Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2022–23.
In rural and urban areas, Household consumption expenditure on ‘beverages, refreshments and processed food’ was most common among food items in 2022–23.
In rural areas among all major states, Haryana spent the most on’milk and milk products’ with 41.7% of the total expenditure.
In urban areas, Rajasthan has spent the most on’milk and milk products’ at 33.2 per cent, followed by Haryana (33.1%) and Punjab (32.3%).
Kerala spent the most on ‘egg, fish & meat’ at 23.5 per cent.
Among major states, ‘Beverages, processed food’ share was highest in total food consumption.
Tamil Nadu is in the first position on expenditure on beverages and processed food.
In rural India, the household expenditure on ‘beverages, refreshments, and processed food’ was about 46 percent.
It was followed by milk and milk products (8.33 per cent) and vegetables (5.38 per cent).
The share of cereals and cereal substitutes was 4.91 per cent of the total consumption spending.
In rural India, the highest share of monthly per capita expenditure on ‘conveyance’ among non-food items was recorded in Kerala (18.9%).
