Retail Price Indexes

RETAIL PRICE INDEXES RELATING TO LIVING EXPENDITURES OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS GENERAL NOTE

INDICES DES PRIX DE DETAIL RELATIFS AUX DEPENSES DE LA VIE COURANTE DES FONCTIONNAIRES DE L'ONU REMARQUE GENERALE

BASE:
NEW YORK CITY = 100, INDEX DATE = MARCH 1999
COUNTRY OR AREA
PAYS OU ZONE
EXCHANGE RATE
PER US $*
COURS DU $
E-U
TOTAL EXCLUDING
HOUSING**
NON COMPRIS
L'HABITATION
AFGHANISTAN, KABUL28700 AFS 57  89
ALBANIA, TIRANA142.80 LEKS 83  91
ALGERIA, ALGIERS62.48 D 80  93
ANGOLA, LUANDA675710 KZR 87 101
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, ST.JOHN'S2.70 EC$108 134
ARGENTINA, BUENOS AIRES0.998 $ 98  99
ARMENIA, YEREVAN542.00 DRAM 78  89
AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY1.598 A$ 74  85
AUSTRIA, VIENNA12.4806 S 89 104
AZERBAIJAN, BAKU3853.00 M 84  92
BAHAMAS, NASSAU1.00 BAH$ 98 100
BAHRAIN, MANAMA0.376 BD 86  88
BANGLADESH, DHAKA48.36 TK 75  86
BARBADOS, BRIDGETOWN2.00 BAR$ 91 104
BELARUS, MINSK228000 BR 60  66
BELGIUM, BRUSSELS36.5883 BF 82  97
BELIZE, BELMOPAN1.98 BZE$ 81  94
BENIN, COTONOU594.953 CFAF 77  89
BHUTAN, THIMPHU42.16 NU 73  86
BOLIVIA, LA PAZ5.68 $B 77  87
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, SARAJEVO1.77394 BHD 82  95
BOTSWANA, GABORONE4.651 P 69  82
BRAZIL, BRASILIA2.000 CR$ 78  83
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, ROADTOWN1.00 $104 132
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, DARUSSALAM1.724 BRU$ 60*** 79
BULGARIA, SOFIA1760.00 LEVA 79  91
BURKINA FASO, OUAGADOUGOU594.953 CFAF 78  94
BURUNDI, BUJUMBURA521.587 BUFR 81  96
CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH3780 KHR 79  92
CAMEROON, YAOUNDE594.953 CFAF 81  94
CANADA, MONTREAL1.50 CAN$ 74  88
CAPE VERDE, PRAIA98.436 ESC 77  91
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP., BANGUI594.953 CFAF 84 103
CHAD, N'DJAMENA594.953 CFAF 98 115
CHILE, SANTIAGO490 CH$ 80  89
CHINA, BEIJING8.266 YRMB 95***100
CHINA, HONG KONG SAR 7.746 HK$140**** 98
COLOMBIA, BOGOTA1550.00 $ 77  85
COMOROS, MORONI446.215 CF 93 104
CONGO, BRAZZAVILLE594.953 CFAF 90***106
CONGO, DEM. REP., KINSHASA302000 Z 91  98
COOK ISLANDS, AVARUA1.899 NZ$ 76  93
COSTA RICA, SAN JOSE275.10 C 76  85
COTE D'IVOIRE, ABIDJAN594.953 CFAF 82  95
CROATIA, ZAGREB6.50 K 85  94
CUBA, HAVANA1.000 $ 82*** 94
CYPRUS, NICOSIA0.523 L 77  89
CZECH REPUBLIC, PRAGUE34.380 KOS 82  90
DENMARK, COPENHAGEN6.739 DKR 88 104
DJIBOUTI, DJIBOUTI177 DFR 93 102
DOMINICA, ROSEAU2.70 EC$102 119
DOMINICAN REP., SANTO DOMINGO15.70 RD$ 89  96
ECUADOR, QUITO11350.00 S 61  70
EGYPT, CAIRO3.397 L.E. 90  92
