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Table 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 94 91 Jan-2012 0.009962 Lek
Algeria Algiers Nov-2008 108 105 May-2010 0.014058 Dinar (Algeria)
Angola Luanda Feb-2011 122 126 (a) Jan-2012 0.011160 Kwanza
Argentina Buenos Aires Jun-2011 97 103 (1) May-2012 0.230423 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 103 98 Mar-2012 0.012261 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Apr-2009 133 139 Nov-2011 0.522724 Dollar (Barbados)
Belize Belize Apr-2008 98 94 (a) Apr-2012 0.516232 Dollar (Belize)
Benin Cotonou Aug-2010 99 95 (a) Jan-2012 0.002095 Franc (C.F.A.)
Bolivia La Paz Jul-2009 84 82 (a)(1) May-2012 0.145178 Boliviano
Bolivia Santa Cruz ... 84 82 (a)(1) May-2012 0.145178 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Dec-2008 108 103 Feb-2012 0.682947 Markka
Botswana Gaborone Jun-2009 90 86 (a)(1) May-2012 0.136657 Pula
Brazil Brasilia May-2008 137 131 Apr-2012 0.564630 Real
Brazil Rio Branco Nov-2011 137 131 Apr-2012 0.564630 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro ... 141 135 Apr-2012 0.564630 Real
Brazil Sao Paulo Jun-2011 141 135 Apr-2012 0.564630 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Oct-2009 96 100 Sep-2011 0.829393 Dollar (Brunei)
Bulgaria Sofia May-2010 98 94 (a) Jan-2012 0.703140 Lev (Bulgaria)
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Feb-2010 125 120 (1) May-2012 0.002032 Franc (C.F.A.)
Burundi Bujumbura Mar-2011 113 109 (a) Jan-2012 0.000818 Franc (Burundi)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Feb-2011 89 89 (a) 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 126 121 (a) Feb-2012 0.002032 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chad N'Djamena Aug-2009 100 96 (a) Feb-2012 0.002032 Franc (C.F.A.)
Chile Santiago Jul-2011 109 108 Oct-2011 0.002099 Peso (Chile)
China Beijing Feb-2009 110 114 Dec-2011 0.164565 Yuan Renminbi
China Chengdu ... 110 114 Dec-2011 0.164565 Yuan Renminbi
China China Other Locations ... 110 114 Dec-2011 0.164565 Yuan Renminbi
China Enchi ... 110 114 Dec-2011 0.164565 Yuan Renminbi
China Hailar ... 110 114 Dec-2011 0.164565 Yuan Renminbi
China Hohhot ... 110 114 Dec-2011 0.164565 Yuan Renminbi
China Hong Kong Feb-2012 118 125 Apr-2012 0.130599 Dollar (Hong Kong)
China Hunan ... 105 109 Dec-2011 0.164565 Yuan Renminbi
China Lanzhou ... 110 114 Dec-2011 0.164565 Yuan Renminbi
China Lhasa ... 110 114 Dec-2011 0.164565 Yuan Renminbi
China Urumqi ... 110 114 Dec-2011 0.164565 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogota Feb-2010 106 111 Mar-2012 0.000571 Peso (Colombia)
Congo, Democratic Republic of Kinshasa Mar-2010 146 144 (1) May-2012 0.001117 Franc (Congo)
Costa Rica San José Jan-2009 111 114 Oct-2011 0.002034 Colon (Costa Rica)
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Apr-2009 128 122 Jan-2012 0.002095 Franc (C.F.A.)
