diff --git a/localedata/ChangeLog b/localedata/ChangeLog
index 7174a1afc3..e03664d31c 100644
--- a/localedata/ChangeLog
+++ b/localedata/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 	* sort-test.sh: Call localedef with additional environment variable
 	I18NPATH to point to not-yet-installed locale data files.
 
+	* locales/POSIX: Updated version from maintainer.
+
 1997-02-15 14:32 15:10 Andreas Jaeger  <aj@arthur.pfalz.de>
 
 	* collate-test.c (main): Change prototype definition to prevent
diff --git a/localedata/locales/POSIX b/localedata/locales/POSIX
index d76ff02c16..21b09e69d2 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/POSIX
+++ b/localedata/locales/POSIX
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
 # As per ISO/IEC 9945-2:1993 specifications
 # except for these additional identifying comments
 #
-# Source: ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG15 RIN
+# Source: ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG15
 # Address: C/O DKUUG, Fruebjergvej 3
-#    DK-2900 Copenhagen O, Denmark
+#    DK-2100 Copenhagen O, Denmark
 # Contact: Keld Simonsen
 # Email: Keld.Simonsen@dkuug.dk
 # Tel: +45 - 39179944
-# Fax: +45 - 39179897
+# Fax: +45 - 31208948
 # Language: POSIX
 # Territory:
-# Revision: 1.0
-# Date: 1994-04-02
+# Revision: 1.1
+# Date: 1997-03-15
 # Application: general
 # Users: general
 # Repertoiremap: POSIX
@@ -78,132 +78,132 @@ LC_COLLATE
 # This is the POSIX Locale definition for the LC_COLLATE category.
 # The order is the same as in the ASCII code set.
 order_start forward
-<NUL>
-<SOH>
-<STX>
-<ETX>
-<EOT>
-<ENQ>
-<ACK>
-<alert>
-<backspace>
-<tab>
-<newline>
-<vertical-tab>
-<form-feed>
-<carriage-return>
+<NUL>	
+<SOH>	
+<STX>	
+<ETX>	
+<EOT>	
+<ENQ>	
+<ACK>	
+<alert>	
+<backspace>	
+<tab>	
+<newline>	
+<vertical-tab>	
+<form-feed>	
+<carriage-return>	
 <SI>
 <SO>
-<DLE>
-<DC1>
-<DC2>
-<DC3>
-<DC4>
-<NAK>
-<SYN>
-<ETB>
-<CAN>
+<DLE>	
+<DC1>	
+<DC2>	
+<DC3>	
+<DC4>	
+<NAK>	
+<SYN>	
+<ETB>	
+<CAN>	
 <EM>
-<SUB>
-<ESC>
-<IS4>
-<IS3>
-<IS2>
-<IS1>
-<space>
-<exclamation-mark>
-<quotation-mark>
-<number-sign>
-<dollar-sign>
-<percent-sign>
-<ampersand>
-<apostrophe>
-<left-parenthesis>
-<right-parenthesis>
-<asterisk>
-<plus-sign>
-<comma>
-<hyphen>
-<period>
-<slash>
-<zero>
-<one>
-<two>
-<three>
-<four>
-<five>
-<seven>
-<eight>
-<nine>
-<colon>
-<semicolon>
-<less-than-sign>
-<equals-sign>
-<greater-than-sign>
-<question-mark>
-<commercial-at>
-<A>
-<B>
-<C>
-<D>
-<E>
-<F>
-<G>
-<H>
-<I>
-<J>
-<K>
-<L>
-<M>
-<N>
-<O>
-<P>
-<Q>
-<R>
-<S>
-<T>
-<U>
-<V>
-<W>
-<X>
-<Y>
-<Z>
-<left-square-bracket>
-<backslash>
-<right-square-bracket>
-<circumflex>
-<underscore>
-<grave-accent>
-<a>
-<b>
-<c>
-<d>
-<e>
-<f>
-<g>
-<h>
-<i>
-<j>
-<k>
-<l>
-<m>
-<n>
-<o>
-<p>
-<q>
-<r>
-<s>
-<t>
-<u>
-<v>
-<w>
-<y>
-<z>
-<left-curly-bracket>
-<vertical-line>
-<right-curly-bracket>
-<tilde>
-<DEL>
+<SUB>	
+<ESC>	
+<IS4>	
+<IS3>	
+<IS2>	
+<IS1>	
+<space>	
+<exclamation-mark>	
+<quotation-mark>	
+<number-sign>	
+<dollar-sign>	
+<percent-sign>	
+<ampersand>	
+<apostrophe>	
+<left-parenthesis>	
+<right-parenthesis>	
+<asterisk>	
+<plus-sign>	
+<comma>	
+<hyphen>	
+<period>	
+<slash>	
+<zero>	
+<one>	
+<two>	
+<three>	
+<four>	
+<five>	
+<seven>	
+<eight>	
+<nine>	
+<colon>	
+<semicolon>	
+<less-than-sign>	
+<equals-sign>	
+<greater-than-sign>	
+<question-mark>	
+<commercial-at>	
+<A>	
+<B>	
+<C>	
+<D>	
+<E>	
+<F>	
+<G>	
+<H>	
+<I>	
+<J>	
+<K>	
+<L>	
+<M>	
+<N>	
+<O>	
+<P>	
+<Q>	
+<R>	
+<S>	
+<T>	
+<U>	
+<V>	
+<W>	
+<X>	
+<Y>	
+<Z>	
+<left-square-bracket>	
+<backslash>	
+<right-square-bracket>	
+<circumflex>	
+<underscore>	
+<grave-accent>	
+<a>	
+<b>	
+<c>	
+<d>	
+<e>	
+<f>	
+<g>	
+<h>	
+<i>	
+<j>	
+<k>	
+<l>	
+<m>	
+<n>	
+<o>	
+<p>	
+<q>	
+<r>	
+<s>	
+<t>	
+<u>	
+<v>	
+<w>	
+<y>	
+<z>	
+<left-curly-bracket>	
+<vertical-line>	
+<right-curly-bracket>	
+<tilde>	
+<DEL>	
 order_end
 #
 END LC_COLLATE
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 #
 int_curr_symbol     ""
 currency_symbol     ""
-mon_decimal_point   "."
+mon_decimal_point   "<period>"
 mon_thousands_sep   ""
 mon_grouping        -1
 positive_sign       ""