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(Ottawa = 100)

Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in August 2007.

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Country Post Survey date Previous index Current index Effective date Exchange rate C$ Currency
Afghanistan Kabul     100 Sep-03    
Albania Tirana Feb-06   98 a Jul-07 0.011818 Lek
Algeria Algiers Jul-05   108 Nov-05 0.016763 Dinar (Alg.)
Argentina Buenos Aires Nov-05   84 Jul-07 0.348778 Peso (Arg.)
Australia Adelaide     113 Dec-06    
Australia Canberra Oct-04   113 Dec-06 0.891731 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Canberra Oct-04   118 f Dec-06 0.891731 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Melbourne     118 f Dec-06    
Australia Sydney     113 Dec-06    
Australia Sydney     118 f Dec-06    
Austria Vienna Jan-07   129 Jun-07 1.50226 Euro
Bangladesh Dhaka May-04   91 May-07 0.016658 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Mar-06   113 Jul-07 0.543291 Dollar (Barb.)
Belgium Brussels May-06   121 Jul-07 1.450928 Euro
Belgium Brussels May-06   129 d Jul-07 1.450928 Euro
Bolivia La Paz Mar-05   65 a Jun-07 0.140246 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Nov-05   105 Jul-07 0.74051 Markka
Brazil Brasilia Apr-05   117 Feb-07 0.550968 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro     121 Feb-07    
Brazil Sao Paulo Apr-05   121 Feb-07 0.560536 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Jun-06   91 a Jul-07 0.703391 Dollar (Brunei)
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Jan-07   117 Jul-07 0.002212 Franc (C.F.A)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Jan-05   87 a Jul-07 0.000265 Rial (Cam.)
Cameroon Yaoundé Nov-05   121 Jun-07 0.00229 Franc (C.F.A)
Chile Santiago Apr-05   98 Jul-07 0.002052 Peso (Chile)
China Beijing Jan-06   97 Jul-07 0.141689 Yuan Renminbi
China Chengdu     97 f Jul-07    
China Chongqing Jan-06   97 Jul-07 0.141689 Yuan Renminbi
China Enchi     97 f Jul-07    
China Guangzhou Feb-06   97 Jul-07 0.141689 Yuan Renminbi
China Hailar     97 f Jul-07    
China Hohhot     97 f Jul-07    
China Hong Kong Feb-06   111 Jun-07 0.142134 Dollar (H.K.)
China Lanzhou     97 f Jul-07    
China Shanghai Jan-06   101 Jul-07 0.141689 Yuan Renminbi
China Urumqi     97 f Jul-07    
Colombia Bogotá Feb-07   102 Jun-07 0.000555 Peso (Colom.)
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Jan-07   130 Jul-07 0.001946 Franc (Congo)
Costa Rica San José Nov-05   96 Jul-07 0.002106 Colon (C.R.)
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Dec-05   129 Jul-07 0.002212 Franc (C.F.A)
Croatia Zagreb Dec-05   113 a Jul-07 0.197935 Kuna
Cuba Havana Jun-05   103 Jul-07 1.15038 Convertible Peso (CUC)
Czech Republic Prague Apr-06   107 Jul-07 0.050812 Koruna (Czech)
Denmark Copenhagen Nov-06   146 Jul-07 0.194895 Krone (Den.)
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo May-06   110 a Jul-07 0.033617 Peso (Dom Rep./Rép. Dom.)
Ecuador Quito Jan-05   90 a Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Egypt Cairo Apr-05   90 Jun-07 0.195632 Pound (Egypt/Égypte)
El Salvador San Salvador Jan-05   77 a Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Nov-03   94 Jul-07 0.121761 Birr
Finland Helsinki Feb-06   132 Jul-07 1.450928 Euro
France Beaumont-Hamel     135 f Jul-07    
France Lyon Feb-07   135 f Jul-07 1.450928 Euro
France Paris Feb-07   134 Jul-07 1.450928 Euro
France Paris Feb-07   141 d Jul-07 1.450928 Euro
France Paris Feb-07   141 f Jul-07 1.450928 Euro
France Vimy     135 f Jul-07    
Germany Berlin May-06   117 Jul-07 1.450928 Euro
Germany Düsseldorf May-06   118 Jun-07 1.50226 Euro
Germany Hamburg Jun-06   114 Jul-07 1.450928 Euro
Germany Koblenz May-06   128 f Jul-07 1.450928 Euro
Germany Munich May-06   120 Jun-07 1.50226 Euro
Ghana Accra Aug-05   118 May-07 0.000126 Cedi
Greece Athens Feb-06   123 Jun-07 1.50226 Euro
Guatemala Guatemala City Mar-07   97 Jun-07 0.145293 Quetzal
Guyana Georgetown Oct-04   90 Jul-07 0.005353 Dollar (Guyana)
Haiti Port-au-Prince Nov-06   129 Jul-07 0.030519 Gourdes
Holy See Vatican May-06   125 Jun-07 1.50226 Euro
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06   97 Jun-07 0.058815 Lempira
Hungary Budapest May-05   114 Jul-07 0.005806 Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Jul-06   164 a May-07 0.017593 Krona (Ice./Isl.)
