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10 data highlights of China's economy in H1
Updated: Jul 17, 2019
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6. Per capita disposable income
China's per capita disposable income stood at 15,294 yuan in the first half of 2019, up 8.8 percent year-on-year in nominal terms, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The inflation-adjusted growth was 6.5 percent, 0.2 percentage points higher than the 6.3 percent growth rate for the Chinese economy from January to June.
During the period, the per capita disposable income in rural areas continued to grow faster than that in urban regions, indicating the closing of the urban-rural income gap, NBS spokesperson Mao Shengyong said.
