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March 2018

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
Latvia Note ...not applicable Riga October 2017
Latvia LV02 Riga October 2017
Latvia LV03 Riga October 2017
Latvia OP41 Riga October 2017
United States of America Note ...not applicable Washington, D. C. November 2017
United States of America UF02 Washington, D. C. November 2017
United States of America UH06 Carlisle, Pennsylvania November 2017
United States of America UH11 Rome, New York November 2017
Venezuela Note ...not applicable Caracas June 2017
Venezuela VE01 Caracas June 2017
... not applicable

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

Table 2
Discontinued Index
Table summary
This table displays the results of 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
United States of America Rochester, New York Canadian Forces UH07

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.

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