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 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 56  88
ALBANIA, TIRANA139.8 LEKS 83  90
ALGERIA, ALGIERS65.98 D 78  92
ANGOLA, LUANDA1800000 KZR 84  96
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, ST.JOHN'S2.70 EC$108 135
ARGENTINA, BUENOS AIRES0.998 $ 97  99
ARMENIA, YEREVAN545.00 DRAM 77  89
AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY1.536 A$ 75  86
AUSTRIA, VIENNA13.1411 S 85 101
AZERBAIJAN, BAKU3881.00 M 83  91
BAHAMAS, NASSAU1.00 BAH$ 97 100
BAHRAIN, MANAMA0.376 BD 85  87
BANGLADESH, DHAKA48.36 TK 74  86
BARBADOS, BRIDGETOWN2.00 BAR$ 92 103
BELARUS, MINSK248000 BR 59  65
BELGIUM, BRUSSELS38.5246 BF 80  94
BELIZE, BELMOPAN1.98 BZE$ 80  93
BENIN, COTONOU626.439 CFAF 74  87
BHUTAN, THIMPHU42.48 NU 73  86
BOLIVIA, LA PAZ5.76 $B 76  86
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, SARAJEVO1.86782 BHD 80  93
BOTSWANA, GABORONE4.673 P 68  82
BRAZIL, BRASILIA1.700 CR$ 83  87
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, ROADTOWN1.00 $104 133
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, DARUSSALAM1.73 BRU$ 60*** 79
BULGARIA, SOFIA1830.00 LEVA 78  90
BURKINA FASO, OUAGADOUGOU626.439 CFAF 76  93
BURUNDI, BUJUMBURA535.437 BUFR 80  95
CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH3800 KHR 78  91
CAMEROON, YAOUNDE626.439 CFAF 78  92
CANADA, MONTREAL1.47 CAN$ 75  89
CAPE VERDE, PRAIA102.68 ESC 74  90
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP., BANGUI626.439 CFAF 82 101
CHAD, N'DJAMENA626.439 CFAF 95 113
CHILE, SANTIAGO480 CH$ 80  89
CHINA, BEIJING8.2669 YRMB 94*** 99
HONG KONG SAR 7.75 HK$140**** 96
COLOMBIA, BOGOTA1660.00 $ 74  83
COMOROS, MORONI469.829 CF 90 102
CONGO, BRAZZAVILLE626.439 CFAF 88***104
CONGO, DEM. REP., KINSHASA450000 Z 95 108
COOK ISLANDS, AVARUA1.87 NZ$ 76  93
COSTA RICA, SAN JOSE282.90 C 75  85
COTE D'IVOIRE, ABIDJAN626.439 CFAF 79  93
CROATIA, ZAGREB7.04 K 81  91
CUBA, HAVANA1.000 $ 81*** 93
CYPRUS, NICOSIA0.535 L 75  89
CZECH REPUBLIC, PRAGUE35.700 KOS 80  88
DENMARK, COPENHAGEN7.1 DKR 85 102
DJIBOUTI, DJIBOUTI176 DFR 95 100
DOMINICA, ROSEAU2.70 EC$103 119
DOMINICAN REP., SANTO DOMINGO15.70 RD$ 88  96
ECUADOR, QUITO10517.00 S 65  75
EGYPT, CAIRO3.397 L.E. 89  91
EL SALVADOR, SAN SALVADOR8.72 C 77  86
EQUATORIAL GUINEA, MALABO626.439 CFAF 81*** 95
ERITREA, ASMARA8.00 ERN 73  89
ESTONIA, TALLINN14.943 EEK 76  81
ETHIOPIA, ADDIS ABABA7.906 BR 74  87
FIJI, SUVA1.93 $F 70  83
FINLAND, HELSINKI5.67817 MK 76  87
FRANCE, PARIS6.26439 FF 86 100
GABON, LIBREVILLE626.439 CFAF 80  92
GAMBIA, BANJUL11.10 D 75  89
GEORGIA, TBILISI1.92 LARI 80  84
GERMANY, BONN1.86782 DM 85**** 94
GHANA, ACCRA2439.82 C 83  92
GREECE, ATHENS311 DR 71  87
GRENADA, ST. GEORGE'S2.70 EC$100 133
GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA CITY6.90 Q. 76  84
GUINEA BISSAU, BISSAU626.439 PG 90 109
GUINEA, CONAKRY1294.09 FG 82  88
GUYANA, GEORGETOWN175.00 G$ 74  86
HAITI, PORT-AU-PRINCE16.65 G. 82  88
HONDURAS, TEGUCIGALPA14.031 L. 74  87
HUNGARY, BUDAPEST239.00 FT 83  84
INDIA, NEW DELHI42.48 RS 84  84
INDONESIA, JAKARTA7800 RP 90  93
IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. OF, TEHERAN7700 RLS 78  82
IRAQ, BAGHDAD1800 I.D. 77  88
ITALY, ROME1849.14 LIT 76  93
JAMAICA, KINGSTON37.95 J$ 91 102
JAPAN, TOKYO122.00 Y119 113
JORDAN, AMMAN0.708 JD 75  88
KAZAKSTAN, ALMATY119.00 T 78  86
KENYA, NAIROBI68.00 SH 79  88
KIRIBATI, TARAWA1.536 A$ 92***105
KOREA, DEM. PEOPLE'S REP., PYONGYANG2.12 W 86*** 98
KOREA, REP. OF, SEOUL1172.00 W107  92
KUWAIT, KUWAIT0.305 D 89  90
KYRGYZSTAN, FRUNZE40.70 SOM 69  77
LAO PEOPLE'S DEM. REP., VIENTIANE8240 NK 70  82
LATVIA, RIGA0.590 LAT 81  86
LEBANON, BEIRUT1502 L.L. 95 107
LESOTHO, MASERU6.26 M 69*** 85
