Consumer Lifestyles in India
Euromonitor International's Consumer Lifestyles in India report examines national lifestyle habits, ranging from health and living standards, income and earning patterns, eating and drinking habits, and home ownership trends. Use this report to understand the factors influencing a nation's lifestyle choices.
Chapters: 22 | Tables: 136 | Publication date: Nov 2008
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Table of contents
STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT
CONSUMER TRENDS IN INDIA
RISE IN EMPLOYMENT
Outlook
Impact
ECONOMIC STATUS OF WOMEN
Outlook
Impact
AN INCREASE IN THE USE OF CREDIT CARDS
Outlook
Impact
DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND
Outlook
Impact
INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE
Outlook
Impact
POPULATION
POPULATION CHANGES
Impact
POPULATION BY GENDER
Impact
POPULATION BY MARITAL STATUS
Impact
POPULATION BY EDUCATION
Impact
POPULATION BY RURAL/URBAN AREAS
Impact
Table 1 Population by Age and Gender: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
Table 2 Population by Age and Gender (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2007/2015/1995-2007/2007-2015
Table 3 Median Age of Population: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
Table 4 Median Age of Population (actual growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
Table 5 Population Changes: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 6 Population Changes (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 7 Birth Rates: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 8 Death Rates: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 9 Birth Rates (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 10 Death Rates (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 11 Fertility and Birth: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 12 Fertility and Birth (growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 13 Population by Marital Status: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 14 Population by Marital Status (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 15 Population by Highest Educational Attainment: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 16 Population by Highest Educational Attainment: 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 17 Literacy Rates: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 18 Literacy Rates (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 19 Population by Urban and Rural Locations and Major Cities: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 20 Population by Urban and Rural Locations / Major Cities (% analysis, % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 21 Population Density: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 22 Population Density (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
CONSUMER SEGMENTATION
BABIES AND INFANTS
Impact
YOUNG CHILDREN
Impact
TWEENAGERS
Impact
TEENS
Impact
STUDENTS
Impact
PEOPLE IN THEIR 20S
Impact
PEOPLE IN THEIR 30S
Impact
MIDDLE-AGED ADULTS
Impact
PENSIONERS
Impact
Table 23 Babies and Infants: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
Table 24 Babies and Infants (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
Table 25 Young Children: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
Table 26 Young Children (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
Table 27 Tweenagers: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
Table 28 Tweenagers (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
Table 29 Teens: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
Table 30 Teens (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
Table 31 People in Their 20s: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
Table 32 People in Their 20s (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
Table 33 People in Their 30s: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
Table 34 People in Their 30s (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
Table 35 Middle-aged Adults: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
Table 36 Middle-aged Adults (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
Table 37 Older Population: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
Table 38 Older Population (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSEHOLD BY THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS
Impact
HOUSEHOLD ANNUAL DISPOSABLE INCOME
Impact
HOME OWNERSHIP
Impact
POSSESSION OF HOUSEHOLD DURABLES
Impact
PET POPULATION
Impact
Table 39 Households by Number of Occupants: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 40 Households by Number of Occupants (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 41 Occupants per Household: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 42 Occupants per Household (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 43 Number of Households by Disposable Income Bracket: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 44 Number of Households by Disposable Income Bracket (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 45 Total Housing Stock and New Dwellings Completed: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
Table 46 Total Housing Stock and New Dwellings Completed (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
Table 47 Households by Tenure and Type of Dwelling: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
Table 48 Households by Tenure and Type of Dwelling (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2007-2015
Table 49 Households by Number of Rooms: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 50 Households by Number of Rooms (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 51 Ownership of Household Durables: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
