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Private Sector Post Indexes

All indexes are non-diplomatic

(Ottawa = 100)

Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in November 2011.

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

Private Sector Post Indexes
Country Post Survey date Previous index Current index Effective date Exchange rate CAN$ Currency
Albania Tirana Sep-2008 98 94 Jun-2011 0.009994 Lek
Algeria Algiers Nov-2008 108 105 May-2010 0.014058 Dinar (Algeria)
Angola Luanda Feb-2011 116 122 (a) Oct-2011 0.010915 Kwanza
Argentina Buenos Aires Jun-2011 89 97 Aug-2011 0.226965 Peso (Argentina)
Australia Adelaide ... 133 137 Sep-2011 1.050921 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Brisbane ... 133 137 Sep-2011 1.050921 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Canberra Nov-2010 133 137 Sep-2011 1.050921 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Melbourne ... 133 137 Sep-2011 1.050921 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Other Australia Nov-2010 133 137 Sep-2011 1.050921 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Perth ... 133 137 Sep-2011 1.050921 Dollar (Australia)
Australia Sydney ... 133 137 Sep-2011 1.050921 Dollar (Australia)
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-2010 99 103 (1) Nov-2011 0.013656 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Apr-2009 133 139 (1) Nov-2011 0.522724 Dollar (Barbados)
Belize Belize Apr-2008 91 95 (a) Sep-2011 0.514985 Dollar (Belize)
Benin Cotonou Aug-2010 98 99 (a) (1) Nov-2011 0.002177 Franc (C.F.A.)
Bolivia La Paz Jul-2009 77 80 (a) Feb-2011 0.145720 Boliviano
Bolivia Santa Cruz ... 77 80 (a) Feb-2011 0.145720 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Dec-2008 105 108 Jun-2011 0.731360 Markka
Botswana Gaborone Jun-2009 93 90 (a) Mar-2011 0.148600 Pula
Brazil Brasilia May-2008 145 140 Oct-2011 0.574957 Real
Brazil Rio Branco May-2008 145 140 Oct-2011 0.574957 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro ... 148 143 Oct-2011 0.585286 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo May-2008 148 143 Oct-2011 0.585286 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Oct-2009 96 100 Sep-2011 0.829393 Dollar (Brunei)
Bulgaria Sofia May-2010 94 98 (a) Apr-2011 0.714038 Lev (Bulgaria)
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Feb-2010 122 129 Sep-2011 0.002179 Franc (C.F.A.)
Burundi Bujumbura Jul-2009 97 104 (a) Sep-2011 0.000825 Franc (Burundi)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Feb-2009 86 89 (a) Sep-2011 0.000244 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 104 100 (a) Aug-2011 0.002120 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chile Santiago Jul-2011 109 108 Oct-2011 0.002099 Peso (Chile)
China Beijing Feb-2009 106 110 Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Chengdu ... 106 110 Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China China Other Locations ... 106 110 Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Enchi ... 106 110 Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Hailar ... 106 110 Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Hohhot ... 106 110 Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Hong Kong Feb-2009 110 114 Sep-2011 0.128496 Dollar (Hong Kong)
China Hunan ... 102 105 Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 106 110 Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Lhasa ... 106 110 Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
China Urumqi ... 106 110 Sep-2011 0.156463 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogota Feb-2010 111 106 Dec-2010 0.000551 Peso (Colombia)
Congo, Democratic Republic of Kinshasa Mar-2010 134 139 Sep-2011 0.001103 Franc (Congo)
Costa Rica San José Jan-2009 111 114 Oct-2011 0.002034 Colon (Costa Rica)
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Apr-2009 124 128 Sep-2011 0.002190 Franc (C.F.A.)
Croatia Zagreb May-2010 106 95 May-2011 0.191959 Kuna
Cuba Havana Apr-2011 109 113 (1) Nov-2011 1.123357 Convertible Peso (Cuba)
Dominica Roseau ... 81 84 (a) Oct-2011 0.383020 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Oct-2010 99 103 Oct-2011 0.026853 Peso (Dominican Rep.)
