{
 "meta": {
  "dossier": "hces",
  "frequency": "annual",
  "base": "survey 2022-23 & 2023-24",
  "source": "MoSPI, National Statistical Office",
  "vintage": "2026-08-06",
  "mock": false,
  "geo": "IND",
  "latestPeriod": "2023-04",
  "releaseDate": null,
  "revisionPolicy": "Survey estimates are final on release. Each round is a cross-section; the two rounds are comparable by design but are never averaged or chained.",
  "coverage": "All India × rural/urban; percentage share of MPCE by broad item category, with imputation.",
  "note": "\"Without imputation\" is the headline MPCE convention (comparable across the two rounds); \"with imputation\" adds the imputed value of items received free of cost through social welfare programmes. Only the 2022-23 and 2023-24 HCES rounds exist in the eSankhyiki API — the 2011-12 and earlier NSS CES rounds are not served and are methodologically different; these series must never be spliced with them."
 },
 "dates": [
  "2022-04-01",
  "2023-04-01"
 ],
 "series": {
  "all_india_rural__beverages_processed_food_etc": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__beverages_processed_food_etc",
   "label": "Beverages, Processed Food, etc. · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "data": [
    9.41,
    9.55
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__cereal": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__cereal",
   "label": "Cereal · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#878D99",
   "data": [
    6.9,
    7.58
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__cereal_substitutes": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__cereal_substitutes",
   "label": "Cereal Substitutes · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#A3A9B4",
   "data": [
    0.02,
    0.02
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__clothing_bedding": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__clothing_bedding",
   "label": "Clothing & Bedding · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#C9CED6",
   "data": [
    5.18,
    5.61
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__consumer_services_excluding_conveyance": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__consumer_services_excluding_conveyance",
   "label": "Consumer Services Excluding Conveyance · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "data": [
    4.96,
    5.1
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__conveyance": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__conveyance",
   "label": "Conveyance · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#878D99",
   "data": [
    7.38,
    7.36
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__durable_goods": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__durable_goods",
   "label": "Durable Goods · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#A3A9B4",
   "data": [
    6.79,
    6.34
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__edible_oil": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__edible_oil",
   "label": "Edible Oil · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#C9CED6",
   "data": [
    3.52,
    2.7
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__education": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__education",
   "label": "Education · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "data": [
    3.23,
    3.14
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__egg_fish_meat": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__egg_fish_meat",
   "label": "Egg, Fish & Meat · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#878D99",
   "data": [
    4.8,
    4.78
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__entertainment": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__entertainment",
   "label": "Entertainment · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#A3A9B4",
   "data": [
    1.06,
    0.99
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__food_total": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__food_total",
   "label": "Food Total · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#C9CED6",
   "data": [
    47.47,
    48.43
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__footwear": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__footwear",
   "label": "Footwear · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "data": [
    0.85,
    0.95
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__fruits_dry": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__fruits_dry",
   "label": "Fruits (dry) · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#878D99",
   "data": [
    1.15,
    1.15
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__fruits_fresh": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__fruits_fresh",
   "label": "Fruits (fresh) · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#A3A9B4",
   "data": [
    2.48,
    2.58
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__fuel_and_light": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__fuel_and_light",
   "label": "Fuel and Light · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#C9CED6",
   "data": [
    6.51,
    5.93
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__gram": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__gram",
   "label": "Gram · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "data": [
    0.24,
    0.25
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__medical_hospitalization": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__medical_hospitalization",
   "label": "Medical (Hospitalization) · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#878D99",
   "data": [
    2.31,
    2.19
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__medical_non_hospitalization": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__medical_non_hospitalization",
   "label": "Medical (Non- Hospitalization) · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#A3A9B4",
   "data": [
    4.66,
    4.44
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__milk_and_milk_products": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__milk_and_milk_products",
   "label": "Milk and Milk Products · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#C9CED6",
   "data": [
    8.14,
    8.19
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__non_food_total": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__non_food_total",
   "label": "Non-Food Total · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "data": [
    52.53,
    51.57
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__other_household_consumables": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__other_household_consumables",
   "label": "Other Household Consumables · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#878D99",
   "data": [
    2.28,
    2.26
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__other_taxes_cesses": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__other_taxes_cesses",
   "label": "Other Taxes & Cesses · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#A3A9B4",
   "data": [
    0.12,
    0.2
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__pan_tobacco_intoxicants": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__pan_tobacco_intoxicants",
   "label": "Pan, Tobacco & Intoxicants · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#C9CED6",
   "data": [
    3.7,
    3.73
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__pulses_and_pulse_products": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__pulses_and_pulse_products",
   "label": "Pulses and Pulse Products · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "data": [
    1.73,
    1.74
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__rent": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__rent",
   "label": "Rent · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#878D99",
   "data": [
    0.76,
    0.55
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__salt": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__salt",
   "label": "Salt · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#A3A9B4",
   "data": [
    0.1,
    0.1
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__spices": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__spices",
   "label": "Spices · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#C9CED6",
   "data": [
    2.92,
    3.17
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__sugar": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__sugar",
   "label": "Sugar · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "data": [
    0.81,
    0.77
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__toilet_articles": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__toilet_articles",
