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Table 1 Trends in percentage composition of consumer expenditure since 1987–1988 [1]

From: The impact of the Green Revolution on indigenous crops of India

Year/group

1987–1988

1993–1994

1999–2000

2004–2005

2009–2010

2011–2012

1987–1988

1993–1994

1999–2000

2004–2005

2009–2010

2011–2012

Rural

Urban

Cereals

26.3

24.2

22.2

18.0

15.6

12.0

15.0

14.0

12.4

10.1

9.1

7.3

Gram

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

Cereal substitutes

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

Pulses and products

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.1

3.7

3.1

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.1

2.7

2.1

Milk and products

8.6

9.5

8.8

8.5

8.6

9.1

9.5

9.8

8.7

7.9

7.8

7.8

Edible oil

5.0

4.4

3.7

4.6

3.7

3.8

5.3

4.4

3.1

3.5

2.6

2.7

Egg, fish, and meat

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.8

Vegetables

5.2

6.0

6.2

6.1

6.2

4.8

5.3

5.5

5.1

4.5

4.3

3.4

Fruits and nuts

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.6

1.9

2.5

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.3

Total, food

64.0

63.2

59.4

55.0

53.6

48.6

56.4

54.7

48.1

42.5

40.7

38.5

Total, non-food

36.0

36.8

40.6

45.0

46.4

51.4

43.6

45.3

51.9

57.5

59.3

61.5