CMIE Consumer Pyramids

CMIE Consumer Pyramids

MH Specific

Maharashtra — Longitudinal panel survey of household income, expenditure, employment, and consumer behaviour across Maharashtra (requires subscription)

Build a household economic distress detector for Maharashtra using high-frequency income and expenditure panel data.
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Quick Start

# CMIE Consumer Pyramids (subscription required)
import pandas as pd
# df = pd.read_csv('cmie_cphs.csv')
# mh = df[df['State'] == 'Maharashtra']
print('CMIE Consumer Pyramids: subscription at cmie.com')
print('Covers 175,000+ households pan-India')
Modality
Tabular (API, dashboard)
Size
~1.7 lakh households nationally, ongoing
License
Format
CSV
Language
en
Update Frequency
static
Organization
Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE)
Category
economy-labour-finance

Schema

FieldTypeDescription
household_idstringAnonymized household identifier
statestringState name
incomefloatMonthly household income
expenditurefloatMonthly household expenditure
quarterstringSurvey quarter

Build With This

Create a consumer spending pattern analyzer tracking Maharashtra household behavior during economic shocks
Develop an inequality trend tracker showing income distribution changes across Maharashtra districts over time
Build a financial inclusion gap identifier for Maharashtra households based on savings and credit patterns

AI Use Cases

Consumer behaviour modellinghousehold income predictioneconomic impact assessment
Last verified: 2026-03-07