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 = JUNE 2001
COUNTRY OR AREA
PAYS OU ZONE
EXCHANGE RATE
PER US $*
COURS DU $
E-U
TOTAL EXCLUDING
HOUSING**
NON COMPRIS
L'HABITATION
AFGHANISTAN, KABUL28700 AFGHAN 48  80
ALBANIA, TIRANA143.95 LEK 74  84
ALGERIA, ALGIERS76.95 DINAR 69  81
ANGOLA, LUANDA19.340 KWANZ 80  97
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, ST.JOHN'S2.70 EC$105 138
ARGENTINA, BUENOS AIRES0.998 PESO 87  95
ARMENIA, YEREVAN556.00 DRAM 70  86
AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY1.947 A$ 66  80
AUSTRIA, VIENNA16.0583 S 76  89
AZERBAIJAN, BAKU4628.00 M 75  87
BAHAMAS, NASSAU1.00 BAH$ 99  97
BAHRAIN, MANAMA0.376 BD 78  86
BANGLADESH, DHAKA56.50 TAKA 63  79
BARBADOS, BRIDGETOWN2.00 BAR$ 83 103
BELARUS, MINSK1345 BRUBLE 67  82
BELGIUM, BRUSSELS47.0767 BFRA 64  83
BELIZE, BELMOPAN1.98 BZE$ 71  87
BENIN, COTONOU765.502 CFAF 63  79
BHUTAN, THIMPHU46.57 NGULTR 65  81
BOLIVIA, LA PAZ6.55 $B 67  81
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, SARAJEVO2.28245 BHD 65  78
BOTSWANA, GABORONE5.600 PULA 63  77
BRAZIL, BRASILIA2.300 REAL 68  78
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, ROADTOWN1.00 $102 138
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, DARUSSALAM1.81 BRU$ 56*** 78
BULGARIA, SOFIA2.25 LEVA 68  84
BURKINA FASO, OUAGADOUGOU765.502 CFAF 68  89
BURUNDI, BUJUMBURA882.830 BUFR 72  91
CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH3925 RIEL 71  88
CAMEROON, YAOUNDE765.502 CFAF 66  84
CANADA, MONTREAL1.54 CAN $ 77  88
CAPE VERDE, PRAIA126.860 ESCU 65  82
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP., BANGUI765.502 CFAF 74  93
CHAD, N'DJAMENA765.502 CFAF 81 101
CHILE, SANTIAGO600 CH$ 69  81
CHINA, BEIJING8.266 YRMB 89 100
CHINA, HONG KONG SAR 7.79 HK$114**** 91
CHINA, MACAO SAR7.96 PATACA 70**** 86
COLOMBIA, BOGOTA2304.00 $ 59  75
COMOROS, MORONI574.126 CF 76  95
CONGO, BRAZZAVILLE765.502 CFAF 77*** 98
CONGO, DEM. REP., KINSHASA337.00 FC 72  83
COOK ISLANDS, AVARUA2.395 NZ$ 62  78
COSTA RICA, SAN JOSE325.60 COLON 68  82
COTE D'IVOIRE, ABIDJAN765.502 CFAF 67  85
CROATIA, ZAGREB8.56 KUNA 74  90
CUBA, HAVANA1.000 $ 73*** 91
CYPRUS, NICOSIA0.670 L 63  80
CZECH REPUBLIC, PRAGUE39.84 KORUNA 73  83
DENMARK, COPENHAGEN8.70 KRONE 75  96
DJIBOUTI, DJIBOUTI177.00 DFR 81  98
DOMINICA, ROSEAU2.70 EC$104 137
DOMINICAN REP., SANTO DOMINGO16.75 RD$ 83  88
ECUADOR, QUITO1.00 US $ 69  85
EGYPT, CAIRO3.860 L.E. 73  84
EL SALVADOR, SAN SALVADOR8.75 C 75  83
EQUATORIAL GUINEA, MALABO765.502 CFAF 69*** 85
ERITREA, ASMARA10.20 NAKFA 65  83
ESTONIA, TALLINN18.260 KROON 68  78
ETHIOPIA, ADDIS ABABA8.437 BIRR 71  89
FIJI, SUVA2.22 $F 63  78
FINLAND, HELSINKI6.93867 MARK 67  85
FRANCE, PARIS7.65502 FF 76  89
GABON, LIBREVILLE765.502 CFAF 68  83
GAMBIA, BANJUL15.03 DALASI 65  81
GEORGIA, TBILISI2.150 LARI 74  81
GERMANY, BONN2.28245 DM 70**** 84
GHANA, ACCRA7200.00 CEDI 72  85
GREECE, ATHENS397.655 DRAC 58  77
GRENADA, ST. GEORGE'S2.70 EC$ 99 137
GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA CITY7.7600 QUETZ 68  82
GUINEA BISSAU, BISSAU765.502 CFAF 82 105
GUINEA, CONAKRY1890.000 FG 68  76
GUYANA, GEORGETOWN184.00 G$ 74  85
HAITI, PORT-AU-PRINCE22.00 GOURDE 77  87
HONDURAS, TEGUCIGALPA15.380 LEMPI 69  87
HUNGARY, BUDAPEST296.00 FORIN 74  80
INDIA, NEW DELHI46.57 RS 74  85
INDONESIA, JAKARTA11350 RUPIAH 73  80
IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. OF, TEHERAN7965 RLS 74  80
IRAQ, BAGHDAD1800 I.D. 69  86
ITALY, ROME2259.63 LIT 73  87
JAMAICA, KINGSTON45.600 J$ 84  90
JAPAN, TOKYO120.00 YEN109 109
JORDAN, AMMAN0.708 JD 68  83
KAZAKSTAN, ALMATY145.50 TENGE 70  82
KENYA, NAIROBI79.00 SH 69  84
KIRIBATI, TARAWA1.947 A$ 80*** 98
KOREA, DEM. PEOPLE'S REP., PYONGYANG2.150 W 80*** 97
KOREA, REP. OF, SEOUL1270.00 W 97  88
KUWAIT, KUWAIT0.307 D 81  85
KYRGYZSTAN, BISHKEK49.20 SOM 67  84
LAO PEOPLE'S DEM. REP., VIENTIANE8520 KIP 64  80
LATVIA, RIGA0.628 LAT 73  80
LEBANON, BEIRUT1501 L.L. 84  99
LESOTHO, MASERU7.97 LOTI 61*** 79
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, TRIPOLI0.558 D 92 116
LITHUANIA, VILNIUS4.00 LTL 69  81
MACEDONIA, FYR of, SKOPJE69.94 DENAR 65  79
MADAGASCAR, ANTANANARIVO6513.00 FMG 69  87
MALAWI, LILONGWE73.100 KWACH 74*** 92
MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR3.790 RINGGI 66  82
MALDIVES, MALE11.72 RUFIYA 79  90
MALI, BAMAKO 765.502 CFAF 65  82
MALTA, VALETTA0.443 L 67  79
MARSHALL ISLANDS1.00 US$ 86 109
MAURITANIA, NOUAKCHOTT253.46 OUGUI 69  87
MAURITIUS, PORT LOUIS28.310 RS 62  81
MEXICO, MEXICO CITY9.26 N$ 78  87
MICRONESIA, KOLONIA1.00 US$109 135
MOLDOVA, REP. OF, KISHINEV13.047 LEU 70  81
MONGOLIA, ULAN BATOR1091.00 TUGR 69  84
MONTSERRAT, PLYMOUTH2.70 EC$ 75 110
MOROCCO, RABAT11.604 DH 71  83
MOZAMBIQUE, MAPUTO19475 METICA 72  86
MYANMAR, YANGOON550.00 KYAT 65  76
NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK7.97 N$ 62  78
NEPAL, KATHMANDU74.40 RS 63  80
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, CURACAO1.79 FLS118 165
NETHERLANDS, THE HAGUE2.57173 FLS 68  86
NEW CALEDONIA, NOUMEA139.182 CFPF 92 125
NEW ZEALAND, AUCKLAND2.395 NZ$ 57  77
NICARAGUA, MANAGUA13.370 C$ 73  85
NIGER, NIAMEY765.502 CFAF 68  87
NIGERIA, LAGOS114.96 NAIRA 75  90
OMAN, MUSCAT0.384 RO 70  86
PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD60.980 RS 68  84
PANAMA, PANAMA CITY1.00 BALBOA 69  83
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PORT MORESBY3.16 KINA 71  85
PARAGUAY, ASUNCION3785 GUARANI 66  84
PERU, LIMA3.58 S/ 79  82
PHILIPPINES, MANILA50.45 P 67  79
POLAND, WARSAW3.89 ZLOTY 76  83
PORTUGAL, LISBON233.962 ESC 60  80
QATAR, DOHA3.64 QR 66*** 84
ROMANIA, BUCHAREST28568.00 LEU 77*** 79
RUSSIAN FEDERATION, MOSCOW29.10 R 88  89
RWANDA, KIGALI432.510 RWFR 74  91
SAINT KITTS-NEVIS, BASSETERRE2.70 EC$ 71 103
SAINT LUCIA, CASTRIES2.70 EC$ 85 123
SAINT VINCENT-GRENADINES, KINGSTOWN2.70 EC$ 88 122
SAMOA, APIA3.330 TALA 65  83
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, SAO TOME8933.095 DOB 81  87
SENEGAL, DAKAR 765.502 CFAF 66  81
SEYCHELLES, VICTORIA5.560 S.R. 82 100
SIERRA LEONE, FREETOWN1800.00 LEON 72  86
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE1.81 S$ 73  84
SLOVAK REPUBLIC, BRATISLAVA49.170 SK 64  77
SLOVENIA, LJUBLJANA254.00 TOLAR 63  79
SOLOMON ISLANDS, HONIARA5.21 SI$ 70  87
SOUTH AFRICA, PRETORIA7.97 RAND 59  75
SPAIN, MADRID194.172 PESE 62  82
SRI LANKA, COLOMBO89.59 RS 61  78
SUDAN, KHARTOUM256.65 L 81  95
SURINAME, PARAMARIBO2220.00 FLS 62  77
SWAZILAND, MBABANE7.97 E 57  76
SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM10.57 SKR 70  93
SWITZERLAND, GENEVA1.78 SWF 83  96
SYRIAN ARAB REP., DAMASCUS46.00 LS 75  80
THAILAND, BANGKOK45.415 BAHT 62  78
TOGO, LOME765.502 CFAF 65  82
TONGA, NUKU'ALOFA1.94 PA'ANGA 63  77
