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Per Capita Monthly Consumption Expenditure on  Broad Groups of Items 
 (in Rs.) 
NSS Round Milk and Milk Products Meat, Egg, Fish Total Food Total      Non-Food Total Exp. Average Size of Household
25th (1970 - 1971)
Rural 3.03 1.02 25.98 9.33 35.31  
Urban 5.01 1.90 34.04 18.81 52.85  
27th (1972 - 1973)
Rural 3.22 1.09 32.16 12.01 44.17 5.22
Urban 5.91 2.07 40.84 22.49 63.33 4.72
32nd (1977 - 1978)
Rural 5.29 1.84 44.33 24.56 68.89 5.22
Urban 9.16 3.33 57.67 38.48 96.15 4.89
38th (1982)
Rural 8.45 3.40 73.73 38.71 112.45 5.20
Urban 15.15 5.92 96.97 67.06 164.03 4.85
42nd(1986 - 1987)
Rural 13.48 5.25 92.55 48.38 140.93 5.26
Urban 23.32 9.25 128.99 93.66 222.65 4.79
43rd(1987 - 1988)
Rural 13.63 5.11 100.82 57.28 158.10 5.08
Urban 23.83 8.85 139.75 110.18 249.93 4.71
44th(1988 - 1989)
Rural 15.65 6.12 111.80 63.30 175.10 5.17
Urban 26.74 10.59 152.49 114.36 266.85 4.87
45th(1989 - 1990)
Rural 18.35 6.84 121.78 67.68 189.46 4.96
Urban 29.53 11.42 165.46 132.54 298.00 4.66
46th (1990 - 1991)
Rural 19.04 7.08 133.34 68.78 202.12 4.81
Urban 32.37 12.27 185.77 140.00 326.75 4.55
47th (July - Dec. 1991)
Rural 21.90 8.20 153.59 89.91 243.50 5.00
Urban 37.21 13.49 207.77 162.57 370.34 4.73
48th (Jan. - Dec. 1992)
Rural 23.00 8.00 161.00 87.00 247.00 5.20
Urban 42.00 14.00 224.00 175.00 399.00 4.80
49th(Jan. - June 1993)
Rural 23.00 9.00 159.00 85.00 244.00 5.10
Urban 41.00 14.00 221.00 162.00 382.00 4.60
50th(July 1993 - June 1994)
Rural 27.00 9.40 178.00 104.00 281.00 4.90
Urban 45.00 15.50 250.00 208.00 458.00 4.50
51st (July 1994 - June 1995)
Rural 27.00 10.00 189.00 121.00 309.00 4.90
Urban 49.00 17.00 271.00 237.00 508.00 4.60
52nd (July 1995 - June 1996)
Rural 32.38 10.94 207.75 136.53 344.29 5.00
Urban 56.45 19.11 299.98 299.28 599.26 4.60
53rd (Jan-Dec 1997)
Rural 39.31 11.79 231.99 163.02 395.01 5.00
Urban 62.75 19.58 320.26 325.19 645.44 4.60
54th (Jan-- June 1998)
Rural 36.54 12.65 232.40 149.67 382.07 5.00
Urban 64.63 21.94 339.71 344.57 684.27 4.70
55th (July 1999 - June 2000)
Rural 42.56 16.14 288.80 197.28 486.07 5.00
Urban 74.18 26.77 410.10 444.10 854.96 5.00
 56th (July 2000-June2001)
 Rural   42.97 17.78 278.57 216.34 494.90 5.10
 Urban   75.90 27.71 400.57 514.01 914.57 4.50
 57th (July 2001-June2002)
 Rural   41.91 16.72 276.35 221.92 498.27 5.02
 Urban   75.82 25.83 402.31 530.48 932.79 4.48
 58th (July 2002-Dec.2002)
 Rural   45.34 18.31 292.27 239.21 531.49 5.00
 Urban   78.19 27.07 429.79 582.18 1011.97 4.40
 59th (Jan. 2003-Dec.2003)
 Rural   44.69 17.93 299.86 255.68 555.55 5.00
 Urban   80.03 27.18 429.12 593.56 1022.68 4.50
 60th (Jan. 2004-June2004)
 Rural   47.60 18.60 304.60 260.10 564.70 5.08
 Urban   82.98 27.84 441.48 618.68 1060.16 4.42
 61st (July 2004-June 2005)
 Rural   47.31 18.60 307.60 251.19 558.78 5.08
 Urban   83.30 28.47 447.41 604.95 1052.36 4.55
Source : Level & Pattern of consumer expenditure, Various issues, National Sample Survey Organisation, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, GoI