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, TRIPOLI0.471 D112 100
LITHUANIA, VILNIUS4.00 LTL 82  93
MACAU, MACAU8.02 PAT 78  90
MACEDONIA, FYR of, SKOPJE57.38 MD 72  83
MADAGASCAR, ANTANANARIVO7510.00 FMG 67  79
MALAWI, LILONGWE43.3000 K 91***108
MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR3.767 M$ 73  86
MALDIVES, MALE11.72 RF 87  94
MALI, BAMAKO 626.439 CFAF 77  90
MALTA, VALETTA0.390 L 73  85
MARSHALL ISLANDS1.00 US$ 91 108
MAURITANIA, NOUAKCHOTT204.55 UM 81  96
MAURITIUS, PORT LOUIS24.851 RS 71  85
MEXICO, MEXICO CITY9.25 N$ 77  89
MICRONESIA, KOLONIA1.00 US$104 120
MOLDOVA, REP. OF, KISHINEV12.65 MDL 66  70
MONGOLIA, ULAN BATOR995.00 T 77  88
MONTSERRAT, PLYMOUTH2.70 EC$ 83 114
MOROCCO, RABAT9.802 DH 78  85
MOZAMBIQUE, MAPUTO12140 MT 79  93
MYANMAR, YANGOON335.00 K 79  86
NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK6.26 N$ 66  81
NEPAL, KATHMANDU67.70 RS 70  84
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, CURACAO1.79 FLS114 146
NETHERLANDS, THE HAGUE2.10454 FLS 79  92
NEW CALEDONIA, NOUMEA113.898 CFPF106 137
NEW ZEALAND, AUCKLAND1.87 $ 70  86
NICARAGUA, MANAGUA11.764 C$ 77  89
NIGER, NIAMEY626.439 CFAF 76  91
NIGERIA, LAGOS101.00 N 82  90
OMAN, MUSCAT0.384 RO 77  90
PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD50.293 RS 73  88
PANAMA, PANAMA CITY1.00 B 76  82
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PORT MORESBY2.46 K 75  85
PARAGUAY, ASUNCION2915 G 74  83
PERU, LIMA3.32 S/ 88  86
PHILIPPINES, MANILA37.75 P 84  88
POLAND, WARSAW38300 ZL 81  98
PORTUGAL, LISBON191.460 ESC 72  88
QATAR, DOHA3.64 QR 74*** 88
ROMANIA, BUCHAREST15463.00 LEI 76*** 81
RUSSIAN FEDERATION, MOSCOW24.18 R 99  90
RWANDA, KIGALI329.00 RWFR 81  92
SAINT KITTS-NEVIS, BASSETERRE2.70 EC$ 74 100
SAINT LUCIA, CASTRIES2.70 EC$ 87 121
SAINT VINCENT-GRENADINES, KINGSTOWN2.70 EC$100 129
SAMOA, APIA2.938 WS$ 76  89
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, SAO TOME7085.69 DB 89  96
SENEGAL, DAKAR 626.439 CFAF 77  90
SEYCHELLES, VICTORIA5.199 S.R. 89 101
SIERRA LEONE, FREETOWN1600.00 LE 85  98
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE1.73 S$ 82  92
SLOVAKIA, BRATISLAVA44.203 SK 71  80
SLOVENIA, LJUBLJANA177.43 SIT 77  89
SOLOMON ISLANDS, HONIARA4.74 SI$ 80  95
SOUTH AFRICA, PRETORIA6.26 R 71  82
SPAIN, MADRID158.899 PTS 74  90
SRI LANKA, COLOMBO70.05 RS 72  87
SUDAN, KHARTOUM2530.00 L 83  97
SURINAME, PARAMARIBO790.00 FLS 79  90
SWAZILAND, MBABANE6.26 E 64  81
SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM8.60 SKR 79  93
SWITZERLAND, GENEVA1.52 SWF 94 111
SYRIAN ARAB REP., DAMASCUS46.00 LS 87  88
THAILAND, BANGKOK36.875 BAHT 75  86
TOGO, LOME626.439 CFAF 84  91
TONGA, NUKU'ALOFA1.50 P 77  87
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, PORT-OF-SPAIN6.2 TT$ 78  90
TUNISIA, TUNIS1.165 D 77  86
TURKEY, ANKARA398000 L.T. 80  89
TURKMENISTAN, ASHGABAT5200.00 M 77  90
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, GRAND TURKS1.00 US$105 132
TUVALU, FUNAFUTI1.536 A$ 61*** 85
UGANDA, KAMPALA1430 SH 83  92
UKRAINE, KIEV3.923 HRYVNA 82  94
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ABU DHABI3.658 DH 88  89
UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON0.630 L 97 106
UNITED REP. OF TANZANIA, DAR ES SALAAM695.464 SH 84  94
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON, D.C1.00 $ 80  95
URUGUAY, MONTEVIDEO11.08 N$ 96  94
UZBEKISTAN, TASHKENT117.42 SOM 83  96
VANUATU, PORT VILA126.71 VT 80  96
VENEZUELA, CARACAS595.75 BS 93  92
VIETNAM, HANOI13863 D 79*** 87
YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF, SANAA158.10 YR 73  86
YUGOSLAVIA, BELGRADE10.685 D 81  95
ZAMBIA, LUSAKA2370.00 K 78  85
ZIMBABWE, HARARE37.223 ZIM$ 75  90

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.