Indian households cut cereal and pulses consumption by over 5% as spending patterns change
4 days, 6 hours ago

Indian households cut cereal and pulses consumption by over 5% as spending patterns change

Live Mint  

The consumption of cereals and pulses among Indian households has declined by over 5 per cent in both urban and rural areas, according to a report by the State Bank of India. The expenditure on food items has decreased from 52.9 per cent in 2011-12 to 47.04 per cent in 2023-24, marking a decline of 5.86 per cent in rural areas. In rural areas, the share of non-food expenditure increased from 47.1 per cent in 2011-12 to 52.96 per cent in 2023-24, a 5.86 per cent increase. Urban areas also experienced growth in non-food spending, with the share rising from 57.38 per cent to 60.32 per cent, an increase of 2.94 per cent.

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Is India's rising spending on processed foods linked to diabetes, heart disease?
5 days, 15 hours ago

Is India's rising spending on processed foods linked to diabetes, heart disease?

India Today  

Indians have been spending more on beverages, refreshments, and processed foods than fruits and vegetables every month, according to the latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey. In rural India, 47% of monthly expenditure went towards food, with nearly 10% allocated to processed foods and beverages. Experts have warned that this increased spending on sugary beverages and processed foods is linked to …

India’s household consumption survey doesn’t feed public policy all that well
6 days, 13 hours ago

India’s household consumption survey doesn’t feed public policy all that well

Live Mint  

India’s government recently released the findings of its 2023-24 survey of household consumption expenditure and expressed satisfaction at the seeming narrowing of spending gaps in society at large and between rural and urban populations. However, we must not set too much store by the monthly per capita consumption expenditure figures of this sample survey. India’s free foodgrain scheme may explain …

Spectre of food inflation haunts the economy again
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Spectre of food inflation haunts the economy again

New Indian Express  

It appears that the common man will have to further tighten his consumption belt. Government data released Tuesday showed vegetable prices were the main culprit, as they shot up over 42 per cent in October from a year ago—higher than the 36 per cent rise in September. Coupled with oil prices rising 9.51 per cent, fruits, cereals and pulses, food …

Rural-Urban Consumption Dynamics in India
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Rural-Urban Consumption Dynamics in India

Deccan Chronicle  

Over the past decade, India has witnessed a notable rise in consumption spending in both rural and urban areas, indicating a shift in economic dynamics and lifestyle choices. Furthermore, the changing food habits of the Indian populace have contributed to the evolving consumption patterns observed in both rural and urban areas. In conclusion, the equivalent rise in consumption spending in …

Big numbers, small impact? Understanding the effect of the Centre’s $400 billion welfare spend on monthly consumption
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Big numbers, small impact? Understanding the effect of the Centre’s $400 billion welfare spend on monthly consumption

Hindustan Times  

$400 billion — this is how much Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government spent for the welfare of hundreds of millions of poor and lower middle-class Indians since coming to power in 2014. Since 2014, Modi’s government has put in motion what former chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian has called “New Welfarism”, where the Indian state prioritised providing …

Consumption trends and monetary policy
10 months ago

Consumption trends and monetary policy

Hindustan Times  

Consumption is the mainstay of India’s aggregate demand, constituting around 60% of its Gross Domestic Product. Average monthly per capita consumption expenditure was ₹3,773 in rural India and ₹6,459 in urban India in 2022-23 as against ₹1,431 in rural India and ₹2,629 in urban India in 2011-12. At a broad category level, non-food expenditure has grown at a much higher …

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | The politics behind India’s rural and urban spending
10 months ago

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | The politics behind India’s rural and urban spending

Deccan Chronicle  

Household consumption expenditure estimates are based on a national survey of 0.1 per cent of the 194.9 million rural and 89.5 million urban households/families. The corresponding share of expenditure on food increases from 46.4 per cent in rural areas to 47 per cent and from 39.2 per cent in urban areas to 40 per cent. Rural consumption, as a proportion …

Patralekha Chatterjee | Acute poverty falls in India, but not extreme inequality
10 months, 1 week ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | Acute poverty falls in India, but not extreme inequality

Deccan Chronicle  

Everyone loves a survey, especially in a paradox-ridden country. The “good news” emanating from the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey, conducted during August 2022 to July 2023, and flagged by government spokespersons, is about a dramatic reduction in poverty, about per capita monthly household spending more than doubling in 2022-23 compared to 2011-12, about Indians who are eating better and have …

Consumption survey report inspired by polls: Congress
10 months, 1 week ago

Consumption survey report inspired by polls: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Tuesday described the Household Consumption Expenditure report of the National Sample Survey Office as “election-inspired survey” and questioned the different estimates of poverty given by different agencies in the past one year. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, in a post on X, accused the Modi government of coming out with “an election inspired survey after asleep at the …

87% Indian households affected by soaring vegetable prices: Survey
2 years, 8 months ago

87% Indian households affected by soaring vegetable prices: Survey

India Today  

About nine out of every 10 households in India are “feeling the pinch” of rising prices of vegetables in the last 30 days, according to a survey. LocalCircles, which conducted the survey, said it received 11,800 responses from citizens residing in 311 districts across India and claimed that around 87 per cent of Indian households have been "affected" by the …

Private consumption expenditure and demand: Please ma’am, we need some more
2 years, 11 months ago

Private consumption expenditure and demand: Please ma’am, we need some more

Live Mint  

Slowdown in personal consumption is the single biggest problem facing our economy. The double whammy of lower employment and Covid-19 has meant a significant reduction in consumption for low and lower-middle income households. This has meant a delayed recovery on many key sources of consumption – automotive, high value durables, OOH and discretionary spends like retail, restaurants and personal care. …

Another wave spells more nutrition loss
3 years, 8 months ago

Another wave spells more nutrition loss

The Hindu  

The political and social handling of the COVID-19 pandemic have added to the persisting issues of food insecurity faced by millions in India even prior to the novel coronavirus pandemic India consistently has ranked poorly in all international rankings on hunger. The third round conducted between December 2020-January 2021 has collected data from 11,766 households across 64 districts, in Assam, …

Tracking nutrition and health status of Indians
4 years, 3 months ago

Tracking nutrition and health status of Indians

The Hindu  

City-based Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Nutrition has initiated ‘Mapping of nutrition and health status – A national level participatory real-time data generation programme’ to develop a mobile-based device to be used by nutrition researchers at district level nationwide during this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Total energy intake from cereals contributed to 998 Kcal/day, while visible fats, and pulses …

Number of undernourished people declines in India; obesity in adults on the rise: UN report
4 years, 5 months ago

Number of undernourished people declines in India; obesity in adults on the rise: UN report

The Hindu  

The number of undernourished people in India has declined by 60 million in over a decade, according to a UN report which said that there were less stunted children but more obese adults in the country. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, released on Monday, estimated that almost 690 million people globally were undernourished in …

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