Household Consumer Expenditure, Jan - Dec 1997
NSS 53rd Round

India, 1997

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Reference ID

DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-53Rnd-Sch1.0-1997

Producer(s)

National Sample Survey Office

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Household Consumption Expenditure

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Percapita expenditure (B3_q6)

Data file: Blocks 1,3_Household Characteristics

Overview

Valid: 51816

Invalid: 75

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 50749.2

Mean: 630.028

Standard deviation: 634.092

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 2

Start: 70

End: 77

Width: 8

Range: 0 - 50749.2

Format: Numeric

Description

Definition

Household consumer expenditure :
The expenditure incurred by a household on domestic consumption during the reference period is the household's consumer expenditure. The household consumer expenditure is the total of the monetary values of consumption of various groups of items namely (i) food, pan (betel leaves), tobacco, intoxicants and fuel & light, (ii) clothing and footwear and (iii) miscellaneous goods and services and durable articles.

Monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) :
For a household, this is household consumer expenditure over a period of 30 days divided by household size. A person's MPCE is understood as that of the household to which he/she belongs.

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Household Consumer Expenditure, Jan - Dec 1997 NSS 53rd Round