Subset of expenditure items mirroring total household expenditure in the Côte d'Ivoire Living Standards Survey, 1986
| Item | Type of expenditure |
| 1 | Reimbursement of loans |
| 2 | Purchase of cars, bicycles, or other means of transport |
| 3 | Funerals |
| 4 | Expenses related to the home: repairs, painting, insurance, etc |
| 5 | Purchase of domestic and imported cloth |
| 6 | School costs (not including books, notebooks, etc) |
| 7 | Repairs and other expenses on vehicles |
| 8 | Expenditure on public transport, taxis |
| 9 | Purchase of modern and traditional medicine |
| 10 | Books, notebooks, etc, for school |
| Summary index = Σ expenditures on items 1 to 10 | |