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Foreign Service Directives Post Indexes

(Ottawa = 100)

Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in August 2004.

Country Post Survey date Previous index Current index Effective date Exchange rate C$ Currency
Afghanistan Kabul     100 Sep-03    
Albania Tirana     100 Dec-99    
Algeria Algiers May-02   115 Mar-04 0.019557 Dinar (Alg.)
Argentina Buenos Aires Oct-02   88 May-04 0.478852 Peso (Arg.)
Australia Adelaide     119 Jul-04    
Australia Canberra Nov-01   119 Jul-04 0.956522 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Canberra Nov-01   126 f Jul-04 0.956522 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Sydney     119 Jul-04    
Australia Sydney     126 f Jul-04    
Austria Vienna Jan-04   139 Apr-04 1.654155 Euro
Bangladesh Dhaka Oct-00   99 Jun-04 0.023625 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown May-03   127 Mar-04 0.677129 Dollar (Barb.)
Belgium Brussels Apr-03   144 Jun-04 1.679868 Euro
Belgium Brussels Apr-03   154 d Jun-04 1.679868 Euro
Bolivia La Paz Mar-03   78 a Jun-04 0.177139 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Aug-02   121 Mar-04 0.869871 Markka
Brazil Brasilia Jul-03   93 Dec-03 0.452036 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro     102 Nov-03    
Brazil Sao Paulo May-03   102 Nov-03 0.471411 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Jun-02   115 a Mar-04 0.800936 Dollar (Brunei)
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Nov-03   126 Jul-04 0.002553 Franc (C.F.A)
Cambodia Phnom Penh   109 105 a Aug-04    
Cameroon Yaoundé Mar-03 125 121 Aug-04 0.002512 Franc (C.F.A)
Chile Santiago Dec-01   96 Jul-04 0.002143 Peso (Chile)
China Beijing Nov-02   109 Jun-04 0.16912 Renminbi
China Guangzhou     109 Jun-04    
China Hong Kong Nov-02   129 Jul-04 0.176835 Dollar (H.K.)
China Shanghai Nov-02   108 Jun-04 0.16912 Renminbi
Colombia Bogota Jan-04   94 Jun-04 0.000514 Peso (Colom.)
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Nov-03   150 Jun-04 0.003694 Franc (Congo)
Costa Rica San José Feb-03   99 Jun-04 0.003267 Colon (C.R.)
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Nov-03   136 May-04 0.002487 Franc (C.F.A)
Croatia Zagreb May-02   121 a Mar-04 0.223391 Kuna
Cuba Havana Jan-03   125 Jul-04 1.378858 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Czech Republic Prague Apr-03 102 106 Aug-04 0.052268 Koruna (Czech)
Denmark Copenhagen May-01   181 Jun-04 0.225763 Krone (Den.)
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dec-02   98 a May-04 0.031124 Peso (Dom Rep./Rép. Dom.)
Ecuador Quito Feb-03   106 a Jul-04 1.378858 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Egypt Cairo May-02   85 Jun-04 0.226714 Pound (Egypt/Égypte)
El Salvador San Salvador Jan-03   100 a Jun-04 1.379111 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Nov-03   95 Mar-04 0.161871 Birr
Finland Helsinki Apr-03   156 May-04 1.631186 Euro
France Beaumont-Hamel   162 155 f Aug-04    
France Grenoble Nov-03 149 147 Aug-04 1.64767 Euro
France Lyon Nov-03 162 155 f Aug-04 1.64767 Euro
France Paris Nov-03 157 153 Aug-04 1.64767 Euro
France Paris Nov-03 170 161 d Aug-04 1.64767 Euro
France Vimy   162 155 f Aug-04    
Gabon Libreville Feb-04   138 Jul-04 0.002553 Franc (C.F.A)
Germany Berlin Apr-03   132 May-04 1.631186 Euro
Germany Düsseldorf     132 May-04    
Germany Hamburg     132 May-04    
Germany Koblenz Apr-03   145 f May-04 1.631186 Euro
Germany Munich     132 May-04    
Ghana Accra May-02   116 Jun-04 0.000159 Cedi
Greece Athens Feb-03   138 Jun-04 1.679868 Euro
Grenada St. George's Mar-03 106 102 a Aug-04 0.502405 Dollar (E.C.)
Guatemala Guatemala City Nov-03   106 Jun-04 0.175532 Quetzal
Guinea Conakry Feb-02 126 117 Aug-04 0.000606 Franc (Guin.)
Guyana Georgetown Feb-01   112 Jun-03 0.007879 Dollar (Guyana)
Haiti Port-au-Prince Mar-03   139 Jun-04 0.041056 Gourdes
Holy See Vatican     134 May-04    
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-03 97 93 Aug-04 0.07356 Lempira
Hungary Budapest Jan-03   126 Apr-04 0.006539 Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Jul-03   176 a Apr-04 0.018992 Krona (Ice./Isl.)
