| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Cereals & cereal products |
| 02 | Pulses & pulse products |
| 03 | Milk and milk products |
| 04 | Edible oil and vanaspati |
| 05 | Vegetables, fruits & nuts |
| 06 | Egg, fish & meat |
| 07 | Sugar (includes gur, candy, honey, etc.) |
| 08 | Salt & spices and other food items |
| 09 | Pan, tobacco & intoxicants |
| 10 | Fuel & light |
| 11 | Entertainment |
| 12 | Personal care and effects, toilet articles and other sundry articles |
| 13 | Consumer services and conveyance |
| 14 | Rent/ house rent, consumer taxes and cesses |
| 15 | Medical expenses (non-institutional) |
| 16 | Sub-total (items 1 to 15) |
| 17 | Medical (institutional) |
| 18 | Tuition fees & other fees, school books & other educational articles |
| 19 | Clothing, bedding and footwear |
| 20 | Durable goods |
| 21 | Sub-total (items 17 to 20) |
| 22 | Average monthly expenditure for items 17 to 20 [item 21 x (30รท365)] |
| 23 | Monthly household consumer expenditure (item 16 + item 22); |