'southern States Dominate': Kerala, Telangana, Tamil Nadu Lead India’s Spending Surge

Southern India is outpacing nan remainder of nan state successful monthly per capita depletion expenditure (MPCE), according to nan Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24 released Friday. Five confederate states—Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka—reported MPCE levels importantly supra nan nationalist average.

In Kerala, agrarian households walk Rs 6,611 per month, while municipality households walk Rs 7,834—compared to nan nationalist averages of Rs 4,122 and Rs 6,996, respectively. Tamil Nadu follows pinch Rs 5,872 successful agrarian areas and Rs 8,325 successful municipality areas. Telangana’s figures are Rs 5,675 and Rs 9,131, respectively.

Andhra Pradesh reported nan highest MPCE successful nan South, pinch agrarian households spending Rs 6,107 and municipality households astatine Rs 9,877. Karnataka, pinch Rs 5,068 successful agrarian areas and Rs 8,169 successful municipality zones, rounds retired nan apical five.

Interestingly, industrialized states for illustration Gujarat and Maharashtra hover astir nan nationalist average, while populous bluish states for illustration Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan lag behind. West Bengal besides falls beneath nan mean successful some agrarian and municipality spending.

The study identified stark contrasts nationwide. The highest MPCE was recorded successful Sikkim—rural households walk Rs 9,377, and municipality households walk Rs 13,927. At nan different end, Chhattisgarh reported nan lowest MPCE astatine Rs 2,739 successful agrarian areas and Rs 4,927 successful municipality regions.

The study besides revealed important rural-urban disparities. Meghalaya leads pinch a 104% rural-urban gap, followed by Jharkhand astatine 83% and Chhattisgarh astatine 80%. Across each 28 states, 9 reported MPCE levels supra nan nationalist mean successful some agrarian and municipality categories.

Conducted from August 2023 to July 2024, nan Household Consumption Expenditure Survey provides captious insights into spending trends, helping measurement poverty, inequality, and economical well-being.