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Foreign Service Directives Post Indexes

(Ottawa = 100)

Post indexes in bold were updated or are new in November 2005.

See the Note to users for information on this month's released Indexes and revisions to previously released Indexes.

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-05 106 108 Nov-05 0.016763 Dinar (Alg.)
Argentina Buenos Aires Oct-02   85 Mar-05 0.431228 Peso (Arg.)
Australia Adelaide   113 109 Nov-05    
Australia Canberra Oct-04 113 109 Nov-05 0.900579 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Canberra Oct-04 117 113 f Nov-05 0.900579 Dollar (Aust.)
Australia Melbourne   117 113 f Nov-05    
Australia Sydney   113 109 Nov-05    
Australia Sydney   117 113 f Nov-05    
Austria Vienna Jan-04   123 Oct-05 1.462528 Euro
Bahamas Nassau Mar-03   117 a Oct-05 1.195254 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Bangladesh Dhaka May-04   94 Sep-05 0.018765 Taka
Barbados Bridgetown May-03   123 Nov-04 0.635566 Dollar (Barb.)
Belgium Brussels Apr-03   127 Oct-05 1.462528 Euro
Belgium Brussels Apr-03   135 d Oct-05 1.462528 Euro
Bolivia La Paz Mar-05   64 a Oct-05 0.149083 Boliviano
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Aug-02   108 Oct-05 0.751732 Markka
Brazil Brasilia Jul-03   105 Jun-05 0.513014 Real
Brazil Rio de Janeiro     117 Jun-05    
Brazil Sao Paulo May-03   117 Jun-05 0.521923 Real
Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan May-04   89 a Oct-05 0.710256 Dollar (Brunei)
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Nov-03   119 Sep-05 0.002291 Franc (C.F.A)
Cambodia Phnom Penh     92 a Oct-05    
Cameroon Yaoundé Mar-03   112 Oct-05 0.00223 Franc (C.F.A)
Chile Santiago Dec-01   104 Sep-05 0.002243 Peso (Chile)
China Beijing Nov-02   100 Dec-04 0.146692 Yuan Renminbi
China Guangzhou     100 Dec-04    
China Hong Kong Nov-02   114 Oct-05 0.153985 Dollar (H.K.)
China Shanghai Nov-02   99 Dec-04 0.146692 Yuan Renminbi
Colombia Bogota Jan-04   98 Mar-05 0.000538 Peso (Colom.)
Congo, Dem. Republic Kinshasa Nov-03 145 152 Nov-05 0.002642 Franc (Congo)
Costa Rica San José Feb-03   92 Mar-05 0.002739 Colon (C.R.)
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Nov-03   128 Oct-05 0.00223 Franc (C.F.A)
Croatia Zagreb May-04   101 a Oct-05 0.19693 Kuna
Cuba Havana Jun-05   111 Oct-05 1.271798 Convertible Peso (CUC)
Czech Republic Prague Apr-03 103 99 Nov-05 0.048402 Koruna (Czech)
Denmark Copenhagen Jan-04   141 Oct-05 0.196064 Krone (Den.)
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Jul-04   117 a Oct-05 0.039605 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 Oct-05 0.207552 Pound (Egypt/Égypte)
El Salvador San Salvador Jan-05   83 a Jul-05 1.240214 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Nov-03   90 Oct-05 0.140232 Birr
Finland Helsinki Apr-03   139 Oct-05 1.462528 Euro
France Beaumont-Hamel     139 f Oct-05    
France Grenoble Nov-03   132 Oct-05 1.462528 Euro
France Lyon Nov-03   139 f Oct-05 1.462528 Euro
France Paris Nov-03   137 Oct-05 1.462528 Euro
France Paris Nov-03   144 d Oct-05 1.462528 Euro
France Vimy     139 f Oct-05    
Gabon Libreville Feb-04   122 Oct-05 0.00223 Franc (C.F.A)
Germany Berlin Apr-03   120 Oct-05 1.462528 Euro
Germany Düsseldorf     120 Oct-05    
Germany Hamburg     120 Oct-05    
Germany Koblenz Apr-03   131 f Oct-05 1.462528 Euro
Germany Munich     120 Oct-05    
Ghana Accra May-02   114 Oct-05 0.000134 Cedi
Greece Athens Feb-03   120 Oct-05 1.462528 Euro
Grenada St. George's Mar-03   92 a Oct-05 0.447499 Dollar (E.C.)
Guatemala Guatemala City Nov-03   106 Mar-05 0.163283 Quetzal
Guinea Conakry Sep-04 85 82 a Nov-05 0.000295 Franc (Guin.)
Guyana Georgetown Oct-04   97 Oct-05 0.006281 Dollar (Guyana)
Haiti Port-au-Prince Mar-03   122 Oct-05 0.028643 Gourdes
Holy See Vatican     122 Oct-05    
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mar-03   92 Jun-05 0.06761 Lempira
Hungary Budapest Jan-03   115 Oct-05 0.005938 Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Jul-03   180 a Oct-05 0.019232 Krona (Ice./Isl.)
