Pocket Book of Labour Statistics 2008

8  INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON

8.5 Index Numbers of Consumer Prices

General Indices (2000=100)

Country

2006

2007

1

2

3

 

 

 

Africa

 

 

Ghana

278.0

331.9+

Egypt

143.9

157.6+

Mauritius

139.5

154.9+

America

 

 

Argentina

179.4

195.2+

Canada

114.4

116.9+

United States &

117.1

120.408

Asia

 

 

India++

127.7+

136.0

Japan

98.1

98.1

Malaysia

113.0

115.3

Pakistan

139.7

150.3

Phillipines

137.9

141.8

Sri Lanka

181.5

213.3

Europe

 

 

Slovakia $

138.7

142.5

France

111.8

113.4

Germany

110.1

112.5

Italy #

114.7

116.9

Poland %

115.8

118.6

Switzerland &&

105.4+

106.1

United Kingdom

116.3

121.3

Oceania

 

 

Australia

120.2

123.1

New Zealand

116.8+

119.6

                                                    Source : ILO website  (www.ilo.org)

+ = Series linked to former series.

& = All urban consumers

++ = Industrial workers

# = Excluding tobacco

$ = As from 1991 index base 2000=100; prior to 1991; index base 1990=100

% As from 1998 index base 2000=100; prior to 1998: index base 1990=100

&& = As from 1990 index base 2000=100; prior to 1990: index base 1990 = 100