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Note that these numbers imply a 41% urban-rural differential in 2002; allowing for the different
inflation rates in … 2005
prices would be to apply the US rate of inflation over that period. Updating the $32.74/month
1993 PPP for … inflation over 1993-2005 (using the Consumer Price Index for the US) gives
$44.25 ($1.45/day). However, this calculation makes …