Posted on 01 January 1998 by admin
1998-ECONOMIST (4/11/98) |
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04/06/98 |
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Big Mac |
Actual $ |
Implied PPP |
Country |
In local currency |
In dollars |
Exchange Rate |
of the dollar |
Country_98 |
BMLocal_98 |
BMDollar_98 |
Xrate_98 |
PPP_98 |
Argentina |
2.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
0.98 |
Australia |
2.65 |
1.75 |
1.51 |
1.04 |
Austria |
34 |
2.62 |
12.96 |
13.28 |
Belgium |
109 |
2.87 |
38 |
42.58 |
Brazil |
3.1 |
2.72 |
1.14 |
1.21 |
Britain |
1.84 |
3.05 |
0.602409639 |
0.71942446 |
Canada |
2.79 |
1.97 |
1.42 |
1.09 |
Chile |
1250 |
2.75 |
455 |
488 |
China |
9.9 |
1.2 |
8.28 |
3.87 |
Czech. Rep. |
54 |
1.57 |
34.4 |
21.1 |
Denmark |
23.8 |
3.39 |
7.02 |
9.28 |
France |
17.5 |
2.84 |
6.17 |
6.84 |
Germany/W. Germany |
4.95 |
2.69 |
1.84 |
1.93 |
Greece |
575.28 |
2.04 |
282 |
222.9767442 |
Holland |
5.45 |
2.63 |
2.07 |
2.13 |
Hong Kong |
10.2 |
1.32 |
7.75 |
3.98 |
Hungary |
259 |
1.22 |
213 |
101 |
Indonesia |
9900 |
1.16 |
8500 |
3867 |
Ireland |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Israel |
12.5 |
3.38 |
3.7 |
4.88 |
Italy |
4500 |
2.47 |
1818 |
1758 |
Japan |
280 |
2.08 |
135 |
109 |
Malaysia |
4.3 |
1.16 |
3.72 |
1.68 |
Mexico |
17.9 |
2.1 |
8.54 |
6.99 |
New Zealand |
3.45 |
1.9 |
1.82 |
1.35 |
Peru |
6.89864 |
2.54 |
2.716 |
2.673891473 |
Philippines |
43.146 |
1.08 |
39.95 |
16.72325581 |
Poland |
5.3 |
1.53 |
3.46 |
2.07 |
Portugal |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Russia/Soviet Union |
12000 |
2 |
5999 |
4688 |
Singapore |
3 |
1.85 |
1.62 |
1.17 |
South Africa |
8 |
1.59 |
5.04 |
3.13 |
S. Korea |
2600 |
1.76 |
1474 |
1016 |
Spain |
375 |
2.4 |
156 |
146 |
Sweden |
24 |
3 |
8 |
9.38 |
Switzerland |
5.9 |
3.87 |
1.52 |
2.3 |
Taiwan |
68 |
2.06 |
33 |
26.6 |
Thailand |
52 |
1.3 |
40 |
20.3 |
Turkey |
. |
. |
. |
. |
United States |
2.56 |
2.56 |
. |
. |
Venezuela |
1704.3312 |
3.38 |
504.24 |
660.5934884 |
Yugoslavia |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Euro area |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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Colombia |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Saudi Arabia |
8.9876016 |
2.4 |
3.744834 |
3.483566512 |