The share of food in monthly per capita consumption expenditure on food in rural areas was around 46 percent in 2022-23. This was the first time that it declined to less than 50 percent. On the contrary, urban population spent much less on food as a share of per capita consumption expenditure.
Share of food in average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) in India from 1999 to 2023
For the years 1999-00 & 2004-05, the percentage shares are based on MRP estimates and for the years 2009-10, 2011-12 and 2022-23, these are based on MMRP estimates.
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MOSPI. (February 23, 2024). Share of food in average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) in India from 1999 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469593/india-food-share-in-consumption-expenditure-mpce/
MOSPI. "Share of food in average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) in India from 1999 to 2023." Chart. February 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469593/india-food-share-in-consumption-expenditure-mpce/
MOSPI. (2024). Share of food in average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) in India from 1999 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469593/india-food-share-in-consumption-expenditure-mpce/
MOSPI. "Share of Food in Average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (Mpce) in India from 1999 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469593/india-food-share-in-consumption-expenditure-mpce/
MOSPI, Share of food in average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) in India from 1999 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469593/india-food-share-in-consumption-expenditure-mpce/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Share of food in average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) in India from 1999 to 2023 [Graph], MOSPI, February 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469593/india-food-share-in-consumption-expenditure-mpce/
