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(Ottawa = 100)

Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in July 2009.

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

 Code  Country Post Survey date Post index Effective date Exchange rate CAD$ Currency
Afghanistan Kabul ... . 100 Oct-05 0.026444 Afghani
Afghanistan Kandahar ... . 100 Dec-06 0.022927 Afghani
Algeria Algiers Nov-08 118 112 Jun-09 0.016352 Dinar
Angola Luanda May-08 184 170 (a) Jun-09 0.015065 Kwanza
Argentina Buenos Aires May-08 120 107 Jun-09 0.310072 Peso
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 118 110 Jun-09 0.017002 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Mar-06 162 148 Jun-09 0.586846 Dollar
Belize Belize Apr-08 116 111 (a) Jun-09 0.596406 Dollar
Benin Cotonou Dec-07 116 110 (a) Jun-09 0.002433 Franc (C.F.A.)
Bolivia La Paz Mar-07 94 87 (a) Jun-09 0.167762 Boliviano
Bolivia Santa Cruz ... 94 87 (a) Jun-09 0.167762 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Dec-08 120 118 Apr-09 0.840708 Markka
Botswana Gaborone May-06 85 90 (a) Jan-09 0.159555 Pula
Brazil Brasilia May-08 129 134 (1) Jul-09 0.576114 Real
Brazil Rio Branco May-08 129 134 (1) Jul-09 0.576114 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro ... 132 136 (1) Jul-09 0.586118 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo May-08 132 136 (1) Jul-09 0.586118 Real
Bulgaria Sofia Apr-08 130 112 (a) May-09 0.837509 Lev
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Jan-07 153 143 Mar-09 0.002465 Franc (C.F.A.)
Burundi Bujumbura Jan-08 136 130 (a) Jun-09 0.000967 Franc
Cambodia Phnom Penh May-08 99 93 (a) (1) Jul-09 0.00028 Rial
Cameroon Douala ... 134 130 (1) Jul-09 0.002442 Franc (C.F.A.)
Cameroon Yaoundé Dec-08 134 130 (1) Jul-09 0.002442 Franc (C.F.A.)
Central African Republic Bangui Aug-08 150 144 (a) (1) Jul-09 0.002442 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chad N'Djamena Aug-06 138 132 (a) May-09 0.0025 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chile Santiago May-08 111 107 Jun-09 0.002065 Peso
China Beijing Jan-06 123 117 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China China Other Locations ... 123 117 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 123 117 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
China Lhasa ... 123 117 Jun-09 0.1712 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogota Feb-07 106 110 (1) Jul-09 0.000547 Peso
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07 140 147 (1) Jul-09 0.001564 Franc
Costa Rica San José Nov-05 126 115 Jun-09 0.002058 Colon
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Dec-05 157 150 Jun-09 0.002433 Franc (C.F.A.)
Cuba Havana Feb-08 120 116 Jun-09 1.242994 Convertible Peso
Djibouti Djibouti Apr-04 151 143 (a) Jun-09 0.006681 Franc
Dominica Roseau ... 101 95 (a) Jun-09 0.43919 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo May-07 112 104 (a) Jun-09 0.032791 Peso
Ecuador Quito Jan-05 116 109 (a) Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar (U.S.)
Egypt Cairo Oct-08 113 107 Jun-09 0.207728 Pound
Egypt Kafr El-Sheikh Oct-08 113 107 Jun-09 0.207728 Pound
El Salvador San Salvador Jan-07 95 89 (a) Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar (U.S.)
Eritrea Asmara ... 125 117 Jun-09 0.106326 Birr
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Apr-07 125 117 Jun-09 0.106326 Birr
Fiji Suva Sep-07 96 86 (a) Jun-09 0.547861 Dollar
Gabon Libreville Feb-04 152 145 May-09 0.0025 Franc (C.F.A.)
Gambia Banjul Nov-07 103 95 (a) Jun-09 0.04529 Dalasi
Georgia Tbilisi Nov-07 160 118 (a) Jun-09 0.705851 Lari
Ghana Accra Nov-08 122 116 Jun-09 0.81029 Cedi
Ghana Tamale Jan-07 133 128 Jun-09 0.81029 Cedi
Grenada St. George's Jun-07 98 92 (a) Jun-09 0.43919 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 117 111 Jun-09 0.14448 Quetzal
Guinea Conakry May-07 112 107 (a) (1) Jul-09 0.000234 Franc
Guyana Georgetown Dec-07 126 119 Jun-09 0.005852 Dollar
Haiti Port-au-Prince Nov-06 144 138 Jun-09 0.029408 Gourdes
Haiti St. Marc ... 144 138 Jun-09 0.029408 Gourdes
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 118 113 Jun-09 0.061829 Lempira
India Hyderabad ... 105 101 (1) Jul-09 0.023969 Rupee
India New Delhi ... 105 101 (1) Jul-09 0.023969 Rupee
Indonesia Indonesia Other Feb-09 110 107 (1) Jul-09 0.000112 Rupiah
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-09 110 107 (1) Jul-09 0.000112 Rupiah
Israel Jerusalem ... 137 133 May-09 0.296781 Shekel
