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Table 2
05.01.2011

(Un)Common Suffering: Distributional impact of recent inflation in India
Table 2: Consumption Pattern of Indian Households
MPCE Classes
Average MPCE
(Rs per capita)
Shares of Commodity Groups in Total Expenditure (%)
Food
Fuel
Others
Rural – I
195
68.3
13.6
18.1
Rural – II
256
67.2
13.4
19.4
Rural – III
298
61.9
11.3
26.8
Rural – IV
343
60.8
11.7
27.5
Rural – V
387
59.3
11.1
29.6
Rural – VI
433
60.1
10.8
29.1
Rural – VII
482
59.3
10.8
29.9
Rural – VIII
542
58.1
10.3
31.6
Rural – IX
631
55.8
10.2
34.0
Rural – X
775
53.4
9.7
36.9
Rural – XI
1003
49.8
9.1
41.1
Rural – XII
1743
33.7
5.9
60.4
Urban – I
283
64.9
14.3
20.8
Urban – II
368
63.0
13.3
23.6
Urban – III
444
56.7
12.3
31.0
Urban – IV
533
55.3
12.5
32.2
Urban – V
627
52.5
12.0
35.4
Urban – VI
732
50.4
11.8
37.8
Urban – VII
859
48.2
11.4
40.4
Urban – VIII
1010
45.9
10.7
43.4
Urban – IX
1227
42.4
10.1
47.5
Urban – X
1599
38.8
9.0
52.1
Urban – XI
2156
35.6
8.8
55.6
Urban – XII
3943
23.6
6.0
70.4
Rural Low Income
299
67.7
13.5
18.8
Rural Middle Income
468
61.5
11.4
27.0
Rural High Income
927
39.1
7.0
53.9
Rural - All
625
53.3
9.7
37.0
Urban Low Income
445
63.8
13.8
22.4
Urban Middle Income
813
49.7
11.5
38.8
Urban High Income
1985
27.6
6.9
65.4
Urban - All
1171
40.0
9.4
50.7
Source: Authors’ calculations based on NSSO Report No 523, Household Consumption Expenditure in
India 2005-06, GOI (2008)
 
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