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Private Sector Post Indexes
Country Post Survey date Previous index Current index Effective date Exchange rate CAN$ Currency
Afghanistan Kabul ... . 100 Oct-2005 0.026444 Afghani
Afghanistan Kandahar ... . 100 Dec-2006 0.022927 Afghani
Albania Tirana Sep-2008 98 94 (1) Jun-2011 0.009994 Lek
Algeria Algiers Nov-2008 108 105 May-2010 0.014058 Dinar (Algeria)
Angola Luanda May-2008 152 147 (a) May-2011 0.010486 Kwanza
Argentina Buenos Aires May-2008 92 89 (1) Jun-2011 0.229597 Peso (Argentina)
Argentina Buenos Aires Non Dip May-2008 92 89 (1) Jun-2011 0.229597 Peso (Argentina)
Australia Adelaide ... 139 133 Apr-2011 1.007411 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Brisbane ... 139 133 Apr-2011 1.007411 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Canberra Nov-2010 136 133 Apr-2011 1.007411 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Canberra Non Dip Nov-2010 136 133 Apr-2011 1.007411 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Melbourne ... 136 133 Apr-2011 1.007411 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Other Australia Nov-2010 139 133 Apr-2011 1.007411 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Perth ... 139 133 Apr-2011 1.007411 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Sydney ... 136 133 Apr-2011 1.007411 Dollar (Australia)
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-2010 103 99 May-2011 0.013407 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Apr-2009 129 125 May-2011 0.491149 Dollar (Barbados)
Belize Belize Apr-2008 96 91 (a) May-2011 0.499993 Dollar (Belize)
Benin Cotonou Dec-2007 99 94 (a) (1) Jun-2011 0.002159 Franc (C.F.A.)
Bolivia La Paz Jul-2009 77 80 (a) Feb-2011 0.14572 Boliviano
Bolivia Santa Cruz ... 77 80 (a) Feb-2011 0.14572 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Dec-2008 105 108 (1) Jun-2011 0.73136 Markka
Botswana Gaborone Jun-2009 93 90 (a) Mar-2011 0.1486 Pula
Brazil Brasilia May-2008 153 145 Mar-2011 0.593705 Real
Brazil Rio Branco May-2008 153 145 Mar-2011 0.593705 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro ... 156 148 Mar-2011 0.60437 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo May-2008 156 148 Mar-2011 0.60437 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Oct-2009 93 96 Nov-2010 0.798143 Dollar (Brunei)
Bulgaria Sofia May-2010 94 98 (a) Apr-2011 0.714038 Lev
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Feb-2010 126 122 Jan-2011 0.002064 Franc (C.F.A.)
Burundi Bujumbura Jul-2009 100 97 (a) Apr-2011 0.00082 Franc (Burundi)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Feb-2009 83 86 (a) Feb-2011 0.000242 Riel
Cameroon Douala ... 120 116 Jan-2011 0.002075 Franc (C.F.A.)
Cameroon Yaoundé Dec-2008 120 116 Jan-2011 0.002075 Franc (C.F.A.)
Central African Republic Bangui Aug-2008 133 126 (a) Apr-2011 0.002134 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chad N'Djamena Aug-2009 107 104 (a) Apr-2011 0.002134 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chile Santiago May-2008 105 109 Oct-2010 0.002136 Peso (Chile)
China Beijing Feb-2009 110 106 Apr-2010 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Chengdu ... 110 106 Apr-2010 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China China Other Locations ... 110 106 Apr-2010 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Enchi ... 110 106 Apr-2010 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Hailar ... 110 106 Apr-2010 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Hohhot ... 110 106 Apr-2010 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Hong Kong Feb-2009 116 110 May-2011 0.125756 Dollar (Hong Kong)
China Hunan ... 106 102 Apr-2010 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 110 106 Apr-2010 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Lhasa ... 110 106 Apr-2010 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
China Urumqi ... 110 106 Apr-2010 0.152122 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogota Feb-2010 111 106 Dec-2010 0.000551 Peso (Colombia)
Congo, Democratic Republic of Kinshasa Mar-2010 134 134 Jan-2011 0.00115 Franc (Congo)
Costa Rica San José Jan-2009 114 111 May-2011 0.001974 Colon (Costa Rica)
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Apr-2009 119 124 Aug-2010 0.002067 Franc (C.F.A.)