Croatia Zagreb May-2010 91 88 (1) May-2012 0.177820 Kuna
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 Dec-2011 0.174899 Pound (Egypt)
Egypt Kafr El-Sheikh Oct-2008 106 110 Dec-2011 0.174899 Pound (Egypt)
El Salvador San Salvador Mar-2011 86 92 (a) Dec-2011 1.046335 Dollar (USA)
Eritrea Asmara ... 106 109 Nov-2011 0.060935 Birr
Estonia Tartu Jul-2010 87 83 Feb-2012 1.332965 Euro
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)
France Beaumont-Hamel ... 126 123 Jan-2012 1.373930 Euro
France Lyon Oct-2010 126 123 Jan-2012 1.373930 Euro
France Paris Oct-2010 133 129 Jan-2012 1.373930 Euro
France Rennes ... 126 123 Jan-2012 1.373930 Euro
France St-Louis ... 126 123 Jan-2012 1.373930 Euro
France Vimy ... 126 123 Jan-2012 1.373930 Euro
Gabon Libreville Aug-2011 124 106 (a)(1) May-2012 0.002022 Franc (C.F.A.)
Gambia Banjul Mar-2009 82 78 (a) Mar-2012 0.034090 Dalasi
Georgia Tbilisi Apr-2009 98 103 (a) Oct-2011 0.617917 Lari
Germany Koblenz Jun-2009 125 121 Jan-2012 1.373930 Euro
Ghana Accra Nov-2008 108 104 Mar-2012 0.603152 Cedi
Ghana Tamale Jan-2007 115 111 (1) May-2012 0.564891 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 116 112 (a) Apr-2012 0.000145 Franc (Guinea)
Guyana Georgetown Jun-2010 111 106 Apr-2012 0.005040 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 Aug-2010 104 72 Jan-2012 0.054839 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
Indonesia Semarang ... 111 116 Aug-2010 0.000117 Rupiah
Israel Jerusalem ... 124 120 Apr-2012 0.269465 Shekel (Israel)
Israel Tel Aviv Apr-2010 124 120 Apr-2012 0.269465 Shekel (Israel)
Italy Rome Sep-2009 124 120 Feb-2012 1.332965 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Oct-2009 118 121 Oct-2011 0.011933 Dollar (Jamaica)
Japan Tokyo Nov-2008 191 178 Apr-2012 0.012293 Yen
Jordan Amman Mar-2010 108 112 Feb-2012 1.461056 Dinar (Jordan)
Kenya Nairobi Feb-2009 109 116 Jan-2012 0.012104 Shilling (Kenya)
Kosovo Pristina ... 113 109 Jan-2012 1.373930 Euro
Kuwait Kuwait (CIDA) Feb-2009 109 105 Apr-2012 3.634968 Dinar (Kuwait)
Laos Vientiane Sep-2010 105 89 (a) Sep-2011 0.000125 Kip
Latvia Riga Sep-2010 105 99 Feb-2012 1.913585 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Nov-2008 104 108 Oct-2011 0.000683 Pound (Lebanon)
Lesotho Maseru Mar-2011 92 96 (a) Mar-2012 0.133210 Maloti
Liberia Monrovia Aug-2009 106 110 (a) Jan-2012 0.021311 Dollar (Liberia)
Lithuania Vilnius May-2010 90 84 Feb-2012 0.386606 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-2010 90 85 Feb-2012 0.022115 Denar
Madagascar Antananarivo Jan-2011 99 95 (a) Feb-2012 0.000468 Ariari
Malawi Lilongwe Jun-2009 121 126 (1) May-2012 0.006113 Kwacha (Malawi)
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Feb-2012 98 100 Apr-2012 0.332868 Ringgit (Malaysia)
Mali Bamako Jan-2012 118 114 (1) May-2012 0.002032 Franc (C.F.A.)
