SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: FROM TO LOCALITIES FROM TO LOCALITIES 148 N/C N/C N/C 999

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1 THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY STATION ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 01 AUGUST 2011, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, COTE D'IVOIRE, EGYPT, FRANCE, GIBRALTAR, GUATEMALA, HAWAII, HONG KONG, ICELAND, INDIA, ISRAEL, JAPAN, JERUSALEM, KENYA, KOREA, NAMIBIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TANZANIA, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM AND VENEZUELA THE REVIEWS ARE GROUPED BY TYPE OF ALLOWANCE (SECTION A: COST-OF- LIVING; SECTION B: OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE; SECTION C: EXCHANGE RATES, SECTION D: NO CHANGES BASED ON REVIEW); THEREFORE, A COUNTRY/ MAY BE LISTED IN MORE THAN ONE SECTION OF THE MESSAGE. SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: COUNTRY: (BC) BOTSWANA COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL 148 N/C N/C N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE 136 N/C 001, 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA 120 N/C 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (CS) COSTA RICA 128 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IV) COTE D'IVOIRE COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT None N/C 001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D

2 COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA , 999 COUNTRY: (HI) HAWAII , COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG 144 N/C 001 COUNTRY: (IC) ICELAND COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA , 555, 556, 557, COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL COUNTRY: (JA) JAPAN , , 011, 015, 022, 029, 031, 069, , 033, 065, 067, 073, 077, , , 052, , , 106 COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM CHANGE CODE(S): D

3 COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA , 003, 011, 999 COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA , 010, 025, 035, 050, , 045, 047, 070, 176, 177, 178, N/C 015, , N/C 005 COUNTRY: (WA) NAMIBIA COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND , COUNTRY: (NU) NICARAGUA None COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY , , 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY , 999 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU 138 N/C 005, 999 COUNTRY: (RP) PHILIPPINES 116 N/C 003, 005, 701 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND , 005, 999 COUNTRY: (PO) PORTUGAL CHANGE CODE(S): D, X CHANGE CODE(S): D CHANGE CODE(S): D

4 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (RB) SERBIA , 999 COUNTRY: (SN) SINGAPORE COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA , COUNTRY: (WZ) SWAZILAND COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN , 003, 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND , 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (SY) SYRIA COUNTRY: (TS) TUNISIA 114 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY N/C 999 COUNTRY: (UP) UKRAINE 128 N/C 555, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D, X CHANGE CODE(S): D, X CHANGE CODE(S): D

5 COUNTRY: (UK) UNITED KINGDOM , , 388, , 318, 496, 508, 514, 517, 676, 865, , , , N/C

6 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: NOTE: FOR MOST COUNTRIES, OHA TABLES ARE PUBLISHED IN LOCAL CURRENCY. ALL CURRENCY CHANGES ARE REPORTED IN SECTION C. COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ CHILE: CI IQUIQUE SANTIAGO VINA DEL MAR OTHER CHILE: CI IQUIQUE SANTIAGO VINA DEL MAR OTHER Effective 01 August 2011, Utility Allowance is revised to 600,334 Pesos for all personnel in Chile COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER

7 COUNTRY: (CS) COSTA RICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COSTA RICA: CS SAN JOSE OTHER COSTA RICA: CS SAN JOSE OTHER COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE CHANGE CODE(S): D Effective 01 August 2011, Utility Allowance is revised to 671 Euro for all personnel in France COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

8 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IC) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JA) JAPAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ JS JERUSALEM ,508 14,508 14,508 8,926 7,064 7,064 JS JERUSALEM ,508 8,926 8,926 8,926 7,064 6,145 6,145

9 COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ KENYA: KE KISUMU MOMBASA NAIROBI OTHER KENYA: KE KISUMU MOMBASA NAIROBI OTHER COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ NEW ZEALAND: NZ CHRISTCHURCH N/C N/C N/C NEW ZEALAND: NZ CHRISTCHURCH N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (PK) PAKISTAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

10 COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION OTHER PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION OTHER COUNTRY: (PE) PERU RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PERU: PE LIMA OTHER PERU: PE LIMA OTHER COUNTRY: (RP) PHILIPPINES RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PHILIPPINES: RP MANILA (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) PHILIPPINES: RP MANILA (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (RB) SERBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

11 COUNTRY: (SN) SINGAPORE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TZ) TANZANIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TS) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER COUNTRY: (UP) UKRAINE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ UKRAINE UP KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER UKRAINE UP KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER

12 COUNTRY: (UK) UNITED KINGDOM CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Effective 01 August 2011, Utility Allowance is revised to 464 Pounds for all personnel in the United Kingdom COUNTRY: (VE) VENEZUELA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ VENEZUELA: VE CARACAS OTHER VENEZUELA: VE CARACAS OTHER

13 SECTION C EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION: CHANGES TO ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON VALUE FLUCTUATIONS OF FOREIGN MONETARY UNITS IN RELATION TO THE U.S. DOLLAR. EXCHANGE RATES USED BY THE COMMITTEE FOLLOW: FROM TO BOTSWANA BRAZIL CHILE COLOMBIA COSTA RICA EGYPT GIBRALTAR GUATEMALA HONG KONG ICELAND INDIA ISRAEL JAPAN JERUSALEM KENYA KOREA NAMIBIA NEW ZEALAND NORWAY PAKISTAN PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES POLAND ROMANIA (COLA) SERBIA SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TANZANIA TUNISIA TURKEY UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM VENEZUELA EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.)

14 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: None POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (703) , FAX , OR joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil

15 ADDITIONAL NOTES: 1. ALLOWANCE CHANGES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THREE OTHER SOURCES: THE NORMAL TRANSACTION FILE, DISPATCHED TO ALL DFAS FINANCE CENTERS VIA DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER (DMDC); THE PER DIEM COMMITTEE'S FTP SERVER ( AND THE WEB. THOSE OFFICES AND ORGANIZATIONS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE ALLOWANCE CHANGES VIA ANY OF THE THREE MODES MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD ACCESS THE DATA THROUGH THEIR NORMAL FINANCE CENTER ORGANIZATION OR PARENT AGENCY. 2. WHERE PRACTICAL, ONLY LOCALITIES WHICH WERE REVIEWED ARE LISTED. LOCALITIES NOT LISTED REMAIN UNCHANGED. NO LISTING IS DELETED UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED. 3. COST-OF-LIVING AND OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE (OHA) CHANGE CODE SYMBOLS ARE: 'D' (CHANGES BASED ON NEW COST DATA), N (NO CHANGES BASED ON NEW COST DATA) AND 'X' (CHANGES BASED ON A FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENT) 4. DATA CHANGES TO COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF RETAIL PRICE SCHEDULES RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE OR FROM COMMANDS. 5. DATA CHANGES TO OHA RENTAL ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF DFAS FINANCE CENTER DATA AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL DATA FROM COMMANDS; CHANGES TO UTILITY/RECURRING MAINTENANCE, AND TO MOVE-IN HOUSING (MIHA)/MISCELLANEOUS ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF HOUSING SURVEYS SUBMITTED BY PERSONNEL.