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 |
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|
|
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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