National Bureau of Statistics: In the first three quarters, the national per capita disposable income of residents was 34,230 yuan, a year-on-year nominal increase of 5.3%.

On October 19, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that in the first three quarters, the national per capita disposable income of residents was 34,230 yuan, a nominal increase of 5.3% over the same period last year, and a real increase of 4.4% after deducting price factors. By urban and rural areas, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 44,945 yuan, an increase of 4.5%, and a real increase of 3.6% after deducting price factors; the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 18,809 yuan, an increase of 6.3%, and a real increase of 5.6% after deducting price factors. The full text is as follows: Residents' Income and Consumption Expenditure in the First Three Quarters of 2026 I. Residents' Income In the first three quarters, the national per capita disposable income of residents was 34,230 yuan, a nominal increase of 5.3% over the same period last year, and a real increase of 4.4% after deducting price factors. By urban and rural areas, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 44,945 yuan, an increase of 4.5% (unless otherwise specified below, all are nominal year-on-year increases), and a real increase of 3.6% after deducting price factors; the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 18,809 yuan, an increase of 6.3%, and a real increase of 5.6% after deducting price factors. By source of income, in the first three quarters, the national per capita wage income was 19,653 yuan, an increase of 5.3%, accounting for 57.4% of disposable income; the per capita net operating income was 5,542 yuan, an increase of 6.6%, accounting for 16.2% of disposable income; the per capita net property income was 2,671 yuan, an increase of 1.6%, accounting for 7.8% of disposable income; the per capita net transfer income was 6,364 yuan, an increase of 5.7%, accounting for 18.6% of disposable income. In the first three quarters, the national median per capita disposable income of residents was 28,388 yuan, an increase of 4.6%, and the median was 82.9% of the average. Among them, the median per capita disposable income of urban residents was 39,728 yuan, an increase of 3.9%, and the median was 88.4% of the average; the median per capita disposable income of rural residents was 15,895 yuan, an increase of 5.7%, and the median was 84.5% of the average. Figure 1 National and urban/rural per capita disposable income of residents in the first three quarters of 2026 II. Residents' Consumption Expenditure In the first three quarters, the national per capita consumption expenditure of residents was 22,354 yuan, a nominal increase of 3.6% over the same period last year, and a real increase of 2.7% after deducting price factors. By urban and rural areas, the per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents was 27,312 yuan, an increase of 3.0%, and a real increase of 2.1% after deducting price factors; the per capita consumption expenditure of rural residents was 15,218 yuan, an increase of 4.3%, and a real increase of 3.5% after deducting price factors. In the first three quarters, the national per capita expenditure on food, tobacco and alcohol was 6,643 yuan, an increase of 4.5%, accounting for 29.7% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita clothing expenditure was 1,172 yuan, an increase of 4.1%, accounting for 5.2% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita housing expenditure was 4,753 yuan, an increase of 1.9%, accounting for 21.3% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita household articles and services expenditure was 1,281 yuan, an increase of 4.7%, accounting for 5.7% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita transportation and communication expenditure was 3,190 yuan, an increase of 2.8%, accounting for 14.3% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita education, culture and entertainment expenditure was 2,647 yuan, an increase of 4.6%, accounting for 11.8% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita health care expenditure was 1,974 yuan, an increase of 2.3%, accounting for 8.8% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita other articles and services expenditure was 694 yuan, an increase of 8.7%, accounting for 3.1% of per capita consumption expenditure. Figure 2 Per capita consumption expenditure and composition of residents in the first three quarters of 2026 Source of this article: National Bureau of Statistics; GMTEight editor: Huang Xiaodong.