This statistic represents the distribution of food as a part of India's total expenditure between 1993-94 and 2025-26. In 2011-12, for instance, food consumption expenditure was approximately 45 percent of the total expenditure. The food consumption share had gradually decreased through the years.
Distribution of food consumption as a part of total expenditure in India from 1993-94 to 2025-26
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India Food Forum. (January 19, 2016). Distribution of food consumption as a part of total expenditure in India from 1993-94 to 2025-26 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/672963/food-consumption-as-share-of-expenditure-in-india/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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