Kerala Tops in Monthly Per Capital Expenditure in Rural Areas

23 July 2013
New Delhi

Haryana topped the list among large states recording largest household monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) in urban areas whereas in rural areas, Kerala ranks the first, a government survey said.

Kerala stood at first position by recording MPCE of Rs 2,355.53 in rural areas followed by Punjab at Rs 2,136.39 and Haryana at Rs 1,925.96.In case of union territories and smaller states, Andaman and Nicobar islands tops the charts with monthly per capita expenditure of Rs 4,439.03 in urban areas followed by Delhi at Rs 3,160.76 and Chandigarh at Rs 3,000.27.

Among the states, Chhattisgarh recorded lowest monthly per capita expenditure of Rs 904.04 in rural areas followed by Odisha at Rs 904.78 and Bihar at 907.41 during the period under review

Source– http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Monthly-per-capita-expenditure-Haryana-tops-urban-spending-Kerala-No-1-in-rural-spending/articleshow/21246463.cms

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