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Table 2 Urban family consumption (1990–2020). Disposable income = 100%

From: Short-term gains versus long-term strains: productivist policies and family resilience in China

 

Food

Clothing

Necessities and consumer goods

Transportation and communication

Housing

Education, culture and entertainment

Health and healthcare

Other services

1990

45.9

11.3

7.2

2.7

4.0

7.4

1.7

4.4

1995

41.4

11.2

6.1

4.3

6.6

7.7

2.6

2.7

2000

31.4

8.0

6.0

6.8

9.0

10.7

5.1

2.7

2001

29.6

7.8

5.5

7.2

8.9

10.7

5.0

2.7

2002

29.5

7.7

5.0

8.1

8.1

11.7

5.6

2.5

2003

28.5

7.5

4.8

8.5

8.3

11.0

5.6

2.5

2004

28.8

7.3

4.3

9.0

7.8

11.0

5.6

2.5

2005

27.8

7.6

4.3

9.5

7.7

10.5

5.7

2.6

2006

26.5

7.7

4.2

9.8

7.7

10.2

5.3

2.6

2007

26.3

7.6

4.4

9.8

7.1

9.6

5.1

2.6

2008

27.0

7.4

4.4

9.0

7.3

8.6

5.0

2.7

2009

26.1

7.5

4.6

9.8

7.2

8.6

5.0

2.8

2010

25.1

7.6

4.8

10.4

7.0

8.5

4.6

2.6

2011

25.2

7.7

4.7

9.9

6.4

8.5

4.4

2.7

2012

24.6

7.4

4.5

10.0

6.0

8.3

4.3

2.7

2013

21.0

5.9

4.3

8.8

16.3

7.5

4.3

1.9

2014

20.8

5.6

4.3

9.1

15.6

7.4

4.5

1.8

2015

20.4

5.5

4.2

9.3

15.1

7.6

4.6

1.9

2016

20.1

5.2

4.2

9.4

15.2

7.8

4.9

1.8

2017

19.2

4.8

4.2

9.1

15.3

7.8

4.9

1.8

2018

18.4

4.6

4.2

8.8

15.9

7.6

5.2

1.8

2019

18.3

4.3

4.0

8.7

16.0

7.9

5.4

1.8

2020

18.0

3.8

3.7

7.9

15.9

5.9

5.0

1.5

  1. Since 2002, an urban household survey has targeted the permanent residents of city districts and county towns. Data since 1990 had been adjusted accordingly
  2. Since 2013, the National Bureau of Statistics has carried