EL SALVADOR, SAN SALVADOR8.72 C 77  86
EQUATORIAL GUINEA, MALABO594.953 CFAF 82*** 96
ERITREA, ASMARA7.55 ERN 75  87
ESTONIA, TALLINN14.192 EEK 78  83
ETHIOPIA, ADDIS ABABA7.601 BR 75  87
FIJI, SUVA1.94 $F 70  82
FINLAND, HELSINKI5.39278 MK 79  89
FRANCE, PARIS5.94953 FF 92 107
GABON, LIBREVILLE594.953 CFAF 83  94
GAMBIA, BANJUL10.88 D 76  90
GEORGIA, TBILISI2.30 LARI 78  81
GERMANY, BONN1.77394 DM 88**** 96
GHANA, ACCRA2352.09 C 84  93
GREECE, ATHENS292.32 DR 74  89
GRENADA, ST. GEORGE'S2.70 EC$100 132
GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA CITY6.90 Q. 77  85
GUINEA BISSAU, BISSAU594.953 PG 90 109
GUINEA, CONAKRY1232.57 FG 85  89
GUYANA, GEORGETOWN174.00 G$ 75  86
HAITI, PORT-AU-PRINCE16.70 G. 82  88
HONDURAS, TEGUCIGALPA13.909 L. 75  87
HUNGARY, BUDAPEST229.56 FT 82  84
INDIA, NEW DELHI42.16 RS 82  84
INDONESIA, JAKARTA8800 RP 86  90
IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. OF, TEHERAN6192 RLS 82  86
IRAQ, BAGHDAD1600 I.D. 79  90
ITALY, ROME1756.20 LIT 79  95
JAMAICA, KINGSTON37.526 J$ 91 101
JAPAN, TOKYO120.00 Y122 114
JORDAN, AMMAN0.708 JD 77  87
KAZAKSTAN, ALMATY84.00 T 83  92
KENYA, NAIROBI62.00 SH 81  92
KIRIBATI, TARAWA1.598 A$ 91***103
KOREA, DEM. PEOPLE'S REP., PYONGYANG2.12 W 88*** 99
KOREA, REP. OF, SEOUL1190.00 W107  91
KUWAIT, KUWAIT0.304 D 90  92
KYRGYZSTAN, FRUNZE30.58 SOM 72  80
LAO PEOPLE'S DEM. REP., VIENTIANE4425 NK 77  91
LATVIA, RIGA0.570 LAT 83  87
LEBANON, BEIRUT1502 L.L. 97 105
LESOTHO, MASERU6.197 M 70*** 85
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, TRIPOLI0.451 D116 101
LITHUANIA, VILNIUS4.00 LTL 82  93
MACAU, MACAU8.02 PAT 80  91
MACEDONIA, FYR of, SKOPJE52.41 MD 75  85
MADAGASCAR, ANTANANARIVO5726.81 FMG 74  85
MALAWI, LILONGWE43.6765 K 86***101
MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR3.767 M$ 74  83
MALDIVES, MALE11.72 RF 88  94
MALI, BAMAKO 594.953 CFAF 79  92
MALTA, VALETTA0.390 L 74  86
MARSHALL ISLANDS1.00 US$ 91 108
MAURITANIA, NOUAKCHOTT203.32 UM 78  94
MAURITIUS, PORT LOUIS24.723 RS 71  85
MEXICO, MEXICO CITY9.80 N$ 75  86
MICRONESIA, KOLONIA1.00 US$104 119
MOLDOVA, REP. OF, KISHINEV8.686 MDL 71  77
MONGOLIA, ULAN BATOR981.50 T 78  87
MONTSERRAT, PLYMOUTH2.70 EC$ 84 114
MOROCCO, RABAT9.643 DH 78  85
MOZAMBIQUE, MAPUTO12015 MT 80  94
MYANMAR, YANGOON323.00 K 79  85
NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK6.197 N$ 67  81
NEPAL, KATHMANDU67.35 RS 71  85
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, CURACAO1.79 FLS114 145
NETHERLANDS, THE HAGUE1.99876 FLS 83  94
NEW CALEDONIA, NOUMEA108.173 CFPF109 141
NEW ZEALAND, AUCKLAND1.899 $ 70  86
