In nominal terms, rural consumer spending climbed 9.55% year on year to 4,122 rupees ($48.23) per month in the year through July from 3,773 rupees the previous year, while urban spending rose 8.31 ...

The gap between urban and rural consumption declined to 70% in 2023-24 from 71% in the previous year. The household consumption survey was conducted from August 2023 to July 2024.

The second most popular type of activity in the informal economy was home repair or improvement, with 33% of rural respondents saying that they participated in home repairs and 25% of metropolitan ...

Earlier in 2025, wildfires in southern California killed 30 people, destroyed more than 18,000 homes and burned more than ...

Meanwhile, the prevalence of manufactured housing in rural areas means rural residents spend more on heating and cooling more ...

Nonmetropolitan, or rural, counties make up 17 of the top 20 most unhealthy counties in the health outcome index, a CHR&R tool that measures the length and quality of life in a county. In all but two ...

Rural India, home to nearly two-thirds of the country's 1.4 billion people, is beginning to flex some economic muscle with faster consumer spending growth than in the urban areas, which for years ...

A study conducted by the University of Texas at Arlington, released last week, found that more than a third of people in rural areas experience increased pain or are nearing a chronic pain diagnosis.