TABLE 1.

Change in PLT production costs and unit prices, Namibia, 2006 to 2011

Type of PLT unit (type of donation)	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	Mean annual change (%)
Adult WB-derived (five pooled WB donations)
Production cost (N$ per unit)*	1,933.40	2,677.54	1,986.10	2,786.30	3,213.96	4,475.78	21.5
Sales price (N$ per unit)	2,433.00	2,433.00	2,676.80	2,945.00	3,181.00	3,467.30	7.4
Pediatric WB-derived (one WB donation)
Production cost (N$ per unit)	385.35	536.56	397.93				6.7
Sales price (N$ per unit)	404.00	404.00	444.80				5.0
Adult apheresis (single-donor donation)
Production cost (N$ per unit)			3,034.83	2,738.58	1,822.47	2,159.73	−8.2
Sales price (N$ per unit)			2,676.80	2,945.00	3,181.00	3,467.30	9.0
Pediatric apheresis (single-donor donation)
Production cost (N$ per unit)			349.46	453.32	358.96	614.86	26.7
Sales price (N$ per unit)			444.80	489.40	529.00	576.70	9.0

^*During the study period, the annual Namibian dollar–US dollar exchange rate averaged N$7.5 to the US dollar.