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Canadian International Development Agency post indexes

All indexes are non-diplomatic

(Ottawa = 100)

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

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

CIDA Post Indexes (TARs)
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
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)
Bangladesh Dhaka Nov-2010 99 103 Nov-2011 0.013656 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Apr-2009 133 139 Nov-2011 0.522724 Dollar (Barbados)
Belize Belize Apr-2008 95 98 (a) (1) Dec-2011 0.536523 Dollar (Belize)
Benin Cotonou Aug-2010 98 99 (a) Nov-2011 0.002177 Franc (C.F.A.)
Bolivia La Paz Jul-2009 80 84 (a) (1) Dec-2011 0.151837 Boliviano
Bolivia Santa Cruz ... 80 84 (a) (1) Dec-2011 0.151837 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
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 Mar-2011 104 113 (a) (1) Dec-2011 0.000855 Franc (Burundi)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Feb-2011 89 89 (a) (1) Dec-2011 0.000255 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 110 114 (1) Dec-2011 0.164565 Yuan Renminbi
China China Other Locations ... 110 114 (1) Dec-2011 0.164565 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 110 114 (1) Dec-2011 0.164565 Yuan Renminbi
China Lhasa ... 110 114 (1) Dec-2011 0.164565 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.)
Cuba Havana Apr-2011 109 113 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 106 110 (1) Dec-2011 0.174899 Pound (Egypt)
Egypt Kafr El-Sheikh Oct-2008 106 110 (1) Dec-2011 0.174899 Pound (Egypt)
El Salvador San Salvador Mar-2011 86 92 (a) (1) Dec-2011 1.046335 Dollar (USA)
Eritrea Asmara ... 106 109 Nov-2011 0.060935 Birr
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Mar-2010 106 109 Nov-2011 0.060935 Birr
Fiji Suva Jun-2010 97 101 (a) Sep-2011 0.573138 Dollar (Fiji)
Gabon Libreville Feb-2004 125 129 Sep-2011 0.002190 Franc (C.F.A.)
Gambia Banjul Mar-2009 85 82 (a) (1) Dec-2011 0.036767 Dalasi
Georgia Tbilisi Apr-2009 98 103 (a) Oct-2011 0.617917 Lari
Ghana Accra Nov-2008 112 108 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 Nov-2011 0.131126 Quetzal
Guinea Conakry Oct-2008 111 116 (a) (1) Dec-2011 0.000156 Franc (Guinea)
Guyana Georgetown Jun-2010 107 111 (1) Dec-2011 0.005209 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 Nov-2011 0.021127 Rupee (India)
India New Delhi ... 107 103 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
Israel Jerusalem ... 129 124 Oct-2011 0.276983 Shekel (Israel)
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-2010 129 124 Oct-2011 0.276983 Shekel (Israel)
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)
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 105 109 (1) Dec-2011 3.818150 Dinar (Kuwait)
Laos Vientiane Sep-2010 105 89 (a) Sep-2011 0.000125 Kip
Lebanon Beirut Nov-2008 104 108 Oct-2011 0.000683 Pound (Lebanon)
Lesotho Maseru Mar-2011 89 92 (a) (1) Dec-2011 0.128289 Maloti
Liberia Monrovia Aug-2009 101 106 (a) Oct-2011 0.020870 Dollar (Liberia)
Madagascar Antananarivo Jan-2011 98 99 (a) Sep-2011 0.000511 Ariari
Malawi Lilongwe Jun-2009 110 115 (1) Dec-2011 0.006434 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 94 98 (a) (1) Dec-2011 0.003694 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)
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 ... 103 100 (1) Dec-2011 0.128146 Rand
Nepal Kathmandu Sep-2009 84 81 (a) May-2011 0.013816 Rupee (Nepal)
Nicaragua Managua Nov-2010 75 78 (a) (1) Dec-2011 0.046045 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) Nov-2011 1.040145 Balboa
Paraguay Asuncion May-2010 97 92 (a) (1) Dec-2011 0.000244 Guarani
Peru Lima May-2011 107 111 (1) Dec-2011 0.390498 Soles
Philippines Manila Mar-2010 100 103 Sep-2011 0.023596 Peso (Philippines)
Poland Warsaw Apr-2009 120 112 Oct-2011 0.322345 Zloty
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 92 96 (a) (1) Dec-2011 0.000243 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 Pretoria May-2010 103 100 (1) Dec-2011 0.128146 Rand
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 Nov-2011 0.389567 Pound (Sudan)
Sudan Khartoum Apr-2011 108 111 Nov-2011 0.389567 Pound (Sudan)
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 Nov-2011 0.162828 Dollar (Trinidad and Tobago)
Tunisia Tunis Jun-2009 90 93 (1) Dec-2011 0.722291 Dinar (Tunisia)
Uganda Kampala Jun-2010 89 97 (a) (1) Dec-2011 0.000408 Shilling
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-2009 111 107 Sep-2010 0.136216 Hryvna (Ukraine)
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 (Israel)
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 129 124 Oct-2011 0.276983 Shekel (Israel)
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.