Introduction

The Exploding Middle Class

Dissecting the Data

Tailpiece

Figure 1: Monthly Per Capita Expenditure, 1987–88 to 2011–12

Figure 2: Percentage of Change in Monthly Per Capita Expenditure over Years, 1987–88 to 2011–12

Figure 3: Real GDP Per Capita, Base Year 2004–05

Figure 4: Real GDP Per Capita, Base Year 2011–12

Figure 5: Real Total Per Capita Expenditure, 1987–88 to 2011–12

Figure 6: Poverty Trend, 1993–2019

Figure 7: Sectoral Employment as a Percentage of Gross Value Added, 1990–2000 to 2011–12

Figure 8: Shift in Literacy

Figure 9: Rural-Urban Change in Class Composition

Figure 10: Out-of-Country Migration, Year over Year

Acknowledgements

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