How many Indians travel?

Pramit Bhattacharya December 9, 2016

You may think that eating out and taking a holiday trip are some of the simpler pleasures of life, but fresh data on household spending across India shows that an overwhelming majority of families in India may find such pleasures beyond their reach...

Let the numbers speak

Bibek Debroy December 8, 2016

The discussion on the fall in employment after the November 8 demonetisation relies on anecdotal evidence. It is not backed by data...

How Indians spends

Pramit Bhattacharya December 8, 2016

Rural households collectively outspent their urban counterparts over the past year, according to data from a nationally representative consumer survey...

How Indians earn

Pramit Bhattacharya December 7, 2016

A fifth of bread-winners in India are salaried employees, a third are labourers, and a little less than half of bread-winners are self-employed, according...