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January 2018

This is to advise you of the renewed validity of Post Indexes calculated for the purpose of the Post Living Allowance applicable to Canadian Government expatriate personnel or persons under contract. All users must consult with Statistics Canada to ensure that the appropriate index is used.

The Guide to the Post Index, which was revised in June 2010, remains available.

The analysis of Post Index surveys has been completed for the following locations. The results incorporate the analysis of prices and costs for goods and services purchased in the local economy or from import sources at the time these surveys were carried out, as well as adjustments to the indexes as indicated by our continuing monthly reviews.

Table 1
Completed Post Index Surveys
Table summary
This table displays the results of Completed Post Index Surveys. The information is grouped by Country (appearing as row headers), Military Code, Location and Survey Date (appearing as column headers).
Country Military Code Location Survey Date
Guatemala Note ...not applicable Guatemala City August 2017
Guatemala GU01 Guatemala City August 2017
Mozambique Note ...not applicable Maputo August 2017
Mozambique Note ...not applicable Vilankulos August 2017
Poland Note ...not applicable Warsaw September 2017
Poland OP38 OP REASSURANCE, Drawsko Pomorskie September 2017
Poland PL02 Warsaw September 2017
Poland PL03 Bydgoszcz September 2017
Poland PL04 Szczecin, Poland September 2017
Poland PL05 Elblag September 2017
South Africa Note ...not applicable Johannesburg April 2017
South Africa Note ...not applicable Pretoria April 2017
South Africa SA21 Pretoria April 2017
Sweden Note ...not applicable Stockholm August 2017

The Department of National Defence requested that the following Index be discontinued.

Table 2
Discontinued Index
Table summary
This table displays the results of Discontinued Index. The information is grouped by Country (appearing as row headers), Mission City, Table and DND Code (appearing as column headers).
Country Mission City Table DND Code
United States of America Tyndall, Florida Canadian Forces UG19

Other Post Index adjustments are indicated on the basis of our continuing monthly reviews. These adjustments are predicated on shifts in the current values of the respective currencies used at the posts relative to the Canadian dollar. They also take into account comparative rates of change in consumer prices at these posts and in Ottawa since the last surveys were carried out.

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