Household spending
Household consumption
Household consumption: ₹4,122 in 2023-24
₹4,122 · $42.8
Data through 2023-24
Rural monthly spending per person; urban readings and expenditure categories are in the tables.
Notes
The table retains the source’s published periods. Missing observations are not zero and have not been interpolated.
Survey-round labels retain their original years. Structured date coverage is a calendar-year envelope, not an assumed fiscal-year or month boundary.
Monthly per-capita consumption expenditure under the Modified Mixed Reference Period. Survey estimates include imputed values for home-produced consumption where the report specifies them.
Dollar equivalents use the site’s reference rate of $1 = ₹96.32 on 2 October 2026, not historical exchange rates.
Publication cadence: Survey rounds. Missing observations are not zero.
Spending by category
| Category | Rural | Urban | Rural share | Urban share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cereals | ₹206 · $2.14 | ₹263 · $2.73 | 4.99% | 3.76% |
| pulses | ₹84 · $0.872 | ₹98 · $1.02 | 2.04% | 1.4% |
| sugar and salt | ₹37 · $0.384 | ₹40 · $0.415 | 0.89% | 0.57% |
| milk and milk products | ₹348 · $3.61 | ₹503 · $5.22 | 8.44% | 7.19% |
| vegetables | ₹248 · $2.57 | ₹288 · $2.99 | 6.03% | 4.12% |
| fruits | ₹158 · $1.64 | ₹271 · $2.81 | 3.85% | 3.87% |
| egg, fish and meat | ₹203 · $2.11 | ₹249 · $2.59 | 4.92% | 3.56% |
| edible oil | ₹114 · $1.18 | ₹127 · $1.32 | 2.77% | 1.82% |
| spices | ₹135 · $1.4 | ₹161 · $1.67 | 3.27% | 2.3% |
| beverages and processed food | ₹406 · $4.22 | ₹776 · $8.06 | 9.84% | 11.09% |
| pan, tobacco and intoxicants | ₹158 · $1.64 | ₹166 · $1.72 | 3.84% | 2.37% |
| fuel and light | ₹252 · $2.62 | ₹391 · $4.06 | 6.11% | 5.59% |
| education | ₹133 · $1.38 | ₹418 · $4.34 | 3.24% | 5.97% |
| medical | ₹282 · $2.93 | ₹409 · $4.25 | 6.83% | 5.85% |
| conveyance | ₹313 · $3.25 | ₹592 · $6.15 | 7.59% | 8.46% |
| consumer services | ₹217 · $2.25 | ₹400 · $4.15 | 5.25% | 5.72% |
| miscellaneous goods and entertainment | ₹256 · $2.66 | ₹484 · $5.02 | 6.22% | 6.92% |
| rent | ₹23 · $0.239 | ₹460 · $4.78 | 0.56% | 6.58% |
| taxes and cesses | ₹9 · $0.0934 | ₹23 · $0.239 | 0.21% | 0.33% |
| clothing and footwear | ₹273 · $2.83 | ₹396 · $4.11 | 6.63% | 5.66% |
| durable goods | ₹267 · $2.77 | ₹481 · $4.99 | 6.48% | 6.87% |
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Spending composition across survey rounds
| Period | Rural food share | Rural fuel share | Rural education share | Rural conveyance share | Rural rent share | Rural durables share | Rural medical share | Urban food share | Urban fuel share | Urban education share | Urban conveyance share | Urban rent share | Urban durables share | Urban medical share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 47.04% | 6.11% | 3.24% | 7.59% | 0.56% | 6.48% | 6.83% | 39.68% | 5.59% | 5.97% | 8.46% | 6.58% | 6.87% | 5.85% |
| 2022-23 | 46.38% | 6.66% | 3.3% | 7.55% | 0.78% | 6.89% | 7.13% | 39.17% | 6.26% | 5.78% | 8.59% | 6.56% | 7.17% | 5.91% |
| 2011-12 | 52.9% | 7.98% | 3.49% | 4.2% | 0.45% | 4.85% | 6.65% | 42.62% | 6.69% | 6.9% | 6.52% | 6.24% | 5.6% | 5.54% |
| 2009-10 | 56.98% | 8.03% | 3.59% | 3.45% | 0.46% | 3.69% | 5.4% | 44.39% | 6.94% | 8.09% | 5.63% | 5.79% | 4.31% | 4.99% |
| 2004-05 | 53.11% | 9.81% | 3.12% | 3.63% | 0.48% | 3.95% | 6.27% | 40.51% | 9.47% | 6.67% | 6.21% | 5.38% | 4.46% | 5.2% |
| 1999-00 | 59.4% | 7.52% | 1.93% | 2.94% | 0.39% | 2.62% | 6.09% | 48.06% | 7.75% | 4.33% | 5.52% | 4.46% | 3.61% | 5.06% |
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Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India Dispatch Research
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India by the numbers, Household consumption, 2023-24. ₹4,122 · $42.8. Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. https://data.indiadispatch.com/household/household-consumption
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