Croatia Zagreb May-2010 106 95 May-2011 0.191959 Kuna
Cuba Havana Feb-2008 112 108 Dec-2010 1.094067 Convertible Peso (Cuba)
Dominica Roseau ... 84 81 (a) May-2011 0.366058 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Oct-2010 102 99 May-2011 0.025829 Peso (Dominican Rep.)
Ecuador Quito Aug-2009 87 82 (a) May-2011 0.977379 Dollar (USA)
Egypt Cairo Oct-2008 105 101 May-2011 0.164109 Pound (Egypt)
Egypt Kafr El-Sheikh Oct-2008 105 101 May-2011 0.164109 Pound (Egypt)
El Salvador San Salvador Feb-2009 83 80 (a) May-2011 0.977379 Dollar (USA)
Eritrea Asmara ... 104 99 Oct-2010 0.064801 Birr
Estonia Tartu Jul-2010 94 87 May-2011 1.412695 Euro
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Mar-2010 104 99 Oct-2010 0.064801 Birr
Fiji Suva Jun-2010 94 94 (a) Feb-2011 0.552085 Dollar (Fiji)
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 125 123 Apr-2011 1.39988 Euro
France Lyon Oct-2010 125 123 Apr-2011 1.39988 Euro
France Paris Oct-2010 130 129 Apr-2011 1.39988 Euro
France Rennes ... 125 123 Apr-2011 1.39988 Euro
France St-Louis ... 124 123 Apr-2011 1.39988 Euro
France Vimy ... 125 123 Apr-2011 1.39988 Euro
Gabon Libreville Feb-2004 130 125 Dec-2010 0.002151 Franc (C.F.A.)
Gambia Banjul Mar-2009 88 85 (a) Jan-2011 0.03818 Dalasi
Georgia Tbilisi Apr-2009 105 102 (a) May-2011 0.581773 Lari
Germany Koblenz Jun-2009 121 125 Mar-2011 1.375577 Euro
Ghana Accra Nov-2008 113 108 Dec-2010 0.72292 Cedi
Ghana Tamale Jan-2007 119 115 Jan-2011 0.707721 Cedi
Grenada St. George's Jun-2007 82 79 (a) May-2011 0.366058 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-2010 105 105 Sep-2010 0.131864 Quetzal
Guinea Conakry Oct-2008 94 105 (a) Apr-2011 0.00015 Franc (Guinea)
Guyana Georgetown Jun-2010 107 102 May-2011 0.004789 Dollar (Guyana)
Haiti Port-au-Prince Jun-2010 129 121 May-2011 0.024174 Gourde
Haiti St. Marc ... 129 121 May-2011 0.024174 Gourde
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-2006 104 100 May-2011 0.051728 Lempira
India Hyderabad ... 111 107 Apr-2011 0.022186 Rupee (India)
India New Delhi ... 111 107 Apr-2011 0.022186 Rupee (India)
Indonesia Indonesia Other Feb-2009 111 116 Aug-2010 0.000117 Rupiah
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-2009 111 116 Aug-2010 0.000117 Rupiah
Indonesia Semarang ... 111 116 Aug-2010 0.000117 Rupiah
Israel Jerusalem ... 127 129 Nov-2010 0.287773 Shekel
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-2010 127 129 Nov-2010 0.287773 Shekel
Italy Rome Sep-2009 120 124 Apr-2011 1.39988 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Oct-2009 112 118 Jun-2010 0.01195 Dollar (Jamaica)
Japan Tokyo Nov-2008 175 181 (1) Jun-2011 0.012176 Yen
Jordan Amman Mar-2010 109 104 May-2011 1.374208 Dinar (Jordan)
Kazakhstan Astana May-2008 102 99 Nov-2010 0.00704 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Feb-2009 114 109 Apr-2011 0.011837 Shilling (Kenya)