Table 52 Ownership of Household Durables by Type (actual growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
HOUSEHOLD SEGMENTATION
SINGLE-PERSON HOUSEHOLDS
Impact
COUPLES WITH NO CHILDREN
Impact
COUPLES WITH CHILDREN
Impact
SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES
Impact
Table 53 Households by Type: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
Table 54 Household by Type (% analysis and % growth) 1995/2007/2015-/1995-2007/2007-2015
LABOUR
WORKING CONDITIONS
EMPLOYED POPULATION BY AGE
Impact
UNEMPLOYED POPULATION BY AGE
Impact
ALTERNATIVE WORK FORMS
Impact
Table 55 Employed Population by Age Group: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 56 Employed Population by Age Group (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 57 Unemployed Population by Age Group: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 58 Unemployed Population by Age Group (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 59 Unemployment Rate: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 60 Unemployment Rate (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 61 Part-time Employment by Gender: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006
Table 62 Part-time Employment by Gender (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2006/1995-2006/2000-2006
INCOME
ANNUAL DISPOSABLE INCOME
INCOME BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
INCOME BY GENDER
Table 63 Mean Annual Disposable Income by Education and Gender: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 64 Mean Annual Disposable Income by Education and Gender (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
CONSUMER EXPENDITURES
SPENDING ON CONSUMER GOODS AND SERVICES
Table 65 Consumer Expenditures by Product Type: 2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
Table 66 Consumer Expenditures by Product Type (% analysis and % growth) 1995/2007/2015/1995-2007/2007-2015
Table 67 Consumer Expenditures by Commodity Type: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
Table 68 Consumer Expenditures by Commodity Type (% analysis and % growth) 1995/2007/2015-/1995-2007/2007-2015
Table 69 Consumer Prices and Costs: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 70 Consumer Prices and Costs (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
SPENDING ON FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Impact
SPENDING ON SOFT AND HOT DRINKS
Impact
SHOPPING FOR FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
Impact
EATING HABITS
Impact
Table 71 Consumer Expenditures on Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 72 Consumer Expenditures on Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 73 Per Capita Expenditures on Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 74 Per Capita Expenditures on Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO
SPENDING ON ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
Impact
SPENDING ON TOBACCO
Impact
SHOPPING FOR ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Impact
DRINKING HABITS
Impact
SMOKING HABITS
Impact
Table 75 Consumer Expenditures on Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 76 Consumer Expenditures on Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 77 Per Capita Expenditures on Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 78 Per Capita Expenditures on Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR
SPENDING ON CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR
Impact
SHOPPING FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR
Impact
TRADITIONAL CLOTHING
Impact
FASHION TRENDS
Impact
Table 79 Consumer Expenditures on Clothing and Footwear: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 80 Consumer Expenditures on Clothing and Footwear (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 81 Per Capita Expenditures on Clothing and Footwear: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 82 Per Capita Expenditures on Clothing and Footwear (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
HOUSING
SPENDING ON HOUSING
Impact
RENTING VS BUYING
Impact
UTILITY COSTS
Impact
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
Impact
Table 83 Consumer Expenditures on Housing: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 84 Consumer Expenditures on Housing (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 85 Per Capita Expenditures on Housing: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 86 Per Capita Expenditures on Housing (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND SERVICES
SPENDING ON HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND SERVICES
Impact
SHOPPING FOR HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Impact
COOKING HABITS
Impact
DO-IT-YOURSELF AND GARDENING
Impact
Table 87 Consumer Expenditures on Household Goods and Services: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 88 Consumer Expenditures on Household Goods and Services (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 89 Per Capita Expenditures on Household Goods and Services: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 90 Per Capita Expenditures on Household Goods and Services (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
HEALTH GOODS AND MEDICAL SERVICES
SPENDING ON HEALTH GOODS AND MEDICAL SERVICES
Impact
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Impact
MAJOR CAUSES OF DEATH
Impact
SMOKING PREVALENCE
Impact
REPORTED AIDS CASES
DRUG ABUSE
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Impact
