New Delhi: Delhiites have the highest per capita income in the country and are also the biggest spenders in India, according to a report on household consumer expenditure in the capital compiled by the Delhi Government's Directorate of Economics and Statistics.
The report has found that the average monthly per capita expenditure of urban Delhi increased from Rs 1,563 during 2003 to Rs 1,606 the following year. The national average is Rs 1,060.
Tamil Nadu comes a distant second at Rs 1,131, followed by Andhra Pradesh at Rs 1,102. Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana are not very far behind, at Rs 1,092, Rs 1,059 and Rs 1,050 respectively. At the bottom of the list is Uttar Pradesh at Rs 827, Madhya Pradesh at Rs 793 and Bihar at Rs 784.
A study of the occupational distribution of households reveals that 36.27 per cent of Delhi’s population are self-employed, 46.53 per cent salaried, and 11.81 engaged in other vocations. The average monthly consumer expenditure per family in Delhi is Rs 7,044.
Education, food, conveyance and rent account for the main spending by Delhiites, with the urban Delhiite spending Rs 2,484 per month on food alone. Of these food items, Delhiites spend the most on milk products _ a monthly average of Rs 721. Cereals come next at Rs 410 and beverages at Rs 391.
The average local spends a whopping Rs 823 a month on conveyance and Rs 576 a month on education. On an average, Delhiites spend Rs 565 a month on fuel and lighting, Rs 327 on clothing, Rs 228 on toiletries, Rs 169 on entertainment and Rs 756 on consumer services.
A mere 2.48 per cent of the population buys cereals from ration shops with the remainder opting to buy it in the open market.
There are 32.75 lakh families in Delhi with an overall family size of 4.62 persons. Of these, a mere 2.03 lakh live in rural areas with the remaining 30.72 lakh residing in urban areas.
The survey reveals that about 11 per cent of households are headed by women, an increase of 3.58 per cent over the last survey. Around 49 per cent (33 lakh) of the total female population of 68.25 lakh is married, seven per cent (4.82 lakh) are widowed and 0.45 per cent are divorced or separated.
Source : Financial Express
The report has found that the average monthly per capita expenditure of urban Delhi increased from Rs 1,563 during 2003 to Rs 1,606 the following year. The national average is Rs 1,060.
Tamil Nadu comes a distant second at Rs 1,131, followed by Andhra Pradesh at Rs 1,102. Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana are not very far behind, at Rs 1,092, Rs 1,059 and Rs 1,050 respectively. At the bottom of the list is Uttar Pradesh at Rs 827, Madhya Pradesh at Rs 793 and Bihar at Rs 784.
A study of the occupational distribution of households reveals that 36.27 per cent of Delhi’s population are self-employed, 46.53 per cent salaried, and 11.81 engaged in other vocations. The average monthly consumer expenditure per family in Delhi is Rs 7,044.
Education, food, conveyance and rent account for the main spending by Delhiites, with the urban Delhiite spending Rs 2,484 per month on food alone. Of these food items, Delhiites spend the most on milk products _ a monthly average of Rs 721. Cereals come next at Rs 410 and beverages at Rs 391.
The average local spends a whopping Rs 823 a month on conveyance and Rs 576 a month on education. On an average, Delhiites spend Rs 565 a month on fuel and lighting, Rs 327 on clothing, Rs 228 on toiletries, Rs 169 on entertainment and Rs 756 on consumer services.
A mere 2.48 per cent of the population buys cereals from ration shops with the remainder opting to buy it in the open market.
There are 32.75 lakh families in Delhi with an overall family size of 4.62 persons. Of these, a mere 2.03 lakh live in rural areas with the remaining 30.72 lakh residing in urban areas.
The survey reveals that about 11 per cent of households are headed by women, an increase of 3.58 per cent over the last survey. Around 49 per cent (33 lakh) of the total female population of 68.25 lakh is married, seven per cent (4.82 lakh) are widowed and 0.45 per cent are divorced or separated.
Source : Financial Express