India Chandigarh     93 Jul-07    
India Mumbai     93 Jul-07    
India New Delhi Feb-04   93 Jul-07 0.026642 Rupee (Ind.)
India New Delhi Feb-04   92 f Feb-07 0.027001 Rupee (Ind.)
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-06   103 Jul-07 0.00012 Rupiah
Indonesia Semarang     103 f Jul-07    
Iran Tehran Feb-07   98 Jun-07 0.000133 Rial (Iran)
Iraq Baghdad     100 Aug-04    
Ireland Dublin Jan-04   130 Jun-07 1.517061 Euro
Israel Tel Aviv Feb-04   105 Jul-07 0.258429 Shekel
Italy Rome May-06   125 Jun-07 1.50226 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Jul-06   100 Jul-07 0.015821 Dollar (Jam.)
Japan Nagoya     137 Jul-07    
Japan Tokyo Oct-05   137 Jul-07 0.008812 Yen
Jordan Amman May-05   94 Jul-07 1.526956 Dinar (Jord.)
Kazakhstan Almaty Mar-05   124 a Jul-07 0.008862 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Nov-05   117 Jul-07 0.01623 Shilling (Kenya)
Korea - South Seoul Jan-06   132 Jul-07 0.001165 Won
Korea - South Seoul Jan-06   110 e Jun-07 0.001198 Won
Kuwait Kuwait Mar-04   96 Jun-07 3.856315 Dinar (Kuw.)
Latvia Riga May-05   106 a Jul-07 2.079123 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Jun-05 101 96 (1) Aug-07 0.000706 Pound (Leb.)
Libya Tripoli Feb-06   105 Jul-07 0.852684 Dinar (Lib.)
Lithuania Vilnius May-04   93 a Jul-07 0.419048 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-05   104 a May-07 0.024973 Denar
Malawi Lilongwe May-06 105 101 (1) Aug-07 0.00768 Kwacha (Malawi)
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Jan-06   88 Jul-07 0.313775 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Oct-05 113 117 (1) Aug-07 0.002231 Franc (C.F.A)
Mexico Guadalajara     96 Jun-07    
Mexico Mexico City Mar-06   96 Jun-07 0.102681 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Monterrey     96 Jun-07    
Morocco Rabat Feb-06   106 Jul-07 0.13497 Dirham (Moroc./Maroc.)
Mozambique Maputo Aug-05   112 a Jul-07 0.000041887 Metical
Netherlands, The The Hague May-06   126 Jul-07 1.450928 Euro
New Zealand Auckland     114 Jan-07    
New Zealand Wellington Apr-04   118 f Jan-07 0.810916 Dollar (N.Z.)
New Zealand Wellington N.Z. Apr-04   114 Jan-07 0.810916 Dollar (N.Z.)
Nicaragua Managua May-06   72 a Jul-07 0.05896 Cordoba (New/Neuf)
Niger Niamey Jul-05   99 a Jun-07 0.00229 Franc (C.F.A)
Nigeria Abuja Nov-05   139 Oct-06 0.008853 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Nov-05   129 Oct-06 0.008853 Naira
Norway Oslo May-06   157 Jun-07 0.184569 Krone (Nor.)
Pakistan Islamabad Feb-98   81 Jun-07 0.018314 Rupee (Pak.)
Panama Panama City Aug-06   85 a Jun-07 1.111323 Balboa
Peru Lima Dec-05   102 Jun-07 0.355945 Soles
Philippines Manila Apr-07 88 93 (1) Aug-07 0.023388 Peso (Phil.)
Poland Warsaw Feb-06   116 Jul-07 0.381495 Zloty
Portugal Lisbon Feb-06   130 Jun-07 1.50226 Euro
Romania Bucharest May-05   115 Jan-07 0.453288 Leu
Russia Moscow Jan-05   137 Jun-07 0.043675 Rouble
Rwanda Kigali Dec-04   104 a Jul-07 0.001991 Franc (Rwanda)
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Feb-04   100 Jun-07 0.296338 Riyal (S.A./A.S.)
Senegal Dakar Oct-05   117 Jun-07 0.00229 Franc (C.F.A)
Serbia Belgrade May-05   109 Jun-07 0.018662 Dinar (Yugo)
Serbia Pristina Feb-03   133 Jul-07 1.450928 Euro
Singapore Singapore Mar-06   108 Jun-07 0.729642 Dollar (Sing.)