Table 91 Consumer Expenditures on Health Goods and Medical Services: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 92 Consumer Expenditures on Health Goods and Medical Services (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 93 Per Capita Expenditures on Health Goods and Medical Services: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 94 Per Capita Expenditures on Health Goods and Medical Services (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 95 Share of Total Health Expenditures in GDP: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006
Table 96 Healthcare Workers: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 97 Healthcare Workers (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 98 Obese Population: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 99 Obese Population (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 100 Smoking Prevalence: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 101 Smoking Prevalence (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 102 Reported AIDS Cases: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 103 Reported AIDS Cases (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
TRANSPORT
SPENDING ON TRANSPORT
Impact
AIR TRANSPORT
Impact
ROAD TRANSPORT
Impact
RAIL TRANSPORT
Impact
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Impact
Table 104 Consumer Expenditures on Transport: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 105 Consumer Expenditures on Transport (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 106 Per Capita Expenditures on Transport: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 107 Per Capita Expenditures on Transport (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
COMMUNICATION
SPENDING ON COMMUNICATIONS
Impact
TELEVISION, CABLE AND SATELLITE
Impact
PRINTED MEDIA
Impact
TELEPHONES
Impact
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET
Impact
E-COMMERCE
Impact
M-COMMERCE
Impact
Table 108 Consumer Expenditures on Communications: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 109 Consumer Expenditures on Communications (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 110 Per Capita Expenditures on Communications: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 111 Per Capita Expenditures on Communications (% growth) 1995-2007/2000-2007:
Table 112 Penetration of Televisions and Number of TV Channels: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 113 Penetration of Televisions and Number of TV Channels (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 114 Penetration of Cable and Satellite Television: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 115 Penetration of Cable and Satellite Television (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 116 National and International Phone Calls, Telephone Lines in Use and Mobile Phone Users: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006
Table 117 National and International Phone Calls, Telephone Lines in Use and Mobile Phone Users (% growth): 1995-2006/2000-2006
Table 118 Household PC Penetration and Internet Usage: 2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 119 Household PC Penetration and Internet Usage (% growth): 2000-2007
LEISURE AND RECREATION
SPENDING ON LEISURE AND RECREATION
Impact
SHOPPING FOR LEISURE GOODS
Impact
LEISURE TIME
Impact
CULTURE
Impact
ATTITUDES TOWARD SPORTS
Impact
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
Impact
Table 120 Consumer Expenditures on Leisure and Recreation: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 121 Consumer Expenditures on Leisure and Recreation (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 122 Per Capita Expenditures on Leisure and Recreation: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 123 Per Capita Expenditures on Leisure and Recreation (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
EDUCATION
SPENDING ON EDUCATION
Impact
PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION
Impact
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Impact
HIGHER EDUCATION
Impact
ADULT EDUCATION
Impact
Table 124 Consumer Expenditures on Education: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 125 Consumer Expenditures on Education (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 126 Per Capita Expenditures on Education: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 127 Per Capita Expenditures on Education (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
HOTELS AND CATERING
SPENDING ON HOTELS AND CATERING
Impact
GOING OUT
Impact
EATING OUT
Impact
SPENDING ON ACCOMMODATION SERVICES
Impact
Table 128 Consumer Expenditures on Hotels and Catering: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 129 Consumer Expenditures on Hotels and Catering (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 130 Per Capita Expenditures on Hotels and Catering: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 131 Per Capita Expenditures on Hotels and Catering (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES
SPENDING ON MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES
Impact
PERSONAL HYGIENE AND PERSONAL GROOMING
Impact
SHOPPING FOR COSMETICS AND TOILETRIES
Impact
BANKING, SAVINGS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
Impact
PENSIONS
Impact
Table 132 Consumer Expenditures on Miscellaneous Goods and Services: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 133 Consumer Expenditures on Miscellaneous Goods and Services (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
Table 134 Per Capita Expenditures on Miscellaneous Goods and Services: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
Table 135 Per Capita Expenditures on Miscellaneous Goods and Services (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
DEFINITIONS
Summary 1 Country Coverage