Kosovo Pristina ... 110 113 Apr-2011 1.39988 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait (CIDA) Feb-2009 102 105 Jul-2010 3.620263 Dinar (Kuwait)
Laos Vientiane Dec-2005 109 105 (a) May-2011 0.000122 Kip
Latvia Riga May-2007 105 110 (1) Jun-2011 2.019298 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Nov-2008 109 104 May-2011 0.00065 Pound (Lebanon)
Lesotho Maseru Jun-2009 94 97 (a) Sep-2010 0.145226 Maloti
Liberia Monrovia Aug-2009 114 106 (a) Oct-2010 0.021505 Dollar (Liberia)
Lithuania Vilnius May-2010 86 90 (1) Jun-2011 0.414847 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-2007 98 103 Apr-2011 0.022836 Denar
Madagascar Antananarivo Jan-2008 98 101 (a) Apr-2011 0.000498 Ariari
Malawi Lilongwe Jun-2009 113 120 Mar-2011 0.006656 Kwacha (Malawi)
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Feb-2009 95 98 Sep-2010 0.335397 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Dec-2008 123 119 Jan-2011 0.002075 Franc (C.F.A.)
Mauritania Nouakchott Feb-2010 90 94 (a) May-2011 0.003558 Ouguiya
Mexico Guadalajara ... 95 99 Mar-2011 0.083488 Peso (Mexico)
Mexico Monterrey Mar-2009 95 99 Mar-2011 0.083488 Peso (Mexico)
Mexico Puebla ... 95 99 Mar-2011 0.083488 Peso (Mexico)
Mexico Quéretaro ... 95 99 Mar-2011 0.083488 Peso (Mexico)
Mexico San Cristobal ... 95 99 Mar-2011 0.083488 Peso (Mexico)
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Jan-2009 103 100 May-2011 0.000804 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-2009 114 110 Jul-2010 0.121675 Dirham (Morocco)
Mozambique Maputo Nov-2010 106 110 (1) Jun-2011 0.033232 Metical
Mozambique Vilankulos ... 106 110 (1) Jun-2011 0.033232 Metical
Namibia Windhoek ... 109 105 Mar-2011 0.139512 Rand
Nepal Kathmandu Sep-2009 84 81 (a) May-2011 0.013816 Rupee (Nepal)
New Zealand Wellington Nov-2007 113 117 Dec-2010 0.797875 Dollar (New Zealand)
Nicaragua Managua Apr-2008 84 79 (a) May-2011 0.043956 Cordoba, New
Niger Niamey Jun-2010 90 94 (a) Mar-2011 0.002097 Franc (C.F.A.)
Nigeria Abuja Jun-2009 142 137 Mar-2011 0.00658 Naira
Nigeria Bauchi ... 134 129 Mar-2011 0.00658 Naira
Nigeria Calabar ... 134 129 Mar-2011 0.00658 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Apr-2009 134 129 Mar-2011 0.00658 Naira
Pakistan Lahore ... 93 90 May-2011 0.011541 Rupee (Pakistan)
Pakistan Pakistan Other May-2007 93 90 May-2011 0.011541 Rupee (Pakistan)
Panama Panama City ... 94 91 (a) Apr-2011 0.996798 Balboa
Paraguay Asuncion Jan-2008 98 102 (a) May-2011 0.000243 Guarani
Peru Lima Apr-2008 108 103 May-2011 0.350581 Soles
Philippines Manila Mar-2010 103 100 May-2011 0.02264 Peso (Philippines)
Poland Warsaw Apr-2009 116 120 Mar-2011 0.348617 Zloty
Qatar Doha May-2010 103 99 May-2011 0.267895 Riyal (Qatar)
Romania Bucharest Mar-2011 109 106 (1) Jun-2011 0.344308 Leu
Rwanda Kigali Jun-2010 105 100 Feb-2011 0.001717 Franc (Rwanda)
Senegal Dakar Jul-2009 110 115 Nov-2010 0.0022 Franc (C.F.A.)
