China News Service, October 19th. The National Bureau of Statistics website announced on the 19th the income and consumption expenditures of residents in the first three quarters of 2020.

In the first three quarters, the national per capita disposable income of residents was 23,781 yuan, a nominal increase of 3.9% over the same period last year, and a real increase of 0.6% after deducting price factors.

Among them, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 32,821 yuan, an increase of 2.8% (the following nominal growth rates are year-on-year unless otherwise specified), which actually fell 0.3% after deducting price factors; the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 12,297 yuan, an increase of 5.8% , After deducting price factors, the actual increase was 1.6%.

  In the first three quarters, the national median per capita disposable income was 20,512 yuan, an increase of 3.2%, and the median was 86.3% of the average.

Among them, the median per capita disposable income of urban residents was 3,015 yuan, an increase of 2.4%, and the median was 91.5% of the average; the median per capita disposable income of rural residents was 10,650 yuan, an increase of 4.7%, and the median was the average. Of 86.6%.

Figure 1 The average and median per capita disposable income of residents in the first three quarters of 2020

  According to income sources, in the first three quarters, the national per capita wage income was 13,486 yuan, an increase of 3.6%, accounting for 56.7% of disposable income; per capita net operating income was 3,680 yuan, a decrease of 2.0%, accounting for a proportion of disposable income 15.5%; per capita net property income was 2090 yuan, an increase of 7.2%, accounting for 8.8% of disposable income; per capita net transfer income was 4,525 yuan, an increase of 8.9%, accounting for 19.0% of disposable income.

  In the first three quarters, the national per capita consumption expenditure of residents was 14,923 yuan, a nominal drop of 3.5% over the same period of the previous year. After deducting price factors, the actual drop was 6.6%.

Among them, the per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents was 19,247 yuan, a decrease of 5.6%, and the actual decrease was 8.4% after deducting price factors; the per capita consumption expenditure of rural residents was 9,430 yuan, an increase of 0.8%, and the actual decrease was 3.2% after deducting price factors.

  In the first three quarters, the national per capita consumption expenditure on food, tobacco and alcohol was 4546 yuan, an increase of 5.5%, accounting for 30.5% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita clothing consumption expenditure was 847 yuan, a decrease of 11.9%, accounting for 5.7% of per capita consumption expenditure; Per capita residential consumption expenditure was 3736 yuan, an increase of 3.6%, accounting for 25.0% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita consumption expenditure on daily necessities and services was 896 yuan, a decrease of 3.3%, accounting for 6.0% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita transportation and communications consumption expenditure 1955 yuan, a decrease of 5.9%, accounting for 13.1% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita education, culture and entertainment consumption expenditure was 1,276 yuan, a decrease of 27.7%, accounting for 8.6% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita health care consumption expenditure was 1,338 yuan, a decrease of 5.4 %, accounting for 9.0% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita consumption expenditure for other goods and services is 328 yuan, down 18.1%, accounting for 2.2% of per capita consumption expenditure.

Figure 2 Per capita consumption expenditure and composition of residents in the first three quarters of 2020