China’s household income and consumer spending rise in first nine months

Per capita disposable income rose 5.3%, while consumer spending increased 3.6%.

China’s per capita disposable income reached 34,230 yuan in the first nine months of 2026. Income among rural residents grew faster than among urban residents.

Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China

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Household income and consumer spending in China rose steadily in the first nine months of 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Per capita disposable income reached 34,230 yuan, up 5.3% year on year in nominal terms and 4.4% after adjusting for prices.

Urban residents’ per capita disposable income was 44,945 yuan, a nominal increase of 4.5%. For rural residents, it reached 18,809 yuan, up 6.3%. Rural income growth outpaced urban growth by 1.8 percentage points in nominal terms and 2 points in real terms.

Per capita consumer spending nationwide was 22,354 yuan, up 3.6% nominally and 2.7% after adjusting for prices. Spending per person was 27,312 yuan in urban areas and 15,218 yuan in rural areas.

Per capita spending on services reached 10,565 yuan, rising 4.6% from a year earlier. Services accounted for 47.3% of consumer spending, an increase of 0.5 percentage points from the same period last year.

Spending on education, culture and recreation rose 4.6%, including a 6.2% increase in cultural and recreational spending. Higher hotel accommodation costs contributed to an 8.7% rise in spending on other goods and services.

Translated from Chinese using artificial intelligence. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China

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China’s household income and consumer spending rise in first nine months

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