Households' Income and Consumption Expenditure in the First Three Quarters of 2019

I. Households' Income

In the first three quarters of 2019, the per capita disposable income of Chinese residents was 22,882 yuan, an increase of 8.8 percent in nominal terms over the same period of last year, and a real increase of 6.1 percent after deducting price factors. Among them, the per capita disposable income of urban households was 31,939 yuan, an increase of 7.9 percent (the follows are all nominal increase on a year-on-year basis if not specified noted). After deducting the price factor, the actual increase was 5.4 percent; the per capita disposable income of rural households was 11,622 yuan, an increase of 9.2 percent, and after deducting the price factor, the actual increase was 6.4 percent.

In the first three quarters, the median per capita disposable income was 19,882 yuan, up 9.0 percent, and the median was 86.9 percent of the average. Among them, the median per capita disposable income of urban households was 29,304 yuan, up 7.6 percent, 91.8 percent of the average; the median per capita disposable income of rural households was 10,172 yuan, up 10.0 percent, 87.5 percent of the average.

According to the source of income, in the first three quarters, the per capita income of wages and salaries of the whole country was 13,020 yuan, an increase of 8.6 percent, accounting for 56.9 percent of the disposable income; the per capita net business income was 3,757 yuan, an increase of 9.3 percent, accounting for 16.4 percent of the disposable income; the per capita net property income was 1,949 yuan, an increase of 12.3 percent, accounting for 8.5 percent of the disposable income; the per capita net transfer income was 4,157 yuan, an increase of 7.2 percent, accounting for 18.2 percent of the disposable income.

II. Consumption Expenditure of Households

In the first three quarters of 2019, the per capita consumption expenditure of the whole country was 15,464 yuan, a nominal increase of 8.3 percent over the same period of last year, and a real increase of 5.7 percent after deducting the price factor. Among them, the per capita consumption expenditure of urban households was 20,379 yuan, an increase of 7.2 percent, with a real increase of 4.7 percent after deducting the price factor; the per capita consumption expenditure of rural households was 9,353 yuan, an increase of 9.5 percent, with a real increase of 6.7 percent after deducting the price factor.

In the first three quarters, the per capita consumption expenditure of food, tobacco and alcohol was 4,310 yuan, an increase of 6.1 percent, accounting for 27.9 percent of the per capita consumption expenditure; the per capita consumption expenditure of clothing was 962 yuan, an increase of 3.8 percent, accounting for 6.2 percent of the per capita consumption expenditure; that of housing was 3,607 yuan, an increase of 10.3 percent, accounting for 23.3 percent of the per capita consumption expenditure; that of household goods and services was 926 yuan, an increase of 3.2 percent, accounting for 6.0 percent of the per capita consumption expenditure; that of transportation and communication was 2,078 yuan, an increase of 7.6 percent, accounting for 13.4 percent of the per capita consumption expenditure; that of education, culture and recreation was 1,766 yuan, an increase of 13.5 percent, accounting for 11.4 percent of the per capita consumption expenditure; that of health care and medical services was 1,414 yuan, an increase of 10.9 percent, accounting for 9.1 percent of the per capita consumption expenditure; and that of consumption of other goods and services reached 401 yuan, an increase of 11.1 percent, accounting for 2.6 percent of per capita consumption.