The entertainment consumption story
Are Indians spending more or less on entertainment? The short answer: Entertainment spending in rural India continues to rise (slightly), while in urban India it has fallen.
That is the somewhat disappointing picture given by the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey for 2022-2023, published earlier this year by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation. It tracks the consumption of both food and non-food products.
The share of entertainment in monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MPCE) in rural India has continuously increased, from 0.42 percent in 1999-2000 to 0.99 percent in 2011-2012. In the next ten years
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First print: April 16, 2024 | 10:38 PM IST