Assam, Bihar households big food spenders in 2023-24, shows NSO data

Among the food items, households in these states spent the highest share on consuming 'beverages & processed food' which includes purchased food items

The monthly per-capita consumption expenditure (MPCE) on food items was highest in Assam (53.2 per cent), followed by Bihar (52.5 per cent), West Bengal (51.5 per cent), and Meghalaya (50.3 per cent) during the period from August 2023 to July 2024, according to the latest report of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Thursday.

 

Among the food items, households in these states spent the highest share on consuming ‘beverages and processed food’, which includes purchased food items such as jam, pickles, and cooked meals. The share in Arunachal Pradesh stood at 15.8 per