HCES
Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022–23
HCES is used to measure household consumption, MPCE, and living standards after the long CES gap.
NSO / MoSPI · NSO / MoSPI
India, state
2022–23
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.
- PortalMoSPI National Microdata Archive (NADA)microdata.gov.in/nada43/index.php/home
- User guideGuide to download MoSPI microdata (PDF)mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/data_disemination/Guide_to_download_microdata.pdf
- PortalMoSPI home / survey releaseswww.mospi.gov.in/
- OfficialHCES collection (Household Consumption Expenditure)microdata.gov.in/NADA/index.php/catalog/CEXP
- TutorialMoSPI: NSS unit-level extraction guides (HCES modules)www.mospi.gov.in/national-sample-survey-office
- CodebookVariable / data dictionarymicrodata.gov.in/NADA/index.php/catalog/224
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
Research and articles using this data
Verified examples that analyze, reuse, introduce, or visualize this dataset. Search matches without evidence are not published here.
Scholarly works3
- Journal articleAnalyzes dataTaxation of foods high in fat, sugar, and sodium in India: A modelling study of health and economic impacts
Maxime Roche, Jingmin Zhu, Jack Olney · et al. · PLoS Medicine · 2026
Analyzes HCES 2022–23 data in the context of: "Taxation of foods high in fat, sugar, and sodium in India: A modelling study of health and economic impacts".
- Journal articleAnalyzes dataNew Data, New Estimates: A Critical Examination of India's 2022-23 National Accounts Rebasing
Akhilesh Kulshreshtha, Gulab Singh · Economic & Political Weekly · 2026
Analyzes HCES 2022–23 data in the context of: "New Data, New Estimates: A Critical Examination of India's 2022-23 National Accounts Rebasing".
- Journal articleAnalyzes dataViksit Bharat by 2047: A Quest For $5 Trillion Economy for India
Nagendra Prasad Yadav · Bundelkhand Research Journal · 2024
Analyzes HCES 2022–23 data in the context of: "Viksit Bharat by 2047: A Quest For $5 Trillion Economy for India".
- Scholarly checked:
- 10 Sept 2026
- Web checked:
- Not checked yet
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