Pocket Book of Labour  Statistics 2007

8  INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON

Table 8.5

Index Numbers of Consumer Prices

General Indices (2000=100)

Country

2005

2006

1

2

3

 

 

 

Africa

 

 

Ghana

250.7

278.0

Egypt

133.7

143.9

Mauritius

128.1

139.5

America

 

 

Argentina

161.7

179.4

Canada

112.2

114.4

United States &

113.4

117.1

Asia

 

 

India++

121.5

127.7+

Japan

97.8

98.1

Malaysia

109.1+

113.0

Pakistan

129.5

139.7

Phillipines

129.8

137.9

Sri Lanka

159.7

181.5

Europe

 

 

Slovakia $

132.8

138.7

France

109.9

111.8

Germany

108.3

110.1

Italy #

112.4

114.7

Poland %

114.6

115.8

Switzerland &&

104.4

105.4+

United Kingdom

112.7

116.3

Oceania

 

 

Australia

116.1

120.2

New Zealand

113.0

116.8+

Source : ILO website  (www.ilo.org

 

& = 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