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Delhi is India’s biggest consumption market, but smaller cities spend more per household: Report

Delhi-NCR has emerged as India's largest urban consumption market, with household spending estimated at ₹11.2 lakh crore. Smaller cities such as Chandigarh, Thiruvananthapuram and Vadodara outpace the capital on average spending per household, highlighting the diversity of India's consumption economy.

Delhi is India’s biggest consumption market, but smaller cities spend more per household: Report

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Delhi-NCR has emerged as India's largest urban consumption market, with household spending estimated at ₹11.2 lakh crore.

Smaller cities such as Chandigarh, Thiruvananthapuram and Vadodara outpace the capital on average spending per household, highlighting the diversity of India's consumption economy.

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Delhi-NCR has emerged as India's largest urban consumption market, with household spending estimated at ₹11.2 lakh crore. Smaller cities such as Chandigarh, Thiruvananthapuram and Vadodara outpace the capital on average spending per household, highlighting the diversity of India's consumption economy.

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