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1st Ld: Chinese household income rises 9.4 pct in Q1

Xinhua, April 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

The average per capita disposable income of Chinese households rose 9.4 percent year on year to 6,087 yuan (992.3 U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of the year, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday.

The growth was 8.1 percent in real terms.

Per-capita disposable income for urban people hit 8,572 yuan, up 8.3 percent. After subtracting inflation, the growth rate was 7 percent.

During the same period, disposable income for rural residents stood at 3,279 yuan, up 10 percent. In real terms, it climbed 8.9 percent. Endi