Note: NCCS refers to the New Consumer Classification System developed by the Market Research Society of India (MRSI) and Media Research Users Council (MRUC) to categorize households based on the level of education of the main wage earner and the number of consumer durables owned by the household.
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Population distribution India 2014-2019, by NCCS categorization
As of 2019, about ** percent of households across India were segmented as belonging to the NCCS C category of consumers. Contrariwise only **** percent of the country's population fell under the NCCS E category that year. Between 2014 and 2019, the share of population classified as category A, B, and C consumers has grown tremendously, reflecting the trajectory of the booming middle class within the Indian economy.
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