Singapore Singapore Mar-06   111 f Jun-07 0.729642 Dollar (Sing.)
Slovakia Bratislava Apr-06   118 f Jul-07 0.050812 Koruna (Czech)
South Africa Cape Town     92 Jul-07    
South Africa Johannesburg     92 Jul-07    
South Africa Johannesburg     94 f Jul-07    
South Africa Pretoria Jun-03   92 Jul-07 0.151138 Rand
Spain Barcelona     117 Jul-07    
Spain Madrid Feb-06   117 Jul-07 1.465223 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Jan-04   88 Jun-07 0.010029 Rupee (Sri L.)
Sudan Khartoum Oct-04   124 a Jun-07 0.005582 Dinar (Sudan)
Sweden Stockholm Feb-06 132 136 (1) Aug-07 0.159302 Krona (Swed./Suède)
Switzerland Bern Jan-07   129 Jul-07 0.876825 Franc (Swiss/Suisse)
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07   129 Jul-07 0.876825 Franc (Swiss/Suisse)
Switzerland Geneva Jan-07   135 f Jul-07 0.876825 Franc (Swiss/Suisse)
Syria Damascus Jun-05   98 Jul-07 0.0212 Pound (Syr.)
Taiwan Taipei Apr-06   102 Jul-07 0.03279 Dollar (Taiwan)
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Oct-05   98 Jul-07 0.000864 Shilling (Tan.)
Thailand Bangkok Nov-05 107 111 (1) Aug-07 0.035045 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Mar-07   97 Jun-07 0.176901 Dollar (T.&T.)
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03   87 Jun-07 0.856905 Dinar (Tunis.)
Turkey Ankara May-05   119 Jul-07 0.819477 Lira (Tur.)
Uganda Kampala Aug-04   102 a Jun-07 0.000656 Shilling (New/Neuf)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-06   105 Jul-07 0.218357 Hryvnia (Ukraine)
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Feb-07 98 95 (1) Aug-07 0.290104 Dirham (U.A.E./É.A.U.)
United Arab Emirates Dubai Feb-07 100 96 (1) Aug-07 0.290104 Dirham (U.A.E./É.A.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Nov-06   133 d Jun-07 2.20571 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Nov-06   125 Jun-07 2.20571 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Nov-03   145 Jun-07 2.238307 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Nov-03   154 d Jun-07 2.238307 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain Other U.K.     133 d Jun-07    
United States of America Anchorage Nov-04 105 101 (1) Aug-07 1.066093 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Atlanta Oct-04   104 Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Boston Oct-04   105 Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Buffalo May-04   98 Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Chicago May-04   108 Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Colorado Springs Mar-05   102 Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Dallas Feb-05   105 Jun-07 1.111323 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Denver Mar-05   104 Jun-07 1.111323 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Detroit Jul-04   104 Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Hilo Jul-05   115 Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Houston Feb-05   103 f Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Houston Feb-05   103 Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Ithaca May-04   100 f Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Los Altos Mar-06   117 f Jun-07 1.111323 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Los Angeles Mar-05   111 Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Miami Mar-05   105 Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Minneapolis Nov-04   102 Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America New York Oct-04   120 Jun-07 1.111323 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America New York Oct-04   124 f Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Pasadena Mar-05   113 f Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Philadelphia     102 Jun-07    
United States of America Phoenix     105 Jun-07    
United States of America Princeton     105 Jun-07    
United States of America Raleigh-Durham Oct-04   104 Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Reston     107 Jun-07    
United States of America San Diego Mar-05   106 Jul-07 1.081144 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America San Francisco Mar-06   114 Jun-07 1.111323 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America San Jose Mar-06   114 Jun-07 1.111323 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Seattle Nov-04 110 106 (1) Aug-07 1.066093 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Washington D.C. Oct-04   105 Jun-07 1.111323 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Washington D.C. Oct-04   107 f Jun-07 1.111323 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Uruguay Montevideo Nov-05   99 Jul-07 0.045428 Peso (Uruguay)
Venezuela Caracas Feb-07   104 Jun-07 0.000518 Bolivar
Vietnam Hanoi Feb-04   101 Jun-07 0.000069158 Dong
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Feb-04   97 Jun-07 0.000069158 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah     105 Jul-07    
Zambia Lusaka May-06   118 Feb-07 0.000286 Kwacha (Zam.)
Zimbabwe Harare Nov-06 165 295 (1) Aug-07 0.00007105 Dollar (Zimb.)
(1) Post Index has been updated or is new this month.
(2) Previously released Post Index has been revised.
 
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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