2-19  Consumer Price Indices
Sources: ILO Database.  (2000=100)
Country or Area 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
             
   China 101.1 105.0 106.9 108.5 113.7 120.4
   Hong Kong, China 93.0 92.6 93.6 95.5 97.4 101.6
   Macao, China 93.9 94.9 99.0 104.1 109.9 119.4
   Bangladesh① 111.5 118.4 126.7 135.3 147.6 160.7
   Brunei Darussalam 98.6 99.5 100.5 100.7 101.0 103.8
   Cambodia 103.9 107.9 114.1 119.5 126.5 151.4
   India② 112.5 116.6 121.5 127.7 136.1 147.5
   Indonesia 133.0 141.3 156.0 176.5 187.8 207.2
   Iran 148.2 170.1 192.9 216.0 246.1 309.1
   Israel 107.7 107.2 108.6 111.0 111.5 116.6
   Japan 98.1 98.1 97.8 98.1 98.1 99.5
   Kazakhstan 122.1 130.5 140.3 152.4 168.8 197.5
   Korea, Rep. 110.7 114.7 117.8 120.4 123.5 129.2
   Laos 137.7 152.1 163.0 174.1 182.0  
   Malaysia 104.4 105.9 109.1 113.0 115.3 121.5
   Mongolia 112.8 122.1 137.6   157.7  
   Myanmar 259.8 271.6 297.1 356.5 481.3 610.3
   Pakistan 110.5 118.7 129.5 139.7 150.3 180.8
   Philippines 113.9 120.6 129.8 137.9 141.8  
   Singapore 101.1 102.8 103.2 104.2 106.4 113.4
   Sri Lanka 133.0 143.0 159.7 181.5 163.1 199.9
   Thailand 104.1 107.0 111.8 117.0 119.6 126.1
   Viet Nam 107.0 115.0 125.5 133.4 143.8 177.0
   Egypt 109.5 127.4 133.7 143.9 157.6 186.4
   Nigeria 153.1 176.0 207.4 224.5 236.6 264.0
   South Africa 122.1 123.8 128.0 134.0 143.5 160.0
   Canada 107.8 109.8 112.2 114.5 116.9 119.6
   Mexico 116.8 122.3 127.2 131.8 137.0 144.0
   United States 106.9 109.7 113.4 117.1 120.4 125.0
   Argentina 141.3 147.5 161.7 179.4 195.2 211.9
   Brazil 132.9 141.7 151.4 157.8 163.5 172.8
   Venezuela 180.6 219.9 255.0 289.8 343.9 452.1
   Czech Rep. 106.6 109.7 111.7 114.6 117.9 125.4
   France 105.8 108.0 109.9 111.8 113.4 116.6
   Germany 104.5 106.2 108.3 110.1 112.5 115.5
   Italy 108.2 110.5 112.4 114.7 116.9 120.7
   Netherlands 109.9 111.2 113.1 114.4 116.2 119.1
   Poland 108.4 112.2 114.6 115.8 118.6 123.6
   Russian Fed. 159.9 177.3 199.7 219.1 238.8 272.5
   Spain 106.7 109.9 113.6 117.6 120.9 125.8
   Turkey 280.4 310.1 329.5 361.1 392.7 433.7
   Ukraine 118.7 129.4 146.9 160.2 180.8 226.4
   United Kingdom 106.5 109.6 112.7 116.3 121.3 126.1
   Australia 110.5 113.1 116.1 120.3 123.1 128.4
   New Zealand 107.3 109.7 113.0 116.8 119.6 124.4
             
             
Notes: Governmental officials.Industrial workers.The base year is 2002.Urban consumers.
Excluding tobacco.The base year is 2001.