Mauritania Nouakchott Feb-2010 98 94 (a) Apr-2012 0.003483 Ouguiya
Mexico Guadalajara ... 93 96 Mar-2012 0.079566 Peso (Mexico)
Mexico Monterrey Mar-2009 93 96 Mar-2012 0.079566 Peso (Mexico)
Mexico Puebla ... 93 96 Mar-2012 0.079566 Peso (Mexico)
Mexico Quéretaro ... 93 96 Mar-2012 0.079566 Peso (Mexico)
Mexico San Cristobal ... 93 96 Mar-2012 0.079566 Peso (Mexico)
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Jun-2011 95 105 (1) May-2012 0.000774 Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Feb-2009 110 106 Apr-2012 0.124221 Dirham (Morocco)
Mozambique Maputo Nov-2010 110 117 Sep-2011 0.037589 Metical
Mozambique Vilankulos ... 110 117 Sep-2011 0.037589 Metical
Namibia Windhoek ... 100 104 Mar-2012 0.133013 Rand
Nepal Kathmandu Sep-2009 78 76 (a)(1) May-2012 0.012285 Rupee (Nepal)
New Zealand Wellington Apr-2011 119 124 Mar-2012 0.848917 Dollar (New Zealand)
Nicaragua Managua Nov-2010 75 78 (a) Dec-2011 0.046045 Cordoba, New
Niger Niamey Jun-2010 90 86 (a) Apr-2012 0.002041 Franc (C.F.A.)
Nigeria Abuja Jun-2009 137 146 Mar-2012 0.006424 Naira
Nigeria Bauchi ... 129 137 Mar-2012 0.006424 Naira
Nigeria Calabar ... 129 137 Mar-2012 0.006424 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Apr-2009 129 137 Mar-2012 0.006424 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 89 93 (a) Apr-2012 0.000238 Guarani
Peru Lima May-2011 107 111 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
Qatar Doha May-2010 99 104 Oct-2011 0.281658 Riyal (Qatar)
Romania Bucharest Mar-2011 106 103 Jan-2012 0.317261 Leu
Rwanda Kigali Jun-2010 100 104 Oct-2011 0.001725 Franc (Rwanda)
Senegal Dakar Nov-2011 112 114 (1) May-2012 0.002032 Franc (C.F.A.)
Senegal Kolda ... 112 114 (1) May-2012 0.002032 Franc (C.F.A.)
Senegal Thies ... 112 114 (1) May-2012 0.002032 Franc (C.F.A.)
Serbia Belgrade Apr-2009 117 112 Mar-2012 0.012416 Dinar (Serbia)
Sierra Leone Freetown Jun-2009 92 96 (a) Dec-2011 0.000243 Leone
Singapore Singapore Apr-2009 124 128 Sep-2011 0.828342 Dollar (Singapore)
Slovakia Bratislava Dec-2009 108 105 (a) Jan-2012 1.373930 Euro
South Africa Johannesburg ... 100 104 Mar-2012 0.133013 Rand
South Africa Pretoria May-2010 100 104 Mar-2012 0.133013 Rand
Spain Valencia Feb-2012 113 120 (1) May-2012 1.339548 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Nov-2010 102 97 Apr-2012 0.008065 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)
Switzerland Geneva Mar-2010 155 149 Jan-2012 1.118802 Franc (Switzerland)
Tajikistan Dushanbe Apr-2010 70 77 (a) Feb-2011 0.230391 Somoni
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Apr-2011 98 104 Jan-2012 0.000649 Shilling (Tanzania)
Tanzania Tanzania Other ... 98 104 Jan-2012 0.000649 Shilling (Tanzania)
Thailand Bangkok Feb-2012 109 110 (1) May-2012 0.032809 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain May-2010 103 109 Nov-2011 0.162828 Dollar (Trinidad and Tobago)
Tunisia Tunis Jun-2009 93 90 Mar-2012 0.676804 Dinar (Tunisia)
Uganda Kampala Jun-2010 100 97 (a) Apr-2012 0.000410 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 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 132 136 Feb-2012 0.053496 Peso (Uruguay)
Vietnam Hanoi Feb-2011 97 100 Oct-2011 0.000049 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Gaza City ... 124 120 Apr-2012 0.269465 Shekel (Israel)
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah ... 124 120 Apr-2012 0.269465 Shekel (Israel)
Zambia Lusaka Dec-2009 120 116 Apr-2012 0.000192 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.