (T.&T.)
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03 109 113 (1) Dec-08 0.891309 Dinar (Tunis.)
Uganda Kampala Mar-07 106 109 a Nov-08 0.000667 Shilling (New/Neuf)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-06 134 128 (1) Dec-08 0.205231 Hryvnia (Ukraine)
Uruguay Montevideo Nov-05 119 125 Sep-08 0.056023 Peso (Uruguay)
Vietnam Hanoi Apr-08 101 109 Nov-08 0.000071973 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Gaza City ... 134 143 Nov-08 0.327245 Shekel
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 134 143 Nov-08 0.327245 Shekel
Zambia Lusaka May-06 142 137 Aug-08 0.000304 Kwacha (Zam.)
Zimbabwe Harare Nov-06 494 105 Jun-08 0.000004888 Dollar (Zimb.) x 100,000
(1) Post Index has been updated or is new this month.
(2) Previously released Post Index has been revised.
. No previous Post Index established for this location
... Where no Survey Date is shown, the Post Index is linked to another Post Index where a survey has been carried out.
 
a - Based on U.S. Department of State surveys; does not include access to duty-free purchases.
b - Based on United Nations surveys; does not include access to duty-free purchases.
c - Index for personnel who do not have U.S. military facility privileges.
d - Index for personnel who do not have access to duty-free gasoline.
e - Index for civilian personnel who have U.S. military facility privileges.
f - Index for personnel who do not have diplomatic privileges.
g - Index for personnel who are provided rations and quarters, a meal allowance or a third-party subsistence allowance.
h - Index for personnel who do not have retail tax-free privileges.
i - Index for personnel who purchase rations from a military establishment.
Date Modified: 2008-12-03

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