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January 2014

This is to advise you of the current 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 was revised in June 2010 and is now available.

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

Table 1
Completed Post Index Surveys
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1 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
Ethiopia	...	Addis Ababa	April 2013
Ethiopia	ET02	Addis Ababa	April 2013
Ethiopia	OP78	OP SATURN Addis Ababa	April 2013
Haiti	...	Port-au-Prince	September 2013
Haiti	...	St. Marc	September 2013
Haiti	HA02	Port-au-Prince	September 2013
Haiti	HA03	Port-au-Prince MSGU	September 2013
Haiti	OP42	OP42 Port-au-Prince	September 2013
Haiti	ZZ09	Port-au-Prince	September 2013
Haiti	ZZ10	Regions of Haiti	September 2013
United Arab Emirates	...	Dubai	May 2013
United States of America	...	Colorado Springs	June 2013
United States of America	UA11	McChord AFB	June 2013
United States of America	UA16	Vandenberg AFB	July 2013
United States of America	UA22	McChord AFB (Seattle Residency)	June 2013
United States of America	UA24	Seattle/Tacoma (McChord AFB)	June 2013
United States of America	UA25	Creech AFB, Nevada	July 2013
United States of America	UB01	Colorado Springs	June 2013
United States of America	UB05	Colorado Springs, Unaccompanied	June 2013
United States of America	UB06	Albuquerque	June 2013
United States of America	UB08	Fort Huachuca	June 2013
United States of America	UB10	Sorocco, New Mexico	June 2013

New Post Indices have been requested for the following locations and are now published.

Table 2
New Post Indexes
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2 New Post Indexes. The information is grouped by Country (appearing as row headers), Post, Military Code, Requested by, Post Index and Date (appearing as column headers).

Country	Post	Military Code	Requested by	Post Index	Date
Djibouti	Djibouti City OP FOUNDATION	OP96	Department of National Defence	95	November 2012 - December 2013
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	HA02	Department of National Defence	129	July 2013 – Dec 2013
				124	July 2012 – June 2013
Zambia	Lusaka	...	Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat	113	November 2013 - December 2013
				110	April 2013 - October 2013

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

Table 3
Discontinued Index
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 3 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
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	DND	OP41

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.