Table 4
Updated calculation of the Post Index

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Updated calculation of the Post Index
Source (outlet) Post purchasing pattern (outlet significances) Source index Index points
  percent    
Purchases on the local market 64 144 92
Purchases exempt from taxes 15 121 18
Brought to post 2 100 2
As Ottawa 16 100 16
Peter Justesen imports 3 95 3
Total percent 100
Post Index 131
Note(s):
Index points are the product of the source index and the outlet significances.
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