How do you access HCES 2022–23 data?

HCES 2022–23 is labeled “Registration required” 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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HCES

Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022–23

Name: Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022–23
Creator: NSO / MoSPI

HCES is used to measure household consumption, MPCE, and living standards after the long CES gap.

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consumption poverty prices

Host / institution

NSO / MoSPI · NSO / MoSPI

Geography

India, state

Time coverage

2022–23

Update frequency

Special round

What this is best for

Post-pandemic consumption benchmark

Main limitations

Methodological differences vs NSS 68th (2011–12) CES; multi-visit design

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is HCES 2022–23 used for?: Post-pandemic consumption benchmark
How do you access HCES 2022–23 data?: HCES 2022–23 is labeled “Registration required” 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 HCES 2022–23 cover?: Geography: India, state. Time coverage: 2022–23.
What are the main limitations of HCES 2022–23?: Methodological differences vs NSS 68th (2011–12) CES; multi-visit design

Background & previous rounds

Background (previous rounds). MoSPI NADA’s Household Consumption Expenditure (CEXP) collection holds 29 studies spanning thick quinquennial CES and thinner annual CES schedules. Landmark quinquennials include 27th (1972–73), 32nd (1977–78), 38th (1983), 43rd (1987–88), 50th (1993–94), 55th (1999–00), 61st (2004–05), 66th (2009–10), and 68th (2011–12 Type 1/2 on NADA, e.g. catalog/126). Annual-style CES files also exist for many intervening rounds (56th–64th, 72nd services/durables Sch 1.5, etc.). After 2011–12 there was no published national CES until HCES 2022–23 (catalog/224); a 2017–18 exercise was not released over quality concerns. HCES 2022–23 restarts the series with multi-visit canvassing—not a simple continuation of 68th-round schedules.

Full design timeline: HCES series page

Guides for using this data

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

6 links

Variables6

Live-fetched MoSPI NADA HCES 2022–23 study page (catalog/224; multi-level files). Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

Sourced from live host documentation

Open official dictionary

Name / code	Description	Group
HHID	Household identifier	IDs
MPCE	Monthly per capita expenditure	Welfare
Food items	Item-wise food quantity and value	Consumption
Non-food items	Item-wise non-food quantity and value	Consumption
Sector / state	Rural-urban and state codes	Geography
Level files	Multi-section unit-level files (household + item blocks)	Files

Formats

microdata · DDI

Technical tags

household surveymicrodata

Example uses

Welfare measurement and CPI weight research

Open access portal Documentation

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.