India Chandigarh     96 Mar-05    
India Mumbai     96 Mar-05    
India New Delhi Feb-04   96 Mar-05 0.028845 Rupee (Ind.)
India New Delhi Feb-04 91 88 f Nov-05 0.026686 Rupee (Ind.)
Indonesia Jakarta Apr-03   90 Oct-05 0.000117 Rupiah
Iran Tehran Jun-03   89 Oct-05 0.000143 Rial (Iran)
Iraq Baghdad Oct-90   100 Aug-04 0.000824 Dinar (Iraq)
Ireland Dublin Jan-04   125 Oct-05 1.476937 Euro
Israel Tel Aviv Feb-04   107 Oct-05 0.262996 Shekel
Italy Milan Apr-04   123 Oct-05 1.462528 Euro
Italy Rome Apr-03   122 Oct-05 1.462528 Euro
Jamaica Kingston Aug-03   105 Jan-05 0.020193 Dollar (Jam.)
Japan Fukuota     155 Oct-05    
Japan Nagoya     155 Oct-05    
Japan Osaka     155 Oct-05    
Japan Tokyo Nov-02   155 Oct-05 0.010748 Yen
Jordan Amman May-05   96 Oct-05 1.687874 Dinar (Jord.)
Kazakhstan Almaty Mar-05   113 a Oct-05 0.008854 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Mar-03   114 Mar-05 0.016442 Shilling (Kenya)
Korea - South Seoul Nov-02   132 Oct-05 0.001161 Won
Korea - South Seoul     114 e Oct-05    
Kuwait Kuwait Mar-04   101 Oct-05 4.088603 Dinar (Kuw.)
Latvia Riga Apr-03 115 107 a Nov-05 2.060756 Lat
Lebanon Beirut Jun-02   109 Oct-05 0.000794 Pound (Leb.)
Libya Tripoli Jun-99   170 b Jun-01 1.56413 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Lithuania Vilnius May-04   91 a Oct-05 0.429948 Litus
Macedonia Skopje May-03   98 a Oct-05 0.023763 Denar
Malawi Lilongwe     87 Oct-05    
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Jan-02   81 Oct-05 0.31712 Ringgit
Mali Bamako Dec-04   107 a Oct-05 0.00223 Franc (C.F.A)
Malta Valletta Feb-04   99 a Oct-05 3.421366 Lira (Malt.)
Mexico Guadalajara     103 Mar-05    
Mexico Mexico City May-03   103 Mar-05 0.112985 Peso (Mex.)
Mexico Monterrey     103 Mar-05    
Morocco Rabat Mar-02   99 Oct-05 0.138185 Dirham (Moroc./Maroc.)
Mozambique Maputo Jul-03   99 a Oct-05 0.000049004 Metical
Namibia Windhoek   105 101 Nov-05    
Netherlands, The Amsterdam     125 Oct-05    
Netherlands, The Delft Feb-04   136 f Oct-05 1.462528 Euro
Netherlands, The The Hague Feb-04   125 Oct-05 1.462528 Euro
New Zealand Auckland     114 Aug-05    
New Zealand Wellington N.Z. Apr-04   114 Aug-05 0.842034 Dollar (N.Z.)
Nicaragua Managua Mar-02   91 a Oct-05 0.072897 Cordoba (New/Neuf)
Niger Niamey May-03 126 118 a Nov-05 0.002191 Franc (C.F.A)
Nigeria Abuja Mar-03   140 Jul-05 0.009577 Naira
Nigeria Lagos Mar-03   134 Jul-05 0.009577 Naira
Norway Oslo Apr-03   158 Oct-05 0.192827 Krone (Nor.)
Pakistan Islamabad Feb-98   80 Oct-05 0.019992 Rupee (Pak.)
Panama Panama City Oct-04   76 a Oct-05 1.195254 Balboa
Peru Lima Dec-02   103 Oct-05 0.3667 Soles
Philippines Manila Feb-99   81 Oct-05 0.021285 Peso (Phil.)
Poland Warsaw Apr-03   117 Aug-05 0.364426 Zloty
Portugal Lisbon Feb-03   124 Oct-05 1.462528 Euro
Puerto Rico San Juan     109 Oct-05    
Romania Bucharest Jul-02 121 116 Nov-05 0.399814 Leu
Russia Moscow Jan-05   128 Sep-05 0.043555 Rouble
Russia St. Petersburg     128 Sep-05    
Rwanda Kigali Dec-04   110 a Sep-05 0.002253 Franc (Rwanda)
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Feb-04 107 103 Nov-05 0.318614 Riyal (S.A./A.S.)
Senegal Dakar May-02   123 Jul-05 0.002333 Franc (C.F.A)
Serbia and Montenegro Belgrade May-05   97 Oct-05 0.017474 Dinar (Yugo)
Serbia and Montenegro Pristina Feb-03 129 125 Nov-05 1.436864 Euro
Singapore Singapore Apr-03   102 Oct-05 0.710543 Dollar (Sing.)
