Table 3.
Monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) on food and non-food items in 2004–05 and increase in 2009–10 in the less developed states of India*
| Item / State† |
MPCE by household occupation in 2004–05 in INR (USD) |
Percent increase in MPCE from 2004–05 to 2009-10‡ |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labourer | Self-employed agriculture | Other households | All households | Labourer | Self-employed agriculture | Other households | All households | |
|
Food items |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assam |
297 (6.8) |
379 (8.7) |
371 (8.5) |
358 (8.2) |
1.0 |
5.7 |
14.9 |
8.0 |
| Bihar |
225 (5.2) |
305 (7.0) |
275 (6.3) |
270 (6.2) |
8.4 |
7.7 |
10.1 |
5.5 |
| Chhattisgarh |
212 (4.9) |
258 (5.9) |
274 (6.3) |
239 (5.5) |
2.1 |
10.6 |
16.7 |
3.8 |
| Jharkhand |
221 (5.1) |
262 (6.0) |
304 (7.0) |
263 (6.0) |
25.0 |
21.4 |
19.0 |
19.5 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
185 (4.2) |
257 (5.9) |
262 (6.0) |
232 (5.3) |
28.7 |
37.4 |
21.6 |
29.8 |
| Odisha |
207 (4.7) |
247 (5.7) |
297 (6.8) |
246 (5.6) |
20.8 |
14.7 |
13.5 |
16.0 |
| Rajasthan |
261 (6.0) |
339 (7.8) |
352 (8.1) |
324 (7.4) |
28.4 |
15.8 |
15.0 |
16.8 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
233 (5.3) |
302 (6.9) |
299 (6.9) |
285 (6.5) |
13.9 |
7.8 |
9.3 |
8.6 |
| Uttaranchal |
278 (6.4) |
350 (8.0) |
384 (8.8) |
346 (7.9) |
28.9 |
21.7 |
77.1 |
43.0 |
|
Non-food items |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assam |
147 (3.4) |
181 (4.2) |
227 (5.2) |
185 (4.2) |
22.5 |
37.7 |
34.4 |
35.3 |
| Bihar |
109 (2.5) |
170 (3.9) |
159 (3.6) |
147 (3.4) |
36.0 |
36.9 |
38.1 |
31.2 |
| Chhattisgarh |
149 (3.4) |
197 (4.5) |
280 (6.4) |
186 (4.3) |
31.6 |
31.0 |
27.0 |
25.8 |
| Jharkhand |
131 (3.0) |
155 (3.6) |
204 (4.7) |
162 (3.7) |
53.2 |
50.1 |
47.0 |
46.9 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
162 (3.7) |
221 (5.1) |
266 (6.1) |
207 (4.7) |
27.0 |
49.8 |
43.7 |
38.4 |
| Odisha |
117 (2.7) |
144 (3.3) |
214 (4.9) |
153 (3.5) |
47.9 |
49.6 |
35.0 |
43.3 |
| Rajasthan |
224 (5.1) |
271 (6.2) |
300 (6.9) |
267 (6.1) |
23.7 |
27.5 |
31.9 |
26.1 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
182 (4.2) |
259 (5.9) |
280 (6.4) |
247 (5.7) |
13.0 |
8.9 |
8.6 |
7.9 |
| Uttaranchal | 248 (5.7) | 294 (6.7) | 352 (8.1) | 301 (6.9) | 26.5 | 28.7 | 300.9 | 135.0 |
*Computed from NSSO’s consumer expenditure surveys in 2004–05 and 2009–10.
†Sample size in the 2004–05 survey was 1465 households in Uttaranchal, 3541 in Rajasthan, 7868 in Uttar Pradesh, 4354 in Bihar, 3350 in Assam, 2379 in Jharkhand, 3836 in Orissa, 1997 in Chhattisgarh and 3838 in Madhya Pradesh; sample size in 2009–10 survey was 1048 households in Uttaranchal, 2583 in Rajasthan, 5906 in Uttar Pradesh, 3299 in Bihar, 2616 in Assam, 1758 in Jharkhand, 2975 in Orissa, 1496 in Chhattisgarh and 2731 in Madhya Pradesh.
‡Percent increase based on constant prices for 2004–05.