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Household Consumption Expenditure Survey results 2022-2023

Content Editor: Dr.Urmimala

February 27, 2024 at 7:00:00 PM

Household Consumption Expenditure, NSSO

Content Editor: Dr.Urmimala

  • The HCES provides estimates of Monthly Per-capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) categorized as per:

  1. Urban-Rural difference

  2. Share of food and non-food items

  3. Trends in consumption over the last quinquennial surveys.

  • The survey findings are:

  1. Rural consumption and expenditure have increased over the years. The urban-rural difference value (expressed as % of rural MPCE) has decreased from 83.9 % in the 68th round(2011-2012) to 71.2% in the current round.

  2. The urban-rural difference was highest in Meghalaya, followed by Chhattisgarh.

  3. The Average MPCE share for the 2022-2023 period was:

  4. 46% for food groups and 54% for non-food groups in rural areas

  5. 39% for food groups and 61% for non-food groups in urban areas

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