National Bureau of Statistics: The country's per capita disposable income in the first quarter was 12,179 yuan, a nominal increase of 5.5% over the same period last year

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on April 16, the National Bureau of Statistics released residents' income and consumption expenditure for the first quarter of 2025. In the first quarter, the country's per capita disposable income was 12,179 yuan, a nominal increase of 5.5% over the same period last year. After deducting price factors, the actual increase was 5.6%. Looking at urban and rural areas, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 15,887 yuan, an increase of 4.9% (all nominal year-on-year increases, if not specified below). Excluding price factors, the actual increase was 5.0%; the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 7003 yuan, an increase of 6.2%. After deducting price factors, the actual increase was 6.5%.

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Residents' income and consumption expenditure for the first quarter of 2025

I. Residents' income situation

In the first quarter, the country's per capita disposable income was 12,179 yuan, a nominal increase of 5.5% over the same period last year. After deducting price factors, the actual increase was 5.6%. Looking at urban and rural areas, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 15,887 yuan, an increase of 4.9% (all nominal year-on-year increases, if not specified below). Excluding price factors, the actual increase was 5.0%; the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 7003 yuan, an increase of 6.2%. After deducting price factors, the actual increase was 6.5%.

According to income sources, in the first quarter, the country's per capita wage income was 6,976 yuan, an increase of 5.9%, accounting for 57.3% of disposable income; per capita net operating income of 2,071 yuan, an increase of 5.7%, accounting for 17.0% of disposable income; per capita net property income of 1,015 yuan, an increase of 2.7%, accounting for 8.3% of disposable income; and per capita net transfer income of 2,117 yuan, an increase of 5.5%, accounting for 17.4% of disposable income.

In the first quarter, the country's median per capita disposable income was 9,939 yuan, an increase of 5.0%, and the median was 81.6% of the average. Among them, the median per capita disposable income of urban residents was 13,450 yuan, an increase of 4.5%, and the median was 84.7% of the average; the median per capita disposable income of rural residents was 5,575 yuan, an increase of 6.3%, and the median was 79.6% of the average.

Figure 1. Per capita disposable income of residents in the country and by urban and rural residents in the first quarter of 2025

II. Consumer spending

In the first quarter, the country's per capita consumption expenditure was 7,681 yuan, a nominal increase of 5.2% over the same period last year. After deducting the impact of price factors, the actual increase was 5.3%. Looking at urban and rural areas, the per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents was 9,363 yuan, an increase of 4.7%. After deducting price factors, the actual increase was 4.8%; the per capita consumption expenditure of rural residents was 5,333 yuan, an increase of 5.6%. After deducting price factors, the actual increase was 5.9%.

In the first quarter, the country's per capita food, tobacco and alcohol consumption expenditure was 2,420 yuan, up 2.8%, accounting for 31.5% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita clothing consumption expenditure was 498 yuan, up 1.2%, accounting for 6.5% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita household consumption expenditure was 1,595 yuan, up 2.1%, accounting for 20.8% of per capita consumption expenditure; per capita consumption expenditure on household goods and services was 417 yuan, an increase of 9.6%, accounting for 5.4% per capita consumption expenditure; per capita transportation and communication consumption expenditure was 1,044 yuan, an increase of 10.4% per capita The share of consumer expenditure was 13.6%; per capita expenditure on education, culture and entertainment was 823 yuan, up 13.9%, accounting for 10.7%; per capita consumption expenditure on health care was 648 yuan, an increase of 3.0%, accounting for 8.4% of per capita consumption expenditure; consumption of other goods and services per capita was 236 yuan, an increase of 9.9%, accounting for 3.1% of per capita consumption expenditure.

Figure 2. Consumption expenditure and composition per capita in the first quarter of 2025

This article was selected from the official website of the National Bureau of Statistics; Zhitong Finance Editor: Chen Xiaoyi.