Xinhua
15 Jul 2026, 11:15 GMT+10
BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- China's per capita disposable income went up 5.2 percent year on year in nominal terms in the first half of 2026 (H1), data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Wednesday.
The country's per capita disposable income stood at 22,981 yuan (about 3,384 U.S. dollars) in the first six months of this year, the NBS said, representing a growth of 4.2 percent in real terms after deducting price factors.
The income growth of rural residents outpaced that of urban residents. In H1, the per capita disposable income of urban residents reached 30,126 yuan, marking a nominal year-on-year increase of 4.4 percent and an increase of 3.4 percent in real terms. Rural residents' per capita disposable income was 12,699 yuan, marking a nominal year-on-year growth of 6.4 percent and an increase of 5.5 percent in real terms.
During the same period, China's per capita wage income, net operating income, net property income and net transfer income logged nominal increases of 5.3 percent, 6.5 percent, 1.1 percent and 5.8 percent, respectively.
Wednesday's data also showed that China's GDP expanded 4.7 pct year on year in H1.
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