Ecuador Quito Aug-2009 82 86 (a) Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
Egypt Cairo Oct-2008 101 106 Sep-2011 0.168154 Pound (Egypt)
Egypt Kafr El-Sheikh Oct-2008 101 106 Sep-2011 0.168154 Pound (Egypt)
El Salvador San Salvador Feb-2009 82 86 (a) (1) Nov-2011 1.040145 Dollar (USA)
Eritrea Asmara ... 106 109 (1) Nov-2011 0.060935 Birr
Estonia Tartu Jul-2010 94 87 May-2011 1.412695 Euro
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Mar-2010 106 109 (1) Nov-2011 0.060935 Birr
Fiji Suva Jun-2010 97 101 (a) Sep-2011 0.573138 Dollar (Fiji)
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 123 126 Sep-2011 1.436660 Euro
France Lyon Oct-2010 123 126 Sep-2011 1.436660 Euro
France Paris Oct-2010 129 133 Sep-2011 1.436660 Euro
France Rennes ... 123 126 Sep-2011 1.436660 Euro
France St-Louis ... 123 126 Sep-2011 1.436660 Euro
France Vimy ... 123 126 Sep-2011 1.436660 Euro
Gabon Libreville Feb-2004 125 129 Sep-2011 0.002190 Franc (C.F.A.)
Gambia Banjul Mar-2009 82 85 (a) (1) Nov-2011 0.036893 Dalasi
Georgia Tbilisi Apr-2009 98 103 (a) Oct-2011 0.617917 Lari
Germany Koblenz Jun-2009 121 125 Mar-2011 1.375577 Euro
Ghana Accra Nov-2008 112 108 (1) Nov-2011 0.649737 Cedi
Ghana Tamale Jan-2007 115 120 Sep-2011 0.661744 Cedi
Grenada St. George's Jun-2007 79 82 (a) Oct-2011 0.383020 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-2010 105 109 (1) Nov-2011 0.131126 Quetzal
Guinea Conakry Oct-2008 105 111 (a) Sep-2011 0.000151 Franc (Guinea)
Guyana Georgetown Jun-2010 102 107 Sep-2011 0.004964 Dollar (Guyana)
Haiti Port-au-Prince Jun-2010 121 124 Sep-2011 0.024917 Gourde
Haiti St. Marc ... 121 124 Sep-2011 0.024917 Gourde
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-2006 100 104 Sep-2011 0.053283 Lempira
India Hyderabad ... 107 103 (1) Nov-2011 0.021127 Rupee (India)
India New Delhi ... 107 103 (1) Nov-2011 0.021127 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 ... 129 124 Oct-2011 0.276983 Shekel
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-2010 129 124 Oct-2011 0.276983 Shekel
Italy Rome Sep-2009 120 124 Apr-2011 1.399880 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Oct-2009 118 121 Oct-2011 0.011933 Dollar (Jamaica)
Japan Tokyo Nov-2008 181 191 Sep-2011 0.013012 Yen
Jordan Amman Mar-2010 104 108 Oct-2011 1.438594 Dinar (Jordan)
Kazakhstan Astana May-2008 99 102 Sep-2011 0.006839 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Feb-2009 114 109 Apr-2011 0.011837 Shilling (Kenya)
Kosovo Pristina ... 110 113 Apr-2011 1.399880 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait (CIDA) Feb-2009 102 105 Jul-2010 3.620263 Dinar (Kuwait)
Laos Vientiane Sep-2010 105 89 (a) Sep-2011 0.000125 Kip
Latvia Riga Sep-2010 110 105 Jul-2011 2.019633 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Nov-2008 104 108 Oct-2011 0.000683 Pound (Lebanon)
Lesotho Maseru Jun-2009 93 89 (a) (1) Nov-2011 0.131160 Maloti
Liberia Monrovia Aug-2009 101 106 (a) Oct-2011 0.020870 Dollar (Liberia)
Lithuania Vilnius May-2010 86 90 Jun-2011 0.414847 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-2010 103 90 Jul-2011 0.023116 Denar
Madagascar Antananarivo Jan-2011 98 99 (a) Sep-2011 0.000511 Ariari
Malawi Lilongwe Jun-2009 115 110 Oct-2011 0.006231 Kwacha (Malawi)
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Feb-2009 95 98 Sep-2010 0.335397 Ringgit (Malaysia)
Mali Bamako Dec-2008 119 125 Sep-2011 0.002190 Franc (C.F.A.)
Mauritania Nouakchott Feb-2010 90 94 (a) May-2011 0.003558 Ouguiya
Mexico Guadalajara ... 99 93 Oct-2011 0.078331 Peso (Mexico)
Mexico Monterrey Mar-2009 99 93 Oct-2011 0.078331 Peso (Mexico)
Mexico Puebla ... 99 93 Oct-2011 0.078331 Peso (Mexico)
Mexico Quéretaro ... 99 93 Oct-2011 0.078331 Peso (Mexico)
Mexico San Cristobal ... 99 93 Oct-2011 0.078331 Peso (Mexico)
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Jan-2009 107 104 (1) Nov-2011 0.000807 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-2009 106 110 Sep-2011 0.131237 Dirham (Morocco)
Mozambique Maputo Nov-2010 110 117 Sep-2011 0.037589 Metical
Mozambique Vilankulos ... 110 117 Sep-2011 0.037589 Metical
Namibia Windhoek ... 109 103 Sep-2011 0.140588 Rand