India Chandigarh   99 97 Aug-04    
India Mumbai   99 97 Aug-04    
India New Delhi Feb-04 99 97 Aug-04 0.029161 Rupee (Ind.)
India New Delhi Feb-04 102 91 f Aug-04 0.029161 Rupee (Ind.)
Indonesia Jakarta Apr-03   100 Jul-04 0.000147 Rupiah
Iran Tehran Jun-03   89 Oct-03 0.000172 Rial (Iran)
Iraq Baghdad Oct-90   100 Aug-04 0.000824 Dinar (Iraq)
Ireland Dublin Jan-04   139 Jun-04 1.696418 Euro
Israel Tel Aviv Feb-04   120 Jun-04 0.304714 Shekel
Italy Milan Apr-04   137 Jul-04 1.674562 Euro
Italy Rome Apr-03   134 May-04 1.631186 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Aug-03   107 Dec-03 0.022326 Dollar (Jam.)
Japan Fukuota     180 Nov-03    
Japan Nagoya     180 Nov-03    
Japan Osaka     180 Nov-03    
Japan Tokyo Nov-02   180 Nov-03 0.012258 Yen
Jordan Amman May-02   110 Jun-04 1.977129 Dinar (Jord.)
Kazakhstan Almaty Aug-99   127 Mar-04 0.0097 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Mar-03   111 Dec-03 0.017353 Shilling (Kenya)
Korea - South Seoul Nov-02   135 May-04 0.001181 Won
Korea - South Seoul     118 e May-04    
Kuwait Kuwait Nov-99   114 Jun-04 4.746872 Dinar (Kuw.)
Latvia Riga Apr-03   122 a Mar-04 2.543961 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Jun-02   123 Jun-04 0.000925 Pound (Leb.)
Libya Tripoli Jun-99   170 b Jun-01 1.56413 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Lithuania Vilnius Jul-02   104 a Aug-04 0.47652 Litus
Macedonia Skopje May-03   116 a Jul-04 0.027358 Denar
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Jan-02 90 87 Aug-04 0.353002 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Feb-03   119 a Jul-04 0.002553 Franc (C.F.A)
Malta Valletta Apr-02   122 a Jan-04 3.818661 Lira (Malt.)
Mexico Guadalajara   107 103 Aug-04    
Mexico Mexico City May-03 107 103 Aug-04 0.116984 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Monterrey   107 103 Aug-04    
Morocco Rabat Mar-02   109 May-04 0.154837 Dirham (Moroc./Maroc.)
Mozambique Maputo Jul-03   116 a Jun-04 0.000060715 Metical
Namibia Windhoek     113 Jul-04    
Netherlands, The Amsterdam   148 143 Aug-04    
Netherlands, The The Hague Feb-04 148 143 Aug-04 1.64767 Euro
New Zealand Auckland     119 Jun-04    
New Zealand Wellington N.Z. May-00   119 Jun-04 0.861842 Dollar (N.Z.)
Nicaragua Managua Mar-02 100 97 a Aug-04 0.084904 Cordoba (New/Neuf)
Niger Niamey May-03   116 a May-04 0.002487 Franc (C.F.A)
Nigeria Abuja Mar-03   135 Jun-04 0.010668 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Mar-03   126 Mar-04 0.009957 Naira
Norway Oslo Apr-03   170 Jan-04 0.204814 Krone (Nor.)
Pakistan Islamabad Feb-98   83 Jun-03 0.024337 Rupee (Pak.)
Panama Panama City Sep-02   98 a Nov-03 1.322685 Balboa
Peru Lima Dec-02   113 Jun-04 0.40737 Soles
Philippines Manila Feb-99   88 Jun-04 0.025076 Peso (Phil.)
Poland Warsaw Apr-03 111 116 Aug-04 0.368729 Zloty
Portugal Lisbon Feb-03   134 May-04 1.631186 Euro
Puerto Rico San Juan     120 May-04    
Romania Bucharest Jul-02 117 113 Aug-04 0.000040245 Lei
Russia Moscow Apr-03 136 132 Aug-04 0.04681 Rouble
Russia St. Petersburg   136 132 Aug-04    
Rwanda Kigali Oct-02 118 114 a Aug-04 0.002388 Franc (Rwanda)
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Feb-04   117 Jul-04 0.367846 Riyal (S.A./A.S.)
Senegal Dakar May-02 134 130 Aug-04 0.002512 Franc (C.F.A)
Serbia and Montenegro Belgrade Apr-02   110 Feb-04 0.024105 Dinar (Yugo)
Serbia and Montenegro Pristina Feb-03   122 Mar-04 1.706658 Euro
Singapore Singapore Apr-03 115 111 Aug-04 0.783697 Dollar (Sing.)
Singapore Singapore Apr-03 122 117 f Aug-04 0.783697 Dollar (Sing.)
