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(Ottawa = 100)

Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in November 2006.

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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     100 Dec-99    
Algeria Algiers Jul-05   108 Nov-05 0.016763 Dinar (Alg.)
Argentina Buenos Aires Nov-05   84 Jun-06 0.367089 Peso (Arg.)
Australia Adelaide     108 Aug-06    
Australia Canberra Oct-04   108 Aug-06 0.862851 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Canberra Oct-04   112 f Aug-06 0.862851 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Melbourne     112 f Aug-06    
Australia Sydney     108 Aug-06    
Australia Sydney     112 f Aug-06    
Austria Vienna Jan-04   123 Aug-06 1.453318 Euro
Bahamas Nassau Nov-05   124 a Aug-06 1.146179 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Bangladesh Dhaka May-04   91 May-06 0.017067 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Mar-06   120 Jun-06 0.566941 Dollar (Barb.)
Belgium Brussels Apr-03   127 Aug-06 1.453318 Euro
Belgium Brussels Apr-03   135 d Aug-06 1.453318 Euro
Bolivia La Paz Mar-05   64 a Oct-05 0.149083 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Nov-05   106 Apr-06 0.720715 Markka
Brazil Brasilia Apr-05   109 Jun-06 0.513648 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro     114 Jun-06    
Brazil Sao Paulo Apr-05   114 Jun-06 0.522568 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan May-04   89 a Oct-05 0.710256 Dollar (Brunei)
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Nov-03   115 Aug-06 0.002216 Franc (C.F.A)
Cambodia Phnom Penh     90 a Jun-06    
Cameroon Yaoundé Nov-05 115 120 (1) Nov-06 0.002203 Franc (C.F.A)
Chile Santiago Apr-05 99 103 (1) Nov-06 0.002161 Peso (Chile)
China Beijing Jan-06 96 99 (1) Nov-06 0.144952 Yuan Renminbi
China Chongqing Jan-06   99 Jun-06 0.140518 Yuan Renminbi
China Guangzhou Feb-06 97 100 (1) Nov-06 0.144952 Yuan Renminbi
China Hong Kong Feb-06   113 Jul-06 0.145616 Dollar (H.K.)
China Shanghai Jan-06 100 104 (1) Nov-06 0.144952 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogota Jan-04 90 94 (1) Nov-06 0.000486 Peso (Colom.)
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Nov-03 142 136 (1) Nov-06 0.002253 Franc (Congo)
Costa Rica San José Nov-05 95 98 (1) Nov-06 0.002229 Colon (C.R.)
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Dec-05   130 Aug-06 0.002216 Franc (C.F.A)
Croatia Zagreb May-04   105 a Aug-06 0.200432 Kuna
Cuba Havana Jun-05   107 Feb-06 1.249869 Convertible Peso (CUC)
Czech Republic Prague Apr-06   109 Sep-06 0.051556 Koruna (Czech)
Denmark Copenhagen Jan-04   141 Jun-06 0.192744 Krone (Den.)
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Jul-04   112 a Jan-06 0.03589 Peso (Dom Rep./Rép. Dom.)
Ecuador Quito Jan-05   96 a Oct-05 1.195254 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Egypt Cairo Apr-05 87 89 (1) Nov-06 0.200151 Pound (Egypt/Égypte)
El Salvador San Salvador Jan-05   80 a Mar-06 1.166123 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Nov-03   92 Aug-06 0.133358 Birr
Finland Helsinki Feb-06 130 134 (1) Nov-06 1.445234 Euro
France Beaumont-Hamel     139 f Aug-06    
France Grenoble Nov-03   132 Aug-06 1.453318 Euro
France Lyon Nov-03   139 f Aug-06 1.453318 Euro
France Paris Nov-03   137 Aug-06 1.453318 Euro
France Paris Nov-03   144 d Aug-06 1.453318 Euro
France Vimy     139 f Aug-06    
Germany Berlin Apr-03   120 Aug-06 1.453318 Euro
Germany Düsseldorf     120 Aug-06    
Germany Hamburg     120 Aug-06    
Germany Koblenz Apr-03   131 f Aug-06 1.453318 Euro
Germany Munich     120 Aug-06    
Ghana Accra Aug-05   122 Sep-06 0.000125 Cedi
Greece Athens Feb-06   118 Sep-06 1.453623 Euro
Grenada St. George's Feb-06   98 a Aug-06 0.429279 Dollar (E.C.)
Guatemala Guatemala City Nov-03   103 Jun-06 0.148439 Quetzal
Guyana Georgetown Oct-04   97 Jun-06 0.005945 Dollar (Guyana)
Haiti Port-au-Prince Mar-03 133 137 (1) Nov-06 0.029841 Gourdes
Holy See Vatican     122 (1) Nov-06    
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-06 94 97 (1) Nov-06 0.060626 Lempira
Hungary Budapest May-05   108 Mar-06 0.005549 Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Jun-05 140 147 a (1) Nov-06 0.01673 Krona (Ice./Isl.)
