classification atNewYorkwasal~umaintained atallotherdutystations asand whentheresults ofplace··to-place surveys wouldbeimplemented usingtherevised survey methodology.f 110.TheCommission, followin9 therecommendation ofACPAQ,decided thattheNew Yorkpostadjustment indexshould beadjusted backtotheplace-to-place survey dateofOctober 1982,soastoestablish a"theoretical" indexasofthatdate. Thetheoretical indexwassetatsuchalevelthat,whenupdated fromOctober 1982 toApril1984bythe4.47percentrelative change inthecostoflivingforNew York,itequalled 170.6andthus,expost fa~to,satisfied theconditions forthe implementation ofclass11inAugust 1984. Theindexof170.6wasfurther rebased toDecember 1979=100toaccount fortheconsolidation of20pointsofpost adjustment intobasesalaryeffective 1January 1985. ~hepre-consolidation index of170.6thusbecame142.48afterconsolidation. Deflating theindexof142.48 by thecost-of-living movement of4.47percentbetween Octouer 1982andAprtl1984 resulted inanOctober 1982indexof136.38. Theequivalence ofpurchasing ~wer between NewYorkandotherdutystations wou~dbeassured bybasingthepost adjustment classification onthetheoretical indexof136.38. 114.Since 197~;theCommission hasbeenreporting annually onthenetremuneration margin between theunitedNations andthatoftheUnitedStatesfederal civil service. Fortheperiod 1976to1984themargin hadranged between 9.3and112.TheCommission reviewed thequestions ofadesirable levelforthemargin and theestablishment ofarangeforthemargin fromtwoperspectives. Inthefirst instance itaddressed thequestion oftheidentification andquantification ofthe factors thatjustified themargin undertheapplication oftheNoblemaire principle. Themargin wasconsidered necessary toaccount forthreefactors as indicated inparagraph 25above. 113.Overthelast35yearsthosefactors had cha~lged inrelative importance. However, therehadbeengeneral agreement ontheimportance ofmaintaining a reasonable margin abovethelevelofcivilservice salaries ofthehighest paying country inordertoattract andretaincitizens ofthatcountry. Asforthe quantification ofthosefactors, attempts hadbeenmadeearlier, inparticular by ACC,toassignspecific valuestoindividual factors. However., noclearrationale hadeverbeenpresented forthespecific valuesproposed. TheCommission wasof theviewthatitwouldbeimpossible toquantify thosefactors individually asthe relative importance ofeachfactor wasboundtovaryconsiderably fromdutystation todutystation andfromoneindividual totheother. Inviewofthesefactors the Commission decided toapproach thevarious auestions relating t(,themargininthe context ofhistorical perspective.a a 11 r t e r A e o t c i N fMwhere Ill.TheCommission alsoconsidered theeffects ofitsdecisions oncountries therewasveryhighinflation andabrupt andsubstantial orcontinuous devaluations. Itdecidec thatinthoseexceptional circumstances thespecial measures 21appro~,ed bytheCommission shouldcontinue tobeapplied. Determination ofadesirable levelforthpnetremuneration margin andthe establishment ofarangeforthatmargin -29-I-'-'--'~, "'-_._-~.--_.., -~._.~,-----' ----,-- --"--«-~'-----'--'-~- 18.2percent. Thearithmetic average ofthemarginfigures reported bythe Commission totheGeneral Assembly was115.3,andtheforecast forthecurrent marginperiod (1984-1985) indicated thatthemargin wouldbearound 122. 115.The1956Salary Review Committee hadmadespecific recommendations withregard totheintroduction ofthethennewsystemofpostadjustment. Thathadresulted inamarginforthelargest groupofunitedNations officials (i.e.thoseatthe P-4level)ofapproximately 115.Themarginvaried aboveandbelowthatlevelover theyears,untilin1972theSpecial Committee fortheReviewoftheUnitedNations Salary System, takingnoteoftheresults ofthe1956review, recommended bya majority thatamarginof115bethegoal,withincreases inbaseremuneration beingconsidered whenthemarginfellbelowthelevelof115.TheCommission, therefore, recognized thatamarginlevelofaround 115hadbeensupported by various bodies onseveral occasions. 116.Onthebasisoftheabove,theCommission considered thatamargin rangewith amid-point around 115wouldberealistic. Arangeshould havetheadvantage of reflecting approximately oneclassofpostadjustment ineitherdirection.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the remuneration margin between the United Nations and the United States federal civil service, and the adjustments made to the post-adjustment classification in New York. The language used is technical and focused on salary and cost-of-living indexes, indicating that the topic is related to employment and economic development.

**Category**
Employment, International Trade