Slovakia Bratislava Apr-03 114 118 f Aug-04 0.052268 Koruna (Czech)
South Africa Capetown     113 Jul-04    
South Africa Johannesburg     113 Jul-04    
South Africa Johannesburg     116 f Jul-04    
South Africa Pretoria Jun-03   113 Jul-04 0.214764 Rand
Spain Barcelona     130 Feb-04    
Spain Madrid Mar-03   130 Feb-04 1.673415 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Jan-04 87 88 Aug-04 0.013037 Rupee (Sri L.)
St. Lucia Castries   106 102 Aug-04    
Sudan Khartoum Feb-95 120 117 a Aug-04 0.005181 Dinar (Sudan)
Swaziland Mbabane Nov-03   104 a Jul-04 0.215353 Lilangeni
Sweden Stockholm Oct-02   146 Jan-04 0.181426 Krona (Swed./Suède)
Switzerland Bern Nov-03 156 160 Aug-04 1.079544 Franc (Swiss/Suisse)
Switzerland Geneva Nov-03 156 160 Aug-04 1.079544 Franc (Swiss/Suisse)
Syria Damascus May-02   108 Sep-03 0.026582 Pound (Syr.)
Taiwan Taipei Nov-03   119 Apr-04 0.040563 Dollar (Taiwan)
Tanzania Dar es Salaam May-02 95 101 Aug-04 0.001226 Shilling (Tan.)
Tanzania Dar es Salaam May-02 100 104 f Aug-04 0.001226 Shilling (Tan.)
Thailand Bangkok Dec-02 103 99 Aug-04 0.032777 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Jun-03 100 97 Aug-04 0.218113 Dollar (T.&T.)
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03   101 Mar-04 1.111601 Dinar (Tunis.)
Turkey Ankara May-02   131 Jun-04 0.009233 Lira (Tur.)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-03   103 Aug-03 0.265457 Hryvnia (Ukraine)
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Feb-04   114 Jun-04 0.381135 Dirham (U.A.E./É.A.U.)
United Arab Emirates Dubai Feb-04   114 Jun-04 0.381135 Dirham (U.A.E./É.A.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Nov-03   148 d May-04 2.453346 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Nov-03   138 May-04 2.453346 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Nov-03   163 May-04 2.489602 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Nov-03   173 d May-04 2.489602 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain Other U.K.     148 d May-04    
United States of America Atlanta Feb-02   121 Jun-04 1.399797 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Boston Feb-02   121 May-04 1.361156 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Buffalo Feb-02 114 110 Aug-04 1.341404 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Chicago Feb-02 124 120 Aug-04 1.341404 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Colorado Springs Nov-01 115 111 Aug-04 1.341404 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Dallas Feb-02   123 Jun-04 1.399797 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Denver Feb-02   113 Nov-03 1.342525 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Detroit Feb-02 123 119 Aug-04 1.341404 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Fort Belvoir     124 f May-04    
United States of America Hilo Nov-01 136 130 Aug-04 1.341404 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Houston     123 Jun-04    
United States of America Ithaca Feb-02   117 f Jun-04 1.399797 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Los Altos May-02 145 139 f Aug-04 1.341404 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Los Angeles May-02   128 May-04 1.361156 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Miami Feb-02 126 122 Aug-04 1.341404 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Minneapolis Feb-02 118 113 Aug-04 1.341404 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America New York Dec-01 140 135 Aug-04 1.341404 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Pasadena May-02   135 f Jun-04 1.399797 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Raleigh-Durham     121 Jun-04    
United States of America San Diego Nov-01 122 117 Aug-04 1.341404 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America San Francisco May-02 143 137 Aug-04 1.341404 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America San Jose   143 137 Aug-04    
United States of America Seattle Nov-01   124 Jun-04 1.399797 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Washington D.C. Nov-01   120 May-04 1.361156 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Washington D.C. Nov-01   124 f May-04 1.361156 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Uruguay Montevideo Feb-03   97 Jun-04 0.047838 Peso (Uruguay)
Venezuela Caracas Jun-03   101 Jun-04 0.00073 Bolivar
Vietnam Hanoi Feb-04   111 Jun-04 0.000088927 Dong
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Feb-04 107 103 Aug-04 0.000085502 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah     120 Jun-04    
Zambia Lusaka Apr-03   109 a Jul-04 0.000289 Kwacha (Zam.)
Zimbawbwe Harare Feb-04 127 118 Aug-04 0.000251 Dollar (Zimb.)
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.
b Based on United Nations surveys; does not include access to duty-free purchases.
c Index for personnel who do not have U.S. military facility privileges.
d Index for personnel who do not have access to duty-free gasoline.
e Index for civilian personnel who have U.S. military facility privileges.
f Index for personnel who do not have diplomatic privileges.
g Index for personnel who are provided rations and quarters, a meal allowance or a third-party subsistence allowance.
h Index for personnel who do not have retail tax-free privileges.
i Index for personnel who purchase rations from a military establishment.

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