India Chandigarh   89 92 (1) Nov-06    
India Mumbai   89 92 (1) Nov-06    
India New Delhi Feb-04 89 92 (1) Nov-06 0.025256 Rupee (Ind.)
India New Delhi Feb-04 84 88 f (1) Nov-06 0.025256 Rupee (Ind.)
Indonesia Jakarta Feb-06   103 Aug-06 0.000126 Rupiah
Iran Tehran Jun-03 89 92 (1) Nov-06 0.000137 Rial (Iran)
Iraq Baghdad Oct-90   100 Aug-04 0.000824 Dinar (Iraq)
Ireland Dublin Jan-04   124 Jun-06 1.451274 Euro
Israel Tel Aviv Feb-04   108 Aug-06 0.258617 Shekel
Italy Milan Jun-06 124 126 (1) Nov-06 1.445234 Euro
Italy Rome May-06   122 (1) Nov-06 1.445234 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Aug-03   100 Jun-06 0.01734 Dollar (Jam.)
Japan Fukuota     156 Feb-06    
Japan Nagoya     156 Feb-06    
Japan Osaka     156 Feb-06    
Japan Tokyo Oct-05   156 Feb-06 0.010175 Yen
Jordan Amman May-05   96 Oct-05 1.687874 Dinar (Jord.)
Kazakhstan Almaty Mar-05   123 a Sep-06 0.009154 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Nov-05   113 Jul-06 0.015448 Shilling (Kenya)
Korea - South Seoul Jan-06   134 Apr-06 0.001205 Won
Korea - South Seoul     110 e Apr-06    
Kuwait Kuwait Mar-04   97 Jun-06 3.907276 Dinar (Kuw.)
Latvia Riga May-05   103 a Sep-06 2.089731 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Jun-05   102 May-06 0.000774 Pound (Leb.)
Libya Tripoli Feb-06   107 Jun-06 0.872418 Dinar (Lib.)
Lithuania Vilnius May-04   92 a Aug-06 0.419334 Litus
Macedonia Skopje Apr-05   101 a Aug-06 0.023879 Denar
Malawi Lilongwe May-06   100 Oct-06 0.008282 Kwacha (Malawi)
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Jan-06   88 Jun-06 0.311905 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Oct-05   117 Aug-06 0.002216 Franc (C.F.A)
Malta Valletta Feb-04   98 a May-06 3.314103 Lira (Malt.)
Mexico Guadalajara     96 Sep-06    
Mexico Mexico City Mar-06   96 Sep-06 0.104384 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Monterrey     96 Sep-06    
Morocco Rabat Feb-06 99 109 (1) Nov-06 0.135914 Dirham (Moroc./Maroc.)
Mozambique Maputo Aug-05 110 113 a (1) Nov-06 0.000044762 Metical
Namibia Windhoek     91 Oct-06    
Netherlands, The Amsterdam     125 Aug-06    
Netherlands, The The Hague May-06   125 Aug-06 1.453318 Euro
New Zealand Auckland     106 Oct-06    
New Zealand Wellington Apr-04   109 f Oct-06 0.742036 Dollar (N.Z.)
New Zealand Wellington N.Z. Apr-04   106 Oct-06 0.742036 Dollar (N.Z.)
Nicaragua Managua Mar-02   89 a Mar-06 0.068183 Cordoba (New/Neuf)
Niger Niamey Jul-05   103 a Aug-06 0.002216 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   150 Oct-06 0.17421 Krone (Nor.)
Pakistan Islamabad Feb-98   80 Oct-05 0.019992 Rupee (Pak.)
Panama Panama City Oct-04 73 75 a (1) Nov-06 1.145529 Balboa
Peru Lima Dec-05   102 Mar-06 0.359825 Soles
Philippines Manila Feb-99 85 87 (1) Nov-06 0.022912 Peso (Phil.)
Poland Warsaw Feb-06   117 Sep-06 0.372196 Zloty
Portugal Lisbon Feb-06   125 Aug-06 1.453318 Euro
Puerto Rico San Juan   105 109 (1) Nov-06    
Romania Bucharest May-05   106 Apr-06 0.403322 Leu
Russia Moscow Jan-05   132 Aug-06 0.043216 Rouble
Russia St. Petersburg     132 Aug-06    
Rwanda Kigali Dec-04 107 111 a (1) Nov-06 0.002093 Franc (Rwanda)
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Feb-04   100 Jun-06 0.30084 Riyal (S.A./A.S.)
Senegal Dakar Oct-05 113 116 (1) Nov-06 0.002203 Franc (C.F.A)
Serbia and Montenegro Belgrade May-05   105 Sep-06 0.017652 Dinar (Yugo)
Serbia and Montenegro Pristina Feb-03   134 Aug-06 1.453318 Euro
Singapore Singapore Mar-06   108 Jun-06 0.714689 Dollar (Sing.)
