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(Ottawa = 100)

Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in March 2010.

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 CAD$

 Currency
Afghanistan Kabul ... . 100 Oct-05 0.026444 Afghani
Afghanistan Kandahar ... . 100 Dec-06 0.022927 Afghani
Algeria Algiers Nov-08 112 108 Nov-09 0.015114 Dinar
Angola Luanda May-08 154 148 (a) Jan-10 0.012316 Kwanza
Argentina Buenos Aires May-08 107 103 Nov-09 0.27971 Peso
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-07 110 114 (1) Mar-10 0.015543 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Apr-09 139 134 Oct-09 0.551759 Dollar
Belize Belize Apr-08 107 103 (a) Nov-09 0.550549 Dollar
Benin Cotonou Dec-07 110 105 (a) Feb-10 0.002303 Franc (C.F.A.)
Bolivia La Paz Mar-07 83 79 (a) Jan-10 0.153587 Boliviano
Bolivia Santa Cruz ... 83 79 (a) Jan-10 0.153587 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Dec-08 114 108 (1) Mar-10 0.76076 Markka
Botswana Gaborone May-06 90 92 (a) Aug-09 0.164706 Pula
Brazil Brasilia May-08 134 138 Oct-09 0.595918 Real
Brazil Rio Branco May-08 134 138 Oct-09 0.595918 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro ... 136 141 Oct-09 0.606266 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo May-08 136 141 Oct-09 0.606266 Real
Bulgaria Sofia Apr-08 108 103 (a) (1) Mar-10 0.750854 Lev
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Jan-07 137 132 (1) Mar-10 0.002236 Franc (C.F.A.)
Burundi Bujumbura Jul-09 98 104 (a) Feb-10 0.000868 Franc
Cambodia Phnom Penh Feb-09 86 84 (a) Jan-10 0.000256 Rial
Cameroon Douala ... 130 126 Feb-10 0.002303 Franc (C.F.A.)
Cameroon Yaoundé Dec-08 130 126 Feb-10 0.002303 Franc (C.F.A.)
Central African Republic Bangui Aug-08 139 131 (a) (1) Mar-10 0.002236 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chad N'Djamena Aug-06 128 121 (a) (1) Mar-10 0.002236 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chile Santiago May-08 109 105 (1) Mar-10 0.002016 Peso
China Beijing Feb-09 117 110 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China China Other Locations ... 117 110 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 117 110 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
China Lhasa ... 117 110 Sep-09 0.161649 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogota Feb-07 107 111 (1) Mar-10 0.00055 Peso
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07 140 134 (1) Mar-10 0.001195 Franc
Costa Rica San José Jan-09 114 110 Sep-09 0.001915 Colon
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Apr-09 136 131 Feb-10 0.002303 Franc (C.F.A.)
Cuba Havana Feb-08 116 112 Nov-09 1.139241 Convertible Peso
Djibouti Djibouti Apr-04 144 138 (a) (1) Mar-10 0.006127 Franc
Dominica Roseau ... 91 88 (a) Nov-09 0.399199 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo May-07 104 100 (a) Sep-09 0.030838 Peso
Ecuador Quito Jan-05 106 100 (a) Nov-09 1.070675 Dollar (U.S.)
Egypt Cairo Oct-08 107 111 Dec-09 0.19707 Pound
Egypt Kafr El-Sheikh Oct-08 107 111 Dec-09 0.19707 Pound
El Salvador San Salvador Feb-09 85 87 (a) Dec-09 1.075318 Dollar (U.S.)
Eritrea Asmara ... 110 104 (1) Mar-10 0.080793 Birr
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Apr-07 110 104 (1) Mar-10 0.080793 Birr
Fiji Suva Sep-07 91 95 (a) Oct-09 0.562349 Dollar
Gabon Libreville Feb-04 140 135 (1) Mar-10 0.002236 Franc (C.F.A.)
Gambia Banjul Mar-09 92 90 (a) Dec-09 0.041136 Dalasi
Georgia Tbilisi Apr-09 112 99 (a) Jan-10 0.637033 Lari
Ghana Accra Nov-08 116 109 Oct-09 0.765131 Cedi
Ghana Tamale Jan-07 128 123 Nov-09 0.750983 Cedi
Grenada St. George's Jun-07 88 85 (a) Nov-09 0.399199 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07 105 102 Nov-09 0.128596 Quetzal
Guinea Conakry Oct-08 104 117 (a) Dec-09 0.000217 Franc
Guyana Georgetown Dec-07 115 111 Nov-09 0.005287 Dollar
Haiti Port-au-Prince Nov-06 138 133 Sep-09 0.027816 Gourdes
Haiti St. Marc ... 138 133 Sep-09 0.027816 Gourdes
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 108 104 Feb-10 0.056023 Lempira
India Hyderabad ... 101 106 Feb-10 0.023061 Rupee
India New Delhi ... 101 106 Feb-10 0.023061 Rupee
Indonesia Indonesia Other Feb-09 107 111 Nov-09 0.000113 Rupiah