Singapore Singapore Apr-03   108 f Oct-05 0.710543 Dollar (Sing.)
Slovakia Bratislava Apr-03 115 110 f Nov-05 0.048402 Koruna (Czech)
South Africa Capetown   105 101 Nov-05    
South Africa Johannesburg   105 101 Nov-05    
South Africa Johannesburg   107 103 f Nov-05    
South Africa Pretoria Jun-03 105 101 Nov-05 0.18136 Rand
Spain Barcelona     118 Oct-05    
Spain Madrid Mar-03   118 Oct-05 1.476937 Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Jan-04   87 Oct-05 0.011789 Rupee (Sri L.)
St. Lucia Castries     92 Oct-05    
Sudan Khartoum Oct-04 98 113 a Nov-05 0.005045 Dinar (Sudan)
Swaziland Mbabane Nov-03 96 92 a Nov-05 0.182294 Lilangeni
Sweden Stockholm Oct-02 127 122 Nov-05 0.152362 Krona (Swed./Suède)
Switzerland Bern Nov-03   135 Oct-05 0.94461 Franc (Swiss/Suisse)
Switzerland Geneva Nov-03   135 Oct-05 0.94461 Franc (Swiss/Suisse)
Syria Damascus Jun-05   95 Oct-05 0.022217 Pound (Syr.)
Taiwan Taipei Nov-03   109 Oct-05 0.036317 Dollar (Taiwan)
Tanzania Dar es Salaam May-02 96 94 Nov-05 0.001053 Shilling (Tan.)
Tanzania Dar es Salaam May-02   98 f Oct-05 0.001056 Shilling (Tan.)
Thailand Bangkok Dec-02   94 Aug-05 0.029751 Baht
Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Jun-03   96 May-05 0.201144 Dollar (T.&T.)
Tunisia Tunis Feb-03 91 88 Nov-05 0.891667 Dinar (Tunis.)
Turkey Ankara May-05   114 Oct-05 0.890745 Lira (Tur.)
Ukraine Kyiv Feb-03   104 Oct-05 0.24172 Hryvnia (Ukraine)
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Feb-04   103 Oct-05 0.324962 Dirham (U.A.E./É.A.U.)
United Arab Emirates Dubai Feb-04   103 Oct-05 0.324962 Dirham (U.A.E./É.A.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Nov-03 131 126 d Nov-05 2.109581 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain Cheltenham Nov-03 123 118 Nov-05 2.109581 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Nov-03 144 139 Nov-05 2.140757 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain London Nov-03 152 147 d Nov-05 2.140757 Pound (U.K./R.U.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain Other U.K.   131 126 d Nov-05    
United States of America Anchorage Nov-04   109 Oct-05 1.195254 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Atlanta Oct-04   113 Sep-05 1.222083 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Boston Oct-04 111 115 Nov-05 1.195239 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Buffalo May-04   106 Sep-05 1.222083 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Chicago May-04   117 Sep-05 1.222083 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Colorado Springs Mar-05   106 Oct-05 1.195254 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Dallas Feb-05   112 Jun-05 1.274342 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Denver Mar-05   108 Aug-05 1.241086 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Detroit Jul-04   112 Sep-05 1.222083 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Hilo Jul-05   119 Oct-05 1.195254 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Houston Feb-05   109 f Oct-05 1.195254 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Houston Feb-05   108 Oct-05 1.195254 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Ithaca May-04   109 f Sep-05 1.222083 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Los Altos May-02   126 f Oct-05 1.195254 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Los Angeles Mar-05   121 Sep-05 1.222083 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Miami Mar-05   113 Sep-05 1.222083 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Minneapolis Nov-04   106 Oct-05 1.195254 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America New York Oct-04   128 Sep-05 1.222083 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Pasadena Mar-05   123 f Sep-05 1.222083 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Philadelphia Oct-04   106 Oct-05 1.195254 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Phoenix     112 Jun-05    
United States of America Princeton     109 Oct-05    
United States of America Raleigh-Durham Oct-04   112 May-05 1.254559 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America San Diego Mar-05   110 Oct-05 1.195254 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America San Francisco May-02   124 Oct-05 1.195254 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America San Jose     124 Oct-05    
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   109 Oct-05 1.195254 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
United States of America Washington D.C. Oct-04   112 f Oct-05 1.195254 Dollar (U.S.A./É. Unis)
Uruguay Montevideo Feb-03   99 Oct-05 0.049613 Peso (Uruguay)
Venezuela Caracas Jun-03   95 Oct-05 0.000557 Bolivar
Vietnam Hanoi Feb-04   100 Oct-05 0.000075171 Dong
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Feb-04   96 Oct-05 0.000075171 Dong
West Bank and Gaza Ramallah     107 Oct-05    
Zambia Lusaka Feb-05   104 a Oct-05 0.000274 Kwacha (Zam.)
Zimbabwe Harare Dec-04 117 138 Nov-05 0.00004596 Dollar (Zimb.)
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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