An economic analysis of household consumption expenditure pattern in Villupuram District of Tamil Nadu
*N. Prasanth and **T. Ponnarasi
Department of Agricultural Economics Annamalai University, Chidambaram– 608002 (India) Corresponding Author: N. PRASANTH E – MAIL: Prasanthnehru98@gmail.com Ph: 9942969173
ABSTRACT
Urbanization and Post globalization has raised India’s monthly per capita income and that has significantly impacted its consumption pattern by causing a change in the structure of food consumption baskets. The present study attempts to find the household food and non-food consumption behavior and pattern by using Engels curve estimation of household consumption expenditure in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu. The result of this study annual income had a positive influence on the expenditure of the households on Agriculturist, Agricultural labour and other workers. The co-efficient for family size was positively significant except for clothing, health and recreation in Agriculturist and social in agricultural labour. The co- efficient of family size was negative significant except food and health. It could be also concluded that size of the family also had positive influence on the expenditure pattern of the households. It is concluded that addition to the annual income and family size of the households would significantly contribute to increase in expenditure on necessities like food, clothing, education, health, recreation, festival, social and others. Here is the diversified household are having a good income pattern because, increasing the days of employment and providing the MGNREGAs works to increase their income.