Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou)
Official title
Indice des prix à la consommation africaine (Consumer Price Index
for African households).
Scope
The index is compiled monthly and published quarterly and relates
to low-income households living in Ouagadougou.
Official base
July 1981 - June 1982 = 100.
Source of weights
The weights and selected items were derived from a household
expenditure survey conducted in Ouagadougou during the 12 months
of 1980. The survey covered a sample of 54 households with a
monthly income ranging from 15,000 to 20,000 CFA francs at the
time of the survey and an average household size of 4.54.
:hp4.Weights and composition:ehp4.
| Major groups
| Number of items
| Weights
| Approximate number of price quotations
|
| Food
| 48 | 4766 | ...
|
| Clothing and footwear
| 8 | 441 | ...
|
| Rent and building costs
| 5 | 515 | ...
|
| Fuel, light and water
| 5 | 1368 | ...
|
| Household equipment
| 13 | 303 | ...
|
| Health and medical care
| 8 | 518 | ...
|
| Transport and communication
| 8 | 1858 | ...
|
| Education and recreation
| 4 | 231 | ...
|
| Total
| 99 | 10000 | ...
|
Household consumption expenditure
Household consumption expenditure for the purpose of the index
comprises all expenditure by households for consumption. Goods
and services received as income in kind and consumed by the
households, contributions to social security and pension funds
and payments for licence fees have not been taken into account.
Method of data collection
Prices are collected by agents from the central market, retail
outlets and service establishments in Ouagadougou. Prices for food
items and beverages are obtained three times a month (including one
direct purchase). Prices of other items which do not vary frequently
are collected quarterly.
Housing
Rent quotations are obtained monthly. The cost of owner-occupied
dwellings is represented by the price of building materials.
Specification of varieties
The specifications of items to be priced are given in detail.
Substitution, quality change, etc.
When an item is no longer available on the market, the last price
quotation is maintained for six months before it is substituted
by a similar item.
Seasonal items
Seasonal fluctuations in the prices of certain fresh food items are
taken into account by pricing the items only when they are in season;
during the off-season, the relevant item weights are assigned to
replacement items.
Computation
The index is computed according to the Laspeyres formula as a
weighted arithmetic average with fixed base, using weights
corresponding to 1980.
Organisation and publication
Institut national de la statistique et de la démographie.
Direction des études démographiques, Service des prix: Indice
des prix à la consommation africaine
(Ouagadougou).
Idem: Bulletin d'information statistique et économique
.