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-09 107 111 Nov-09 0.000113 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-06 110 114 Dec-09 0.012272 Dollar
Japan Tokyo Nov-08 191 185 Feb-10 0.011626 Yen
Jordan Amman Apr-08 113 109 Jan-10 1.513984 Dinar
Kenya Nairobi Feb-09 124 120 Sep-09 0.014539 Shilling
Kosovo Pristina ... 119 114 Jan-10 1.561036 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait (CIDA) Feb-09 111 107 Sep-09 3.855654 Dinar
Laos Vientiane Dec-05 114 110 (a) Sep-09 0.00013 Kip
Lebanon Beirut Nov-08 116 112 Sep-09 0.000737 Pound
Lesotho Maseru Jun-09 98 94 (a) (1) Mar-10 0.139479 Maloti
Liberia Monrovia Dec-07 117 113 (a) Sep-09 0.022541 Dollar
Madagascar Antananarivo Jan-08 99 94 (a) (1) Mar-10 0.000508 Ariari
Malawi Lilongwe May-06 121 116 Oct-09 0.007855 Kwacha
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Feb-09 98 95 Aug-09 0.321021 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Dec-08 135 129 Feb-10 0.002303 Franc (C.F.A.)
Mauritania Nouakchott Apr-08 100 97 (a) Nov-09 0.004153 Ouguiya
Mexico Guadalajara ... 94 95 Oct-09 0.081878 Peso
Mexico Monterrey Mar-09 94 95 Oct-09 0.081878 Peso
Mexico Puebla ... 94 95 Oct-09 0.081878 Peso
Mexico Quéretaro ... 94 95 Oct-09 0.081878 Peso
Mexico San Cristobal ... 94 95 Oct-09 0.081878 Peso
Morocco Rabat Feb-09 122 118 Jan-10 0.142927 Dirham
Mozambique Maputo Jan-08 86 90 (a) (1) Mar-10 0.035822 Metical
Mozambique Vilankulos ... 86 90 (a) (1) Mar-10 0.035822 Metical
Namibia Windhoek ... 107 103 (1) Mar-10 0.13976 Rand
Nepal Kathmandu Jun-07 83 87 (a) Dec-09 0.014561 Rupee
Nicaragua Managua Apr-08 91 87 (a) Dec-09 0.052117 Cordoba (New)
Niger Niamey Jun-09 93 89 (a) Feb-10 0.002303 Franc (C.F.A.)
Nigeria Abuja Nov-05 152 146 Sep-09 0.007136 Naira
Nigeria Bauchi ... 140 135 Sep-09 0.007136 Naira
Nigeria Calabar ... 140 135 Sep-09 0.007136 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Nov-05 140 135 Sep-09 0.007136 Naira
Pakistan Lahore ... 93 90 Sep-09 0.013346 Rupee
Pakistan Pakistan Other May-07 93 90 Sep-09 0.013346 Rupee
Panama Panama City ... 99 95 (a) Nov-09 1.070675 Balboa
Paraguay Asuncion Jan-08 96 90 (a) Jun-09 0.000234 Guarani
Peru Lima Apr-08 117 112 Jul-09 0.387954 Soles
Philippines Manila Apr-07 104 101 Jul-09 0.023921 Peso
Poland Warsaw Feb-06 126 131 Aug-09 0.373658 Zloty
Romania Bucharest May-08 114 111 Nov-09 0.370069 Leu
Rwanda Kigali Nov-08 104 99 Sep-09 0.00196 Franc
Senegal Dakar Oct-05 128 120 (1) Mar-10 0.002236 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade May-05 125 117 (1) Mar-10 0.01484 Dinar (Yugoslav)
Sierra Leone Freetown Mar-08 95 100 (a) (1) Mar-10 0.000279 Leone
Singapore Singapore Apr-09 123 122 Aug-09 0.785495 Dollar
Slovakia Bratislava May-07 118 112 (a) Feb-10 1.510559 Koruna
South Africa Pretoria Feb-07 107 103 (1) Mar-10 0.13976 Rand
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-07 110 105 Jun-09 0.010003 Rupee
St. Kitts & Nevis Basseterre ... 91 88 (a) Nov-09 0.399199 Dollar (East Caribbean)
St. Lucia Castries ... 88 85 (a) Nov-09 0.399199 Dollar (East Caribbean)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown ... 88 85 (a) Nov-09 0.399199 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Sudan Juba ... 100 106 Feb-10 0.45743 Pound
Sudan Khartoum Oct-09 100 106 Feb-10 0.45743 Pound
Tajikistan Dushanbe Mar-08 77 70 (a) Jul-09 0.25523 Somoni
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-08 110 107 Sep-09 0.000842 Shilling
Tanzania Tanzania Other ... 110 107 Sep-09 0.000842 Shilling
Thailand Bangkok Nov-08 109 105 Sep-09 0.032462 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Mar-07 116 111 Feb-10 0.166445 Dollar
Tunisia Tunis Jun-09 109 105 (1) Mar-10 0.775896 Dinar
Uganda Kampala Aug-08 89 94 (a) Oct-09 0.000562 Shilling (New)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-09 103 106 Feb-10 0.134024 Hryvnia
Uruguay Montevideo Nov-05 126 130 Jan-10 0.054832 Peso
Vietnam Hanoi Apr-08 104 100 Nov-09 0.000059934 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-06 120 127 Oct-09 0.000237 Kwacha
Zimbabwe Harare Mar-09 112 107 Nov-09 1.070675 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: 2010-03-04

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