Chinese see fast income growth in Jan-June

Cai Muyuan ( chinadaily.com.cn )

Updated: 2011-08-03

The urban and rural income growths of 31 Chinese provinces exceeded that of the consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, and 29 of these exceeded 10 percent in the first half of this year, China Economic Net reported Wednesday.

Statistics showed that from January to June, the income growth of rural residents outpaced that of urban residents. Rural residents in 17 provinces witnessed a 20 percent growth in their income, according to the newspaper.

Hainan topped the ranking with an urban income growth of 19.4 percent and a rural income growth of 31.7 percent in the first six months this year. Provinces in central and western China saw faster income growth than those in eastern China, the newspaper said.

 

Income (Urban Residents)

Income (Rural Residents)

CPI

Municipals / Provinces

Income:(yuan)

Growth: (YOY)

Income: (yuan)

Growth:(YOY)

Growth: (YOY)

Beijing

16,236

10.1%

8,732

12.4%

5.5%

Tianjin

12,861

13.6%

7,337

17.0%

4.3%

Shanghai

18,382

12.4%

9,369

12%

5%

Chongqing

10,383

14.3%

3,491.23

24.1%

5.1%

Liaoning

10,038

15.4%

6,866

22.1%

5.2%

Hebei

9,104.3

11.3%

4,195

19.9%

5.3%

Shandong

11,098

13.3%

5,412

19.3%

4.7%

Jiangsu

13,741

13.8%

6,421

18.3%

5.7%

Zhejiang

16,835

12.8%

8,439

15.4%

5.4%

Fujian

12,980.06

12.9%

4,315.40

18.4%

5.3%

Guangdong

13,903

11.9%

5,132

20.3%

5.2%

Hainan

9,512

19.4%

4,188

31.7%

6.6%

Heilongjiang

7,531

11.6%

5,917

22.5%

5.8%

Jilin

 

15.2%

 

24.7%

4.9%

Shanxi

8,653.3

14.6%

2,834.6

20.5%

5%

Henan

9,009.78

11.5%

3,177.31

22.2%

5.8%

Hubei

9,485

13.6%

3,462

21.6%

5.8%

Hunan

9,513

12.7%

3,514

21.1%

5.8%

Anhui

9,356.1

18.2%

3,584

19.9%

5.7%

Jiangxi

8,536

12.1%

3,067

21.2%

5.1%

InnerMongolia

 

12%

 

12%

6.5%

Shaanxi

9,346

15.6%

3,023

25.3%

5.6%

Gansu

7,329.47

13.69%

2,049.9

27.4%

2.8%

Ningxia

8,084.6

12.4%

3,070.2

17.2%

7.2%

Qinghai

7,032.36

8.68%

 

 

8.2%

Xinjiang

 

15.9%

 

24.5%

5.7%

Tibet

1,546

15.2%

1,546

15.2%

 

Sichuan

9,388

14.9%

3,510

20.1%

6.0%

Guizhou

 

13%

 

20%

5.0%

Yunnan

8,048

12.1%

2,020

12.8%

4.0%

Guangxi

9,484

8.8%

3,208

23.1%

6.9%

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