Senegal Kolda ... 110 115 Nov-2010 0.0022 Franc (C.F.A.)
Senegal Thies ... 110 115 Nov-2010 0.0022 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade Apr-2009 116 121 May-2011 0.013968 Dinar (Serbia)
Sierra Leone Freetown Jun-2009 89 84 (a) May-2011 0.000228 Leone
Singapore Singapore Apr-2009 120 124 Oct-2010 0.790252 Dollar (Singapore)
Slovakia Bratislava Dec-2009 104 108 (a) Apr-2011 1.39988 Euro
South Africa Johannesburg ... 109 105 Mar-2011 0.139512 Rand
South Africa Pretoria May-2010 109 105 Mar-2011 0.139512 Rand
Spain Valencia Feb-2009 120 115 Jan-2011 1.367478 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-2007 101 105 Aug-2010 0.009366 Rupee (Sri Lanka)
St. Kitts & Nevis Basseterre ... 84 81 (a) May-2011 0.366058 Dollar (East Caribbean)
St. Lucia Castries ... 82 79 (a) May-2011 0.366058 Dollar (East Caribbean)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown ... 82 79 (a) May-2011 0.366058 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Sudan Juba ... 96 100 (1) Jun-2011 0.369803 Pound (Sudan)
Sudan Khartoum Oct-2009 96 100 (1) Jun-2011 0.369803 Pound (Sudan)
Switzerland Geneva Mar-2010 150 154 (1) Jun-2011 1.125949 Franc (Switzerland)
Tajikistan Dushanbe Apr-2010 70 77 (a) Feb-2011 0.230391 Somoni
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-2008 97 92 Dec-2010 0.000694 Shilling (Tanzania)
Tanzania Tanzania Other ... 97 92 Dec-2010 0.000694 Shilling (Tanzania)
Thailand Bangkok Nov-2008 110 105 May-2011 0.03251 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain May-2010 113 109 (1) Jun-2011 0.153758 Dollar (Trinidad and Tobago)
Tunisia Tunis Jun-2009 93 90 May-2011 0.714097 Dinar (Tunisia)
Uganda Kampala Jun-2010 82 88 (a) (1) Jun-2011 0.000415 Shilling
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-2009 111 107 Sep-2010 0.136216 Hryvna (Ukraine)
United States of America Denver May-2010 95 94 (1) Jun-2011 0.982496 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Fort Gordon, GA Jan-2010 96 93 May-2011 0.977379 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Houston Oct-2008 98 95 May-2011 0.977379 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Ithaca Jan-2010 101 97 May-2011 0.977379 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Los Altos Jun-2010 110 109 (1) Jun-2011 0.987336 Dollar (USA)
United States of America New York City Nov-2009 121 116 May-2011 0.972588 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Pasadena Jul-2010 107 108 (1) Jun-2011 0.987336 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Stratford, Conn. May-2007 105 102 May-2011 0.977379 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Tampa Jan-2010 96 93 May-2011 0.977379 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Washington D.C. Nov-2009 107 103 May-2011 0.972588 Dollar (USA)
Uruguay Montevideo Oct-2010 128 128 Apr-2011 0.051925 Peso (Uruguay)
Vietnam Hanoi Apr-2008 100 97 May-2010 0.000053795 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Gaza City ... 127 129 Nov-2010 0.287773 Shekel
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 127 129 Nov-2010 0.287773 Shekel
Zambia Lusaka Dec-2009 124 120 Feb-2011 0.000214 Kwacha (Zambia)
Zimbabwe Harare Mar-2009 108 104 May-2011 0.977379 Dollar (USA)
(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.