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, PORT-OF-SPAIN6.12 TT$ 74  91
TUNISIA, TUNIS1.406 D 65  79
TURKEY, ANKARA1090000 L.T. 65  79
TURKMENISTAN, ASHGABAT5200.00 MANA 76  94
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, GRAND TURKS1.00 US$104 138
TUVALU, FUNAFUTI1.947 A$ 52*** 75
UGANDA, KAMPALA1745 SH 73  83
UKRAINE, KIEV5.41 HRYVNA 76  91
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ABU DHABI3.658 DH 80  83
UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON0.710 L 88  96
UNITED REP. OF TANZANIA, DAR ES SALAAM888.00 SH 70  80
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON, D.C1.00 $ 85  96
URUGUAY, MONTEVIDEO13.00 N$ 86  87
UZBEKISTAN, TASHKENT690.00 SUM 71  89
VANUATU, PORT VILA144.34 VATU 71  90
VENEZUELA, CARACAS710.75 BOLIV 88  90
VIETNAM, HANOI14550 DONG 69*** 79
YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF, SANAA167.50 YR 68  86
YUGOSLAVIA, BELGRADE67.0000 D 63  76
ZAMBIA, LUSAKA3340.00 KWAC 74  87
ZIMBABWE, HARARE55.000 ZIM$ 75  94

GENERAL NOTE: THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION REGULARLY COMPILES INDEX NUMBERS WHICH MEASURE THE RELATIVE COST-OF-LIVING OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS WORKING IN VARIOUS CITIES. THESE INDEXES ARE PUBLISHED IN THE MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER ISSUES OF THE BULLETIN.
      THE INDEXES COMPARE THE US DOLLAR COSTS OF A REPRESENTATIVE BASKET OF GOODS AND SERVICES BETWEEN A DUTY STATION AND NEW YORK CITY, THE BASE OF THE UN COMMON SYSTEM. THESE INDEXES ARE UPDATED TO REFLECT PRICE CHANGES OVER TIME AT THE DUTY STATION AND NEW YORK, MOVEMENTS IN THE EXCHANGE RATE OF THE LOCAL CURRENCY VIS-A-VIS THE UNITED STATES DOLLAR AND TO ADJUST FOR EXPENDITURES MADE BY STAFF OUTSIDE THE DUTY STATION.
      IT SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED THAT SINCE THE INDEXES RELATE TO UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS WHOSE CONSUMPTION PATTERNS MAY DIFFER FROM THOSE OF THE LOCAL POPULATION, THE INDEXES CANNOT BE CONSIDERED AS REFLECTING THE GENERAL COST-OF-LIVING IN THE CITIES SHOWN.       DETAILED EXPLANATIONS OF THE METHODS USED TO COMPUTE THE INDEXES MAY BE FOUND ON THE ICSC HOMEPAGE AT: www.un.org/Depts/icsc/index.html

REMARQUE GENERALE: LA COMMISSION DE LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE INTERNATIONALE COMPILE REGULIEREMENT LES INDICES MESURANT LE COUT DE LA VIE RELATIF AUX FONCTIONNAIRES DES NATIONS UNIES EN POSTE DANS DIVERSES VILLES DU MONDE. CES INDICES SONT PUBLIES DANS LES NUMEROS DE MARS, JUIN, SEPTEMBRE ET DECEMBRE DU BULLETIN
      LES INDICES COMPARENT, EN DOLLARS US, LE COUT D'UN PANIER REPRESENTATIF DE BIENS ET SERVICES ENTRE UNE VILLE DONNEE ET NEW YORK, BASE DU SYSTEME COMMUN DE L'UNO. CES INDICES SONT MIS A JOUR POUR REFLETER LES CHANGEMENT DE PRIX TEMPORELS DANS LES VILLES-POSTES ET NEW YORK, LES MOUVEMENTS DU TAUX DE CHANGE DE LA MONNAIE LOCALE VIS-A-VIS DU DOLLAR US ET POUR AJUSTER LES DEPENSES FAITES PAR LE PERSONNEL EN DEHORS DE LA VILLE-POSTE.
      ON DOIT SOULIGNER QUE, PUISQUE LES INDICES SONT CALCULES POUR LES FONCTIONNAIRES DES NATIONS UNIES DONT LE SCHEMA DE CONSOMMATION PEUT DIFFERER DE CELUI DE LA POPULATION LOCALE CES INDICES NE PEUVENT PAS ETRE CONSIDERES COMME REFLETANT LE COUT-DE-LA-VIE GENERAL DANS LES VILLES CONSIDEREES.

* 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.