Latin American Periodical Price Index -- 2001/2002
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	144	$96.51	110%	$82.11	114%
Bolivia	7	$61.54	1421%	114.28	329%
Brazil	313	$51.70	76%	$45.88	62%
Caribbean	28	$42.58	100%	$42.25	107%
Chile	26	$191.49	310%	$74.58	158%
Colombia	58	$79.00	172%	$104.37	224%
Costa Rica	24	$41.21	158%	$51.40	166%
Cuba	18	$54.17	153%	$53.66	141%
Ecuador	18	$66.51	191%	$80.91	244%
El Salvador	9	$54.33	286%	$64.10	414%
Guatemala	12	$140.00	183%	$175.93	202%
Honduras	na	na	na	na	na
Jamaica	19	$46.49	144%	$56.26	178%
Mexico	181	$120.54	186%	$89.66	157%
Nicaragua	7	$24.65	81%	$23.84	77%
Panama	13	$35.92	135%	$34.81	137%
Paraguay	5	$19.20	122%	$38.15	171%
Peru	52	$124.67	124%	$108.61	99%
Uruguay	21	$85.70	257%	$60.21	184%
Venezuela	33	$105.96	104%	$98.02	207%
Regions
Caribbean	46	$47.11	127%	$48.34	132%
Central America	65	$58.42	161%	$75.04	182%
South America	677	$71.48	96%	$70.81	109%
Mexico	181	$120.54	186%	$89.66	157%
Latin America	1000	$82.95	123%	$72.61	125%
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 2000/2001 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.