APPENDIX 2-7  Consumer Price Indices
Source: United Nations Database.       (2000=100)
Country or Region General Index of Which: Food
2005 2007 2008 2005 2007 2008
             
  China 106.9 113.7 120.4 116.3 133.8 152.8
  Bangladesh① 126.7 147.6 160.7 127.8 151.9 168.7
  India② 121.5 136.0 147.5 115.0 137.0 152.3
  Indonesia 156.0 187.8 206.8 140.3 180.4
  Iran 192.9 246.1 309.1 186.3
  Israel 108.5 111.4 116.5 109.9 119.5 133.2
  Japan 97.8 98.1 99.5 98.4 99.2 101.7
  Kazakhstan 139.0 178.8 189.1 151.8 211.2 226.8
  Korea, Rep. 100.0 104.8 109.7 100.0 103.0 108.2
  Malaysia 109.1 115.3 121.6 108.8 115.9 126.2
  Mongolia(Ulan Bator) 137.6 157.7 139.7
  Myanmar 297.1 492.2 303.2 493.9
  Pakistan 129.5 150.3 180.8 132.1 158.8 202.6
  Philippines 129.8 141.8 155.0 123.8 134.9 152.3
  Singapore 103.2 106.4 113.4 104.6 109.3 117.8
  Sri Lanka (Colombo) 159.7 163.1 199.9 163.0 163.4 213.3
  Thailand (Bangkok) 111.8 119.7 126.2 114.8 124.9 139.4
  Egypt 133.7 157.6 186.4 105.0 130.6 162.0
  Nigeria 207.4 236.6 263.9 216.3 232.6 270.0
  South Africa 128.0 143.5 160.0 137.9 163.1 190.0
  Canada 112.2 116.9 119.7 114.1 119.9 124.1
  Mexico 127.2 137.0 144.0 129.4 142.6 154.1
  United States⑤ 113.4 120.4 125.0 113.6 120.9 127.6
  Argentina (Buenos Aires) 161.7 195.2 212.0 183.3 228.5 243.9
  Brazil 151.4 163.5 172.8 151.0 161.2
  Venezuela (Caracas) 255.0 344.0 452.1 332.4 506.3 738.0
  Belorussia 384.3 445.9 512.0 358.2 417.4 491.1
  Bulgaria 129.6 150.7 169.3 117.0 140.0 163.4
  Czech Republic 111.7 117.9 125.4 110.3 116.4 126.4
  France 109.9 113.4 116.6 111.0 114.3 119.9
  Germany 108.3 112.5 115.4 105.3 110.5 118.3
  Italy 112.3 116.9 120.7 113.6 119.0 125.4
  Netherlands 113.1 116.2 119.1 106.5 109.4 115.6
  Poland 114.6 118.6 123.6 110.6 115.9 122.5
  Romania 231.7 258.8 279.1 213.8 230.6 251.9
  Russian Fed. 199.7 238.8 189.7 226.4
  Spain 113.6 121.0 125.9 116.7 126.0 133.5
  Turkey 380.5 453.6 501.0 112.1 138.2 155.9
  Ukraine 146.9 180.8 226.4 160.9 182.4 247.0
  United Kingdom 112.7 121.3 126.1 107.3 114.6 125.2
  Australia 116.1 123.0 128.3 120.0 132.3 138.5
  New Zealand 113.0 119.6 124.0 112.2 119.6 129.2
             
Notes: Government officials.Industrial workers.Including tobacco.Including alcoholic beverages and tobacco.All urban consumers.
             The base year is 1990.Excluding tobacco.Excluding alcoholic beverages and tobacco.Including alcoholic beverages.
             The base year is 2003.The base year is 2007.The base year is 2005.The base year is 2001.