Because price difference was always effectively a rounding error when I calculated US price + Australian GST vs Australian price. I haven't looked for a while though, having moved back to the UK last year.
Yeah, the few I checked seem fine, although Apple does like to round up to the nearest 49 or 99. Apple doesn't like to reprice products though, so if there are is significant currency movement in the 6 months since something came out, it is probably not reflected in the price.
The UK is pretty much in line with the US, but here in Ireland (where their European distribution centre is :s) it's a fair bit higher. Taking the iMac 21.5":
US $1299
UK £1099 - 20% tax = £879 = $1368
IE €1399 - 23% tax = €1077 = $1452
Because price difference was always effectively a rounding error when I calculated US price + Australian GST vs Australian price. I haven't looked for a while though, having moved back to the UK last year.