Table 1.
Total monthly food expenditures, March–April 2019–2020 (CPHS)
| March (in INR) | April (in INR) | May (in INR) | June (in INR) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | % Change | 2019 | 2020 | % Change | 2019 | 2020 | % Change | 2019 | 2020 | % Change | |
| All-India | 4918.45 | 4641.57 | − 5.63**** | 4995.94 | 4153.47 | − 16.86**** | 5061.02 | 4368.09 | − 13.69**** | 4955.17 | 4636.89 | − 6.42**** |
| State-level | ||||||||||||
| Bihar | 4502.93 | 4141.38 | − 8.02**** | 4533.83 | 3797.07 | − 16.25**** | 4630.12 | 3821.24 | − 17.47**** | 4628.31 | 4347.01 | − 6.08**** |
| Odisha | 3607.36 | 3351.37 | − 7.10**** | 3671.32 | 2588.18 | − 29.50**** | 3766.85 | 2832.17 | − 24.81**** | 3782.06 | 3608.53 | − 4.59**** |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4397.67 | 4145.64 | − 5.73**** | 4967.19 | 4446.80 | − 10.48*** | 5256.57 | 4602.32 | − 12.45**** | 4399.30 | 4351.09 | − 1.10 |
| District-level | ||||||||||||
| Munger* | 4366.19 | 3863.15 | − 11.52**** | 4418.75 | 3816.49 | − 13.63**** | 4601.76 | 3036.93 | − 34.00**** | 4537.20 | 3128.67 | − 31.04**** |
| Kandhamal | 3329.17 | 2601.38 | − 21.86**** | 3617.34 | 1601.78 | − 55.71**** | 3597.21 | 2370.27 | − 34.11**** | 3618.16 | 2466.22 | − 31.84**** |
| Kalahandi | 3566.11 | 2623.75 | − 26.43**** | 3607.76 | 1596.50 | − 55.75**** | 3580.19 | 1820.90 | − 49.14**** | 3643.51 | 2492.50 | − 31.60**** |
| Maharajganj | 3373.54 | 3691.67 | 9.43 | 3859.17 | 3562.67 | − 7.68 | 3263.83 | 6712.33 | 105.66**** | 4106.25 | 3488.53 | − 15.04 |
*Data for Munger is compiled, taking the average for the nearby districts of Bhagalpur, Begusarai, and Khagaria with similar agroclimatic conditions, levels of urbanization, literacy, and household size