NICARAGUA, MANAGUA11.433 C$ 78  90
NIGER, NIAMEY594.953 CFAF 78  93
NIGERIA, LAGOS86.00 N 90  95
OMAN, MUSCAT0.384 RO 78  90
PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD49.705 RS 73  88
PANAMA, PANAMA CITY1.00 B 77  83
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PORT MORESBY2.16 K 80  89
PARAGUAY, ASUNCION2835 G 75  84
PERU, LIMA3.40 S/ 85  87
PHILIPPINES, MANILA38.90 P 83  88
POLAND, WARSAW37000 ZL 82  98
PORTUGAL, LISBON181.837 ESC 79  86
QATAR, DOHA3.64 QR 74*** 89
ROMANIA, BUCHAREST12423.00 LEI 79*** 83
RUSSIAN FEDERATION, MOSCOW23.02 R100  90
RWANDA, KIGALI327.71 RWFR 82  92
SAINT KITTS-NEVIS, BASSETERRE2.70 EC$ 74 100
SAINT LUCIA, CASTRIES2.70 EC$ 87 120
SAINT VINCENT-GRENADINES, KINGSTOWN2.70 EC$103 133
SAMOA, APIA2.938 WS$ 75  89
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, SAO TOME6820.40 DB 87 100
SENEGAL, DAKAR 594.953 CFAF 80  92
SEYCHELLES, VICTORIA5.227 S.R. 89 101
SIERRA LEONE, FREETOWN1600.00 LE 77  93
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE1.724 S$ 83  92
SLOVAKIA, BRATISLAVA39.928 SK 74  82
SLOVENIA, LJUBLJANA167.75 SIT 80  92
SOLOMON ISLANDS, HONIARA4.84 SI$ 82  94
SOUTH AFRICA, PRETORIA6.197 R 72  83
SPAIN, MADRID150.912 PTS 83  91
SRI LANKA, COLOMBO68.40 RS 73  87
SUDAN, KHARTOUM2393.00 L 85  98
SURINAME, PARAMARIBO748.00 FLS 72  77
SWAZILAND, MBABANE6.197 E 65  81
SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM8.10 SKR 82  95
SWITZERLAND, GENEVA1.44 SWF 98 114
SYRIAN ARAB REP., DAMASCUS46.00 LS 88  88
THAILAND, BANGKOK37.365 BAHT 76  86
TOGO, LOME594.953 CFAF 86  91
TONGA, NUKU'ALOFA1.50 P 78  88
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, PORT-OF-SPAIN6.21 TT$ 78  90
TUNISIA, TUNIS1.133 D 81  86
TURKEY, ANKARA349000 L.T. 81  89
TURKMENISTAN, ASHGABAT5200.00 M 78  90
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, GRAND TURKS1.00 US$105 131
TUVALU, FUNAFUTI1.598 A$ 61*** 84
UGANDA, KAMPALA1360 SH 84  93
UKRAINE, KIEV3.70 HRYVNA 83  95
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ABU DHABI3.658 DH 86  86
UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON0.625 L 98 106
UNITED REP. OF TANZANIA, DAR ES SALAAM681.77 SH 85  95
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON, D.C1.00 $ 80  95
URUGUAY, MONTEVIDEO10.82 N$ 98  95
UZBEKISTAN, TASHKENT112.62 SOM 82  94
VANUATU, PORT VILA126.51 VT 81  96
VENEZUELA, CARACAS577.25 BS 94  92
VIETNAM, HANOI13833 D 80*** 88
YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF, SANAA146.15 YR 75  85
YUGOSLAVIA, BELGRADE10.685 D 80  93
ZAMBIA, LUSAKA2100.00 K 80  86
ZIMBABWE, HARARE37.564 ZIM$ 57  75