Singapore Singapore Mar-06   111 f Jun-06 0.714689 Dollar (Sing.)
Slovakia Bratislava Apr-06   120 f Sep-06 0.051556 Koruna (Czech)
South Africa Capetown     91 Oct-06    
South Africa Johannesburg     91 Oct-06    
South Africa Johannesburg     93 f Oct-06    
South Africa Pretoria Jun-03   91 Oct-06 0.152159 Rand
Spain Barcelona     117 Aug-06    
Spain Madrid Feb-06   117 Aug-06 1.467636 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Jan-04   91 Apr-06 0.011444 Rupee (Sri L.)
St. Lucia Castries     98 a Aug-06    
Sudan Khartoum Oct-04 116 120 a (1) Nov-06 0.00543 Dinar (Sudan)
Swaziland Mbabane May-05   78 a Oct-06 0.151519 Lilangeni
Sweden Stockholm Feb-06   135 Aug-06 0.157746 Krona (Swed./Suède)
Switzerland Bern Nov-03   135 Aug-06 0.926076 Franc (Swiss/Suisse)
Switzerland Geneva Nov-03   135 Aug-06 0.926076 Franc (Swiss/Suisse)
Syria Damascus Jun-05   98 Jun-06 0.021973 Pound (Syr.)
Taiwan Taipei Apr-06   110 Aug-06 0.035115 Dollar (Taiwan)
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Oct-05 93 98 (1) Nov-06 0.000906 Shilling (Tan.)
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Oct-05 95 100 f (1) Nov-06 0.000906 Shilling (Tan.)
Thailand Bangkok Nov-05   99 May-06 0.030577 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Jun-03   96 Aug-06 0.182451 Dollar (T.&T.)
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03   88 Nov-05 0.891667 Dinar (Tunis.)
Turkey Ankara May-05 108 113 (1) Nov-06 0.77676 Lira (Tur.)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-03   104 Oct-05 0.24172 Hryvnia (Ukraine)
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Feb-04   99 Jun-06 0.307241 Dirham (U.A.E./É.A.U.)
United Arab Emirates Dubai Feb-04   99 Jun-06 0.307241 Dirham (U.A.E./É.A.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Nov-03 126 131 d (1) Nov-06 2.149379 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Nov-03 118 123 (1) Nov-06 2.149379 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Nov-03 139 144 (1) Nov-06 2.181143 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Nov-03 147 153 d (1) Nov-06 2.181143 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain Other U.K.   126 131 d (1) Nov-06    
United States of America Anchorage Nov-04   109 Mar-06 1.166123 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Atlanta Oct-04   109 Feb-06 1.174645 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Boston Oct-04   111 May-06 1.16093 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Buffalo May-04   103 May-06 1.16093 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Chicago May-04   113 May-06 1.16093 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Colorado Springs Mar-05   106 Feb-06 1.174645 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Dallas Feb-05   109 May-06 1.16093 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Denver Mar-05   104 Jun-06 1.130336 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Detroit Jul-04   108 May-06 1.16093 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Hilo Jul-05 115 119 (1) Nov-06 1.145529 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Houston Feb-05   108 f Feb-06 1.174645 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Houston Feb-05   107 Feb-06 1.174645 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Ithaca May-04   105 f May-06 1.16093 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Los Altos Mar-06   117 f Jun-06 1.130336 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Los Angeles Mar-05   116 Feb-06 1.174645 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Miami Mar-05   109 Mar-06 1.166123 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Minneapolis Nov-04   107 Feb-06 1.174645 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America New York Oct-04   124 May-06 1.16093 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Pasadena Mar-05   119 f Feb-06 1.174645 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Philadelphia Oct-04 102 106 (1) Nov-06 1.145529 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Phoenix     109 May-06    
United States of America Princeton   105 109 (1) Nov-06    
United States of America Raleigh-Durham Oct-04   108 Feb-06 1.174645 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Reston   107 112 (1) Nov-06    
United States of America San Diego Mar-05   110 Feb-06 1.174645 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America San Francisco Mar-06   114 Jun-06 1.130336 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America San Jose     114 Jun-06    
United States of America Seattle Nov-04   111 Oct-05 1.195254 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Washington D.C. Oct-04 105 109 (1) Nov-06 1.145529 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Washington D.C. Oct-04 107 112 f (1) Nov-06 1.145529 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Uruguay Montevideo Nov-05 97 102 (1) Nov-06 0.048289 Peso (Uruguay)
Venezuela Caracas Jun-03 98 104 (1) Nov-06 0.000533 Bolivar
Vietnam Hanoi Feb-04 99 102 (1) Nov-06 0.00007134 Dong
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Feb-04 95 99 (1) Nov-06 0.00007134 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah     108 Aug-06    
Zambia Lusaka May-06 111 117 (1) Nov-06 0.000303 Kwacha (Zam.)
Zimbabwe Harare Nov-05 218 234 (1) Nov-06 0.004597 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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