Latin American Periodical Price Index -- 2000/2001
Table I -- Country and Region Index
Countries	Total Titles	Mean w/o	Index	Weighted mean	Index
		newspapers	100=1992	w/o newspapers	100=1992
Argentina	140	$95.58	109%	$87.73	122%
Bolivia	7	$84.69	194%	116.39	335%
Brazil	282	$62.90	92%	$53.54	72%
Caribbean	13	$53.54	126%	$41.81	106%
Chile	67	$98.66	160%	$79.71	169%
Colombia	16	$109.88	240%	$94.85	203%
Costa Rica	21	$39.74	152%	51.24	165%
Cuba	5	$66.60	188%	$67.93	178%
Ecuador	13	$68.65	197%	$80.07	241%
El Salvador	8	$53.13	280%	$54.01	349%
Guatemala	8	$178.08	233%	$295.79	339%
Honduras	na	na	na	na	na
Jamaica	19	$44.95	140%	$60.39	191%
Mexico	145	$115.88	178%	$89.49	157%
Nicaragua	7	$29.51	96%	$29.00	93%
Panama	11	$37.45	141%	$34.33	135%
Paraguay	6	$19.33	122%	$30.85	138%
Peru	48	$130.40	130%	$119.21	108%
Uruguay	21	$70.77	213%	$49.84	152%
Venezuela	15	$158.79	155%	$129.42	273%
Regions
Caribbean	37	$50.89	137%	$56.30	153%
Central America	55	$60.05	166%	$74.36	180%
South America	615	$82.69	111%	$74.12	115%
Mexico	145	$115.88	178%	$89.49	157%
Latin America	852	$84.88	126%	$76.33	132%
na -- fewer than five subscription prices were found. Subscription information was provided by the
Faxon Co., Library of Congress-Rio Office, and the University of Texas, Austin.  Index based on 1992
LAPPI mean prices.  The 1999/2000 subscription prices were included in this year's index if a new
subscription price was not given.  Compiled by Scott Van Jacob, University of Notre Dame.