CCTV News: On October 19, the National Bureau of Statistics released residents’ income and consumption expenditures in the first three quarters of 2026.

1. Residents’ income

In the first three quarters, the per capita disposable income of residents across the country was 34,230 yuan, a nominal increase of 5.3% over the same period last year. After deducting price factors, the real increase was 4.4%.Looking at urban and rural areas, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 44,945 yuan, an increase of 4.5% (unless otherwise specified, all are year-on-year nominal increases). After deducting price factors, the real growth was 3.6%; the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 18,809 yuan, an increase of 6.3%. After deducting price factors, the real growth was 5.6%.

In terms of income sources, in the first three quarters, the per capita wage income of national residents 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 57.4% of disposable income.The proportion of income was 16.2%; the per capita net property income was 2,671 yuan, an increase of 1.6%, accounting for 7.8% of the disposable income; the per capita net transfer income was 6,364 yuan, an increase of 5.7%, accounting for 18.6% of the disposable income.

In the first three quarters, the national per capita median disposable income 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.

Figure12026Per capita disposable income of national and urban and rural residents in the first three quarters of 2026

2. Residents’ consumption expenditure

In the first three quarters, the per capita consumption expenditure of national residents was 22,354 yuan, a nominal increase of 3.6% over the same period last year. After deducting price factors, the actual increase was 2.7%.Looking at urban and rural areas, the per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents was 27,312 yuan, an increase of 3.0%. After deducting price factors, the real growth was 2.1%; the per capita consumption expenditure of rural residents was 15,218 yuan, an increase of 4.3%. After deducting price factors, the real growth was 3.5%.

In the first three quarters, the per capita expenditure on food, tobacco and alcohol among national residents was 6,643 yuan, an increase of 4.5%, accounting for 29.7% of the per capita consumption expenditure; the per capita expenditure on clothing was 1,172 yuan, an increase of 4.1%, accounting for 29.7% of the per capita consumption expenditure.The weight was 5.2%; the per capita living expenditure was 4,753 yuan, an increase of 1.9%, accounting for 21.3% of the per capita consumption expenditure; the per capita expenditure on daily necessities and services was 1,281 yuan, an increase of 4.7%, accounting for 5.0% of the per capita consumption expenditure..7%; per capita expenditure on transportation and communication was 3,190 yuan, an increase of 2.8%, accounting for 14.3% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita expenditure on education, culture and entertainment was 2,647 yuan, an increase of 4.6%, accounting for 11.1% of per capita consumption expenditure.8%; 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 expenditure on other supplies and services was 694 yuan, an increase of 8.7%, accounting for 3.1% of per capita consumption expenditure.

Figure22026Per capita consumption expenditure and composition in the first three quarters of 2026