GENERAL NOTE: THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION REGULARLY COMPILES INDEX NUMBERS WHICH APPROXIMATELY MEASURE THE RELATIVE COST- OF-LIVING OF INTERNATIONAL OFFICIALS WHO ARE WORKING IN VARIOUS CITIES. THESE ARE PUBLISHED IN THE MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER ISSUES OF THE BULLETIN.
      A DESCRIPTION OF THE METHODS USED TO COMPUTE THE INDEXES MAY BE FOUND IN THE 1977 SUPPLEMENT TO THE STATISTICAL YEARBOOK AND THE MONTHLY BULLETIN OF STATISTICS.
      IT SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED THAT SINCE THE INDEXES RELATE TO UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS WHOSE CONSUMPTION PATTERNS DIFFER FROM THOSE OF THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION, THE INDEXES CANNOT BE CONSIDERED AS REFLECTING THE GENERAL RELATIONSHIP OF THE PRICE LEVELS IN THE CITIES SHOWN.

REMARQUE GENERALE: LA COMMISSION DE LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE INTERNATIONALE ELABORE REGULIEREMENT DES INDICES QUI PERMETTENT DE COMPARER LE COUT DE LA VIE POUR LES FONCTIONNAIRES INTERNATIONAUX DANS DIVERSES VILLES OU ILS TRAVAILLENT. CES INDICES SONT PUBLIES DANS LES NUMEROS DE MARS, JUIN, SEPTEMBRE, ET DECEMBRE DU BULLETIN.
      LES METHODES UTILISEES POUR CALCULER LES INDICES SONT DECRITES DANS LE SUPPLEMENT A L'ANNUAIRE STATISTIQUE ET AU BULLETIN MENSUEL DE STATISTIQUE, 1977.
      IL Y A LIEU DE SOULIGNER QUE, COMME LES INDICES SE RAPPORTENT AUX FONCTIONNAIRES DE L'ONU DONT LES DEPENSES DIFFERENT DE CELLES DE LA POPULATION LOCALE, ILS NE PEUVENT ETRE CONSIDERES COMME REPRESENTATIFS DU RAPPORT GENERAL DES PRIX DANS LES VILLES ETUDIEES.

* RATES ARE THOSE RELEVANT TO CALCULATION OF COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES FOR INTERNATIONAL OFFICIALS.

LES TAUX SONT CEUX EMPLOYES POUR CALCULER LES INDICES DU COUT DE LA VIE DES FONCTIONNAIRES INTERNATIONAUX.
** HOUSING CONSISTS OF RENT, UTILITIES AND DOMESTIC SERVICE.

L'HABITATION SE COMPOSE DU LOYER, DE L'ELECTRICITE, DU GAZ ET DE L'EAU ET DES SERVICES DOMESTIQUES.
*** THE "TOTAL" INDEX WAS CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF THE COST OF GOVERNMENT OR SUBSIDIZED HOUSING WHICH IS NORMALLY LOWER THAN PREVAILING RENTALS.

L'INDICE "TOTAL" A ETE CALCULE SUR LA BASE DU COUT DE L'HABITATION FOURNIE PAR LE GOUVERNEMENT OU SUBVENTIONNEE NORMALEMENT MOINS ELEVE DES LOYERS COURANTS.
**** SEE EXPLANATORY NOTES ON DATA PERTAINING TO GERMANY AND HONG KONG SAR ON PAGE X.

VOIR LES NOTES EXPLICATIVES SUR LES DONNEES CONCERNANT L'ALLEMAGNE ET HONG-KONG RAS A LA PAGE X.