The disposable income of rural residents increased 9.2 percent year on year, while that for urban residents rose 6.8 percent/FILE
The index stood at 0.469 in 2014, dropping for six years in a row since the index hit its 0.491 high in 2008, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a statement.
Last year, the average disposable income of Chinese residents rose 8 percent in real terms to 20,167 yuan (3,294 US dollars), faster than a 7.4 percent economic growth, the NBS said.
The disposable income of rural residents increased 9.2 percent year on year, while that for urban residents rose 6.8 percent.
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