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-07 137 133 May-09 0.296781 Shekel
Jamaica Kingston Jul-06 120 115 Jun-09 0.013191 Dollar
Japan Tokyo Nov-08 200 192 Jun-09 0.012095 Yen
Jordan Amman Apr-08 121 115 Jun-09 1.651523 Dinar
Kenya Nairobi Feb-09 129 124 (1) Jul-09 0.014794 Shilling
Kosovo Pristina ... 123 119 Mar-09 1.616834 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait (CIDA) Feb-09 109 111 (1) Jul-09 3.986257 Dinar
Laos Vientiane Dec-05 120 114 (a) Jun-09 0.000137 Kip
Lebanon Beirut Nov-08 117 116 (1) Jul-09 0.000766 Pound
Lesotho Maseru Mar-06 81 86 (a) May-09 0.139148 Maloti
Liberia Monrovia Dec-07 124 117 (a) Jun-09 0.02384 Dollar
Madagascar Antananarivo Jan-08 110 100 (a) Jun-09 0.000569 Ariari
Malawi Lilongwe May-06 132 125 Jun-09 0.008389 Kwacha
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Feb-09 97 98 (1) Jul-09 0.325017 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Dec-08 145 135 Mar-09 0.002465 Franc (C.F.A.)
Mauritania Nouakchott Apr-08 107 100 (a) Jun-09 0.00442 Ouguiya
Mexico Guadalajara ... 98 94 (1) Jul-09 0.085699 Peso
Mexico Monterrey Mar-06 98 94 (1) Jul-09 0.085699 Peso
Mexico Puebla ... 98 94 (1) Jul-09 0.085699 Peso
Mexico Quéretaro ... 98 94 (1) Jul-09 0.085699 Peso
Mexico San Cristobal ... 98 94 (1) Jul-09 0.085699 Peso
Morocco Rabat Feb-09 127 123 (1) Jul-09 0.147671 Dirham
Mozambique Maputo Jan-08 107 102 (a) Jun-09 0.043401 Metical
Mozambique Vilankulos ... 107 102 (a) Jun-09 0.043401 Metical
Namibia Windhoek ... 95 102 May-09 0.138649 Rand
Nepal Kathmandu Jun-07 86 83 (a) Jun-09 0.015165 Rupee
Nicaragua Managua Apr-08 103 96 (a) Jun-09 0.058366 Cordoba (New)
Niger Niamey Mar-08 124 119 (a) Jun-09 0.002433 Franc (C.F.A.)
Nigeria Abuja Nov-05 160 152 Jun-09 0.007936 Naira
Nigeria Bauchi ... 146 140 Jun-09 0.007936 Naira
Nigeria Calabar ... 146 140 Jun-09 0.007936 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Nov-05 146 140 Jun-09 0.007936 Naira
Pakistan Lahore ... 98 93 Jun-09 0.014494 Rupee
Pakistan Pakistan Other May-07 98 93 Jun-09 0.014494 Rupee
Paraguay Asuncion Jan-08 96 90 (a) Jun-09 0.000234 Guarani
Peru Lima Apr-08 117 112 (1) Jul-09 0.387954 Soles
Philippines Manila Apr-07 104 101 (1) Jul-09 0.023921 Peso
Poland Warsaw Feb-06 130 126 (1) Jul-09 0.355536 Zloty
Romania Bucharest May-08 123 114 Feb-09 0.389427 Leu
Rwanda Kigali Nov-08 120 104 (1) Jul-09 0.002035 Franc
Senegal Dakar Oct-05 132 128 Jun-09 0.002433 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade May-05 133 128 Jun-09 0.01686 Dinar (Yugoslav)
Sierra Leone Freetown Mar-08 120 115 (a) (1) Jul-09 0.00036 Leone
Singapore Singapore Mar-06 128 123 (1) Jul-09 0.787197 Dollar
Slovakia Bratislava May-07 122 118 (a) Jun-09 1.59627 Koruna
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 95 102 May-09 0.138649 Rand
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-07 110 105 Jun-09 0.010003 Rupee
St. Kitts & Nevis Basseterre ... 101 95 (a) Jun-09 0.43919 Dollar (East Caribbean)
St. Lucia Castries ... 98 92 (a) Jun-09 0.43919 Dollar (East Caribbean)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown ... 98 92 (a) Jun-09 0.43919 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Sudan Juba ... 122 107 Jun-09 0.498333 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Nov-07 122 107 (a) Jun-09 0.498333 Pound
Tajikistan Dushanbe Mar-08 77 70 (a) (1) Jul-09 0.25523 Somoni
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-08 115 110 Jun-09 0.000883 Shilling
Tanzania Tanzania Other ... 115 110 Jun-09 0.000883 Shilling
Thailand Bangkok Nov-08 113 109 Jun-09 0.033718 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Mar-07 128 122 Jun-09 0.187257 Dollar
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03 113 109 Jun-09 0.851758 Dinar
Uganda Kampala Aug-08 96 89 (a) (1) Jul-09 0.00054 Shilling (New)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-09 117 115 Jun-09 0.15413 Hryvnia
Uruguay Montevideo Nov-05 127 120 Jun-09 0.049567 Peso
Vietnam Hanoi Apr-08 109 104 Jun-09 0.000065721 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Gaza City ... 137 133 May-09 0.296781 Shekel
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 137 133 May-09 0.296781 Shekel
Zambia Lusaka May-06 125 120 May-09 0.00022 Kwacha
Zimbabwe Harare Mar-09 121 112 Jun-09 1.168184 Dollar (U.S.)
(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: 2009-07-14

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