Consumer expenditure has increased in 2018-19, Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday while terming reports of fall in consumption as a "misconception". Speaking about a draft consumer expenditure survey (CES) report for 2017-18, the minister said the government has not published the CSO report as concerns were raised about its "ability and sensibility".

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