Domestic Tourism Survey, July 2008 - June 2009
NSS 65th Round

India, 2008 - 2009

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Reference ID

IND-NSSO-DTS-2008-v1

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Purchase (Rs.) (B3_q13)

Data file: Block 3_Household characteristics

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 82

End: 87

Width: 6

Range: 0 - 503400

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

How much did the household spend on purchases during the last 30 days?

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Notes

The following points are to be kept in mind:
Ø Here 'purchase' includes not only purchases of goods but also cash payments for 'purchase' of services such as transport, education, medical, rent, electricity and telephone.
Ø For food, pan, tobacco, intoxicants, fuel, clothing and footwear, items gifted to non-household members (except cooked meals) are to be excluded and excess purchases (of foodgrains, etc.) not consumed during the reference period are also to be excluded. Consumption during the last 30 days out of purchases made more than 30 days ago is to be added.
Ø Instalment payments for household durables are to be included, as well as repairs and construction expenditure of household durables, and expenditure on repair and maintenance of dwelling unit.
Ø Any expenditure incurred towards purchase of immovable property like land, building, etc. will be excluded.
Ø Also, for households having an enterprise, any amount spent for enterprise purposes will be excluded; for households owning livestock, any amount spent on food consumed by livestock will be excluded; for cultivator households, any farm expenditure will be excluded.

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Domestic Tourism Survey, July 2008 - June 2009 NSS 65th Round