   "label": "Toilet Articles · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#878D99",
   "data": [
    2.73,
    2.78
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_rural__vegetables": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_rural__vegetables",
   "label": "Vegetables · All India · Rural",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#A3A9B4",
   "data": [
    5.26,
    5.85
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__beverages_processed_food_etc": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__beverages_processed_food_etc",
   "label": "Beverages, Processed Food, etc. · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#C9CED6",
   "data": [
    10.53,
    10.96
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__cereal": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__cereal",
   "label": "Cereal · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "data": [
    4.49,
    4.78
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__cereal_substitutes": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__cereal_substitutes",
   "label": "Cereal Substitutes · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#878D99",
   "data": [
    0.02,
    0.02
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__clothing_bedding": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__clothing_bedding",
   "label": "Clothing & Bedding · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#A3A9B4",
   "data": [
    4.62,
    4.77
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__consumer_services_excluding_conveyance": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__consumer_services_excluding_conveyance",
   "label": "Consumer Services Excluding Conveyance · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#C9CED6",
   "data": [
    5.86,
    5.65
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__conveyance": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__conveyance",
   "label": "Conveyance · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "data": [
    8.51,
    8.36
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__durable_goods": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__durable_goods",
   "label": "Durable Goods · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#878D99",
   "data": [
    7.13,
    6.83
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__edible_oil": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__edible_oil",
   "label": "Edible Oil · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#A3A9B4",
   "data": [
    2.35,
    1.8
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__education": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__education",
   "label": "Education · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#C9CED6",
   "data": [
    5.73,
    5.9
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__egg_fish_meat": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__egg_fish_meat",
   "label": "Egg, Fish & Meat · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "data": [
    3.54,
    3.52
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__entertainment": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__entertainment",
   "label": "Entertainment · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#878D99",
   "data": [
    1.57,
    1.75
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__food_total": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__food_total",
   "label": "Food Total · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#A3A9B4",
   "data": [
    39.7,
    40.31
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__footwear": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__footwear",
   "label": "Footwear · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#C9CED6",
   "data": [
    0.76,
    0.86
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__fruits_dry": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__fruits_dry",
   "label": "Fruits (dry) · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "data": [
    1.29,
    1.24
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__fruits_fresh": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__fruits_fresh",
   "label": "Fruits (fresh) · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#878D99",
   "data": [
    2.48,
    2.59
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__fuel_and_light": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__fuel_and_light",
   "label": "Fuel and Light · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#A3A9B4",
   "data": [
    6.2,
    5.53
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__gram": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__gram",
   "label": "Gram · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#C9CED6",
   "data": [
    0.18,
    0.18
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__medical_hospitalization": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__medical_hospitalization",
   "label": "Medical (Hospitalization) · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "data": [
    1.89,
    1.94
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__medical_non_hospitalization": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__medical_non_hospitalization",
   "label": "Medical (Non- Hospitalization) · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#878D99",
   "data": [
    3.96,
    3.85
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__milk_and_milk_products": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__milk_and_milk_products",
   "label": "Milk and Milk Products · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#A3A9B4",
   "data": [
    7.15,
    7.11
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__non_food_total": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__non_food_total",
   "label": "Non-Food Total · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#C9CED6",
   "data": [
    60.3,
    59.69
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__other_household_consumables": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__other_household_consumables",
   "label": "Other Household Consumables · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "data": [
    2.09,
    2.08
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__other_taxes_cesses": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__other_taxes_cesses",
   "label": "Other Taxes & Cesses · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#878D99",
   "data": [
    0.24,
    0.32
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__pan_tobacco_intoxicants": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__pan_tobacco_intoxicants",
   "label": "Pan, Tobacco & Intoxicants · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#A3A9B4",
   "data": [
    2.41,
    2.34
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__pulses_and_pulse_products": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__pulses_and_pulse_products",
   "label": "Pulses and Pulse Products · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#C9CED6",
   "data": [
    1.2,
    1.21
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__rent": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__rent",
   "label": "Rent · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "data": [
    6.49,
    6.5
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__salt": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__salt",
   "label": "Salt · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#878D99",
   "data": [
    0.07,
    0.07
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__spices": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__spices",
   "label": "Spices · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#A3A9B4",
   "data": [
    2.11,
    2.27
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__sugar": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__sugar",
   "label": "Sugar · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#C9CED6",
   "data": [
    0.53,
    0.49
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__toilet_articles": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__toilet_articles",
   "label": "Toilet Articles · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "data": [
    2.84,
    3.01
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  },
  "all_india_urban__vegetables": {
   "name": "hces_all_india_urban__vegetables",
   "label": "Vegetables · All India · Urban",
   "group": "All India",
   "color": "#878D99",
   "data": [
    3.76,
    4.07
   ],
   "unit": "pct_of_mpce"
  }
 }
}