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Table 3 Monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) on food and non-food items in 2004–05 and increase in 2009–10 in the less developed states of India*

From: The national employment guarantee scheme and inequities in household spending on food and non-food determinants of health in rural India

Item / State†

MPCE by household occupation in 2004–05 in INR (USD)

Percent increase in MPCE from 2004–05 to 2009-10‡

Labourer

Self-employed agriculture

Other households

All households

Labourer

Self-employed agriculture

Other households

All households

Food items

        

Assam

297 (6.8)

379 (8.7)

371 (8.5)

358 (8.2)

1.0

5.7

14.9

8.0

Bihar

225 (5.2)

305 (7.0)

275 (6.3)

270 (6.2)

8.4

7.7

10.1

5.5

Chhattisgarh

212 (4.9)

258 (5.9)

274 (6.3)

239 (5.5)

2.1

10.6

16.7

3.8

Jharkhand

221 (5.1)

262 (6.0)

304 (7.0)

263 (6.0)

25.0

21.4

19.0

19.5

Madhya Pradesh

185 (4.2)

257 (5.9)

262 (6.0)

232 (5.3)

28.7

37.4

21.6

29.8

Odisha

207 (4.7)

247 (5.7)

297 (6.8)

246 (5.6)

20.8

14.7

13.5

16.0

Rajasthan

261 (6.0)

339 (7.8)

352 (8.1)

324 (7.4)

28.4

15.8

15.0

16.8

Uttar Pradesh

233 (5.3)

302 (6.9)

299 (6.9)

285 (6.5)

13.9

7.8

9.3

8.6

Uttaranchal

278 (6.4)

350 (8.0)

384 (8.8)

346 (7.9)

28.9

21.7

77.1

43.0

Non-food items

        

Assam

147 (3.4)

181 (4.2)

227 (5.2)

185 (4.2)

22.5

37.7

34.4

35.3

Bihar

109 (2.5)

170 (3.9)

159 (3.6)

147 (3.4)

36.0

36.9

38.1

31.2

Chhattisgarh

149 (3.4)

197 (4.5)

280 (6.4)

186 (4.3)

31.6

31.0

27.0

25.8

Jharkhand

131 (3.0)

155 (3.6)

204 (4.7)

162 (3.7)

53.2

50.1

47.0

46.9

Madhya Pradesh

162 (3.7)

221 (5.1)

266 (6.1)

207 (4.7)

27.0

49.8

43.7

38.4

Odisha

117 (2.7)

144 (3.3)

214 (4.9)

153 (3.5)

47.9

49.6

35.0

43.3

Rajasthan

224 (5.1)

271 (6.2)

300 (6.9)

267 (6.1)

23.7

27.5

31.9

26.1

Uttar Pradesh

182 (4.2)

259 (5.9)

280 (6.4)

247 (5.7)

13.0

8.9

8.6

7.9

Uttaranchal

248 (5.7)

294 (6.7)

352 (8.1)

301 (6.9)

26.5

28.7

300.9

135.0

  1. *Computed from NSSO’s consumer expenditure surveys in 2004–05 and 2009–10.
  2. †Sample size in the 2004–05 survey was 1465 households in Uttaranchal, 3541 in Rajasthan, 7868 in Uttar Pradesh, 4354 in Bihar, 3350 in Assam, 2379 in Jharkhand, 3836 in Orissa, 1997 in Chhattisgarh and 3838 in Madhya Pradesh; sample size in 2009–10 survey was 1048 households in Uttaranchal, 2583 in Rajasthan, 5906 in Uttar Pradesh, 3299 in Bihar, 2616 in Assam, 1758 in Jharkhand, 2975 in Orissa, 1496 in Chhattisgarh and 2731 in Madhya Pradesh.
  3. ‡Percent increase based on constant prices for 2004–05.