Latin American Periodical Price Index -- 2002/2003
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	149	$103.14	107%	$85.32	104%
Bolivia	5	$42.16	69%	32.84	29%
Brazil	301	$41.81	81%	$37.54	82%
Caribbean	29	$40.80	96%	$41.60	98%
Chile	33	$162.30	85%	$60.89	82%
Colombia	57	$84.28	107%	$109.24	105%
Costa Rica	23	$42.83	104%	$51.36	100%
Cuba	15	$61.93	114%	$46.46	87%
Ecuador	18	$73.78	111%	$79.81	99%
El Salvador	8	$57.38	106%	$54.51	85%
Guatemala	12	$141.67	101%	$178.88	102%
Honduras	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Jamaica	12	$43.08	93%	$68.85	122%
Mexico	210	$117.05	97%	$93.75	105%
Nicaragua	7	$28.58	116%	$32.37	136%
Panama	11	$38.77	108%	$39.46	113%
Paraguay	7	$19.33	95%	$30.85	101%
Peru	50	$131.59	106%	$117.98	109%
Uruguay	22	$84.13	98%	$56.82	94%
Venezuela	37	$100.49	95%	$80.59	82%
Regions
Caribbean	56	$46.23	98%	$48.13	100%
Central America	63	$59.93	103%	$78.85	105%
South America	676	$76.26	107%	$77.60	110%
Mexico	210	$117.05	97%	$93.75	105%
	1005
Latin America	1005	$82.52	99%	$79.53	110%
n.a. -- fewer than five subscription prices were found.  Subscription information provided by the Blackwell North America, Library of Congress' Rio Office and the University of Texas. Index based on 1992 LAPPI mean prices.  The 2001/2002 subscription prices were included in this year's index if a new subscription was not available.  Compiled by Scott Van Jacob, University of Notre Dame.