Kerala leads in non-vegetarian and fruit expenditure, urban ST households most affluent
6 months, 1 week ago

Kerala leads in non-vegetarian and fruit expenditure, urban ST households most affluent

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Keralites had the maximum spending on non-vegetarian food and fruits in the country, showed the "Survey on Household Consumption Expenditure: 2022-23" released by the centre recently. This category's share was 23.5 per cent in the state's rural areas and 19.8 per cent in urban areas. Households of Assam had the second highest share in this category for rural areas, 20 per cent, and West Bengal for urban areas, 18.9 per cent. The national average share for rural and urban areas was 10.6 per cent and 9.1 per cent respectively. Kerala also topped the chart in the percentage share of fruits in total food expenditure, 11.3 per cent in rural and 12 per cent in urban areas.

Food Kerala Rural Urban Areas Share Average Cent Households Expenditure Urban Mpce  st  rs  fruit  urban  mpce  affluent  food  leads  expenditure  average  households  share  cent  nonvegetarian  kerala  rural

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The Hindu  

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