How do you access CMIE CPHS data?

CMIE CPHS is labeled “Paid subscription” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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CMIE Consumer Pyramids Household Survey

Name: CMIE Consumer Pyramids Household Survey
Creator: CMIE

CMIE CPHS is used for high-frequency private household panel research on jobs, income, and consumption.

Paid subscriptionVery large

labor consumption incomes

Host / institution

CMIE · CMIE

Geography

India

Time coverage

Since 2014 (170k+ households)

Update frequency

Continuous waves

What this is best for

High-frequency private household panel for labor and welfare

Main limitations

Paid subscription; not open data

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is CMIE CPHS used for?: High-frequency private household panel for labor and welfare
How do you access CMIE CPHS data?: CMIE CPHS is labeled “Paid subscription” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does CMIE CPHS cover?: Geography: India. Time coverage: Since 2014 (170k+ households).
What are the main limitations of CMIE CPHS?: Paid subscription; not open data

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

1 link

PortalConsumer Pyramids DX portalconsumerpyramidsdx.cmie.com/

Variables5

Live-fetched consumerpyramidsdx.cmie.com (2026-07-09): Consumer Pyramids. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

Sourced from live host documentation

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Name / code	Description	Group
HHID / member ID	Anonymized household and member IDs	IDs
Panel wave	Survey wave / visit identifiers	Panel
Employment	Labour status fields	Labour
Income	Income constructs	Income
Consumption	Consumption and expenditure	Welfare

Formats

proprietary panel

Technical tags

household surveypanelrestricted access

Example uses

Monthly employment and income dynamics

Research and articles using this data

Verified examples that analyze, reuse, introduce, or visualize this dataset. Search matches without evidence are not published here.

3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
How Comparable are India’s Labour Market Surveys?
Rosa Abraham, Anand Shrivastava · Indian Journal of Labour Economics · 2022
Analyzes CMIE CPHS data in the context of: "How Comparable are India’s Labour Market Surveys?".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Labour Market Dynamics and Worker Flows in India: Impact of Covid-19
Partha Chatterjee, Aakash Dev · Indian Journal of Labour Economics · 2023
Analyzes CMIE CPHS data in the context of: "Labour Market Dynamics and Worker Flows in India: Impact of Covid-19".
Working paperAnalyzes data
The Anomaly of Women’s Work and Education in India
Surbhi Ghai · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 2018
Analyzes CMIE CPHS data in the context of: "The Anomaly of Women’s Work and Education in India".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
Web checked:: Not checked yet

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Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.