Nepal Kathmandu Sep-2009 84 81 (a) May-2011 0.013816 Rupee (Nepal)
New Zealand Wellington Apr-2011 122 124 Sep-2011 0.838226 Dollar (New Zealand)
Nicaragua Managua Nov-2010 79 75 (a) Jul-2011 0.044516 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 0.006580 Naira
Nigeria Bauchi ... 134 129 Mar-2011 0.006580 Naira
Nigeria Calabar ... 134 129 Mar-2011 0.006580 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Apr-2009 134 129 Mar-2011 0.006580 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 ... 91 95 (a) (1) Nov-2011 1.040145 Balboa
Paraguay Asuncion May-2010 102 97 (a) Sep-2011 0.000258 Guarani
Peru Lima May-2011 104 107 Sep-2011 0.369569 Soles
Philippines Manila Mar-2010 100 103 Sep-2011 0.023596 Peso (Philippines)
Poland Warsaw Apr-2009 120 112 Oct-2011 0.322345 Zloty
Qatar Doha May-2010 99 104 Oct-2011 0.281658 Riyal (Qatar)
Romania Bucharest Mar-2011 109 106 Jun-2011 0.344308 Leu
Rwanda Kigali Jun-2010 100 104 Oct-2011 0.001725 Franc (Rwanda)
Senegal Dakar Jul-2009 110 115 Nov-2010 0.002200 Franc (C.F.A.)
Senegal Kolda ... 110 115 Nov-2010 0.002200 Franc (C.F.A.)
Senegal Thies ... 110 115 Nov-2010 0.002200 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade Apr-2009 116 121 May-2011 0.013968 Dinar (Serbia)
Sierra Leone Freetown Jun-2009 87 92 (a) Sep-2011 0.000232 Leone
Singapore Singapore Apr-2009 124 128 Sep-2011 0.828342 Dollar (Singapore)
Slovakia Bratislava Dec-2009 104 108 (a) Apr-2011 1.399880 Euro
South Africa Johannesburg ... 109 103 Sep-2011 0.140588 Rand
South Africa Pretoria May-2010 109 103 Sep-2011 0.140588 Rand
Spain Valencia Feb-2009 115 118 Sep-2011 1.443702 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-2010 105 102 Jul-2011 0.009092 Rupee (Sri Lanka)
St. Kitts & Nevis Basseterre ... 81 84 (a) Oct-2011 0.383020 Dollar (East Caribbean)
St. Lucia Castries ... 79 82 (a) Oct-2011 0.383020 Dollar (East Caribbean)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown ... 79 82 (a) Oct-2011 0.383020 Dollar (East Caribbean)
Sudan Juba ... 119 124 (1) Nov-2011 0.389567 Pound (Sudan)
Sudan Khartoum Apr-2011 108 111 (1) Nov-2011 0.389567 Pound (Sudan)
Switzerland Geneva Mar-2010 168 155 Oct-2011 1.161571 Franc (Switzerland)
Tajikistan Dushanbe Apr-2010 70 77 (a) Feb-2011 0.230391 Somoni
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-2011 92 98 Jul-2011 0.000627 Shilling (Tanzania)
Tanzania Tanzania Other ... 92 98 Jul-2011 0.000627 Shilling (Tanzania)
Thailand Bangkok Nov-2008 105 109 Sep-2011 0.033516 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain May-2010 103 109 (1) Nov-2011 0.162828 Dollar (Trinidad and Tobago)
Tunisia Tunis Jun-2009 93 90 May-2011 0.714097 Dinar (Tunisia)
Uganda Kampala Jun-2010 81 89 (a) (1) Nov-2011 0.000372 Shilling
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-2009 111 107 Sep-2010 0.136216 Hryvna (Ukraine)
United States of America Denver May-2010 94 98 Oct-2011 1.017639 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Fort Gordon, GA Jan-2010 93 97 Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Houston Aug-2010 95 97 Jul-2011 0.996285 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Ithaca Jan-2010 97 102 Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Los Altos Jun-2010 109 113 Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America New York City Nov-2009 120 124 (1) Nov-2011 1.040145 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Pasadena Jul-2010 107 108 Jun-2011 0.987336 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Stratford, Conn. Nov-2009 103 106 Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Tampa Jan-2010 93 97 Oct-2011 1.022652 Dollar (USA)
United States of America Washington D.C. Nov-2009 103 108 Oct-2011 1.017639 Dollar (USA)
Uruguay Montevideo Oct-2010 128 132 Jul-2011 0.054206 Peso (Uruguay)
Vietnam Hanoi Feb-2011 97 100 Oct-2011 0.000049 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Gaza City ... 129 124 Oct-2011 0.276983 Shekel
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 129 124 Oct-2011 0.276983 Shekel
Zambia Lusaka Dec-2009 124 120 Feb-2011 0.000214 Kwacha (Zambia)
Zimbabwe Harare Jun-2011 104 111 Aug-2011 0.974406 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.