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June 2015

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
Barbados	...	Bridgetown	February 2015
Brazil	...	Brasilia	March 2015
Brazil	BR03	Brasilia	March 2015
Brazil	...	Rio de Janeiro	March 2015
Brazil	BR05	Rio de Janeiro	March 2015
Brazil	...	Sao Paulo	March 2015
Peru	...	Lima	February 2015
Peru	PE01	Lima	February 2015

The Department of National Defence and Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada requested that the following Indexes be discontinued.

Table 2
Discontinued Indexes
Table summary
This table displays the results of Discontinued Indexes. 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
Belgium	Glons	Canadian Forces	BE04
Belgium	Namur	Canadian Forces	BE22
Belgium	Zeebrugge	Canadian Forces	BE12
Cameroon	Douala	Technical Assistance Handbook	...
Cameroon	Yaoundé	Technical Assistance Handbook	...
China	Hong Kong	Canadian Forces	CH03
Côte d'Ivoire	Abidjan	Canadian Forces	CI01
France	Bourges	Canadian Forces	FR19
France	Toulon/Nice	Canadian Forces	FR05
Hungary	Budapest	Canadian Forces	HU01
Jamaica	Kingston	Technical Assistance Handbook	...
Jamaica	Kingston	Canadian Forces	JM01
Jamaica	OP HESTIA, Kingston	Canadian Forces	OP87
Norway	Oslo	Canadian Forces	NR02
Portugal	Lisbon	Canadian Forces	PO01
Portugal	Lisbon	Canadian Forces	PO02
Switzerland	Geneva	Canadian Forces	SZ01
United States of America	Fort Knox, Kentucky	Canadian Forces	UE04
United States of America	Sorocco, New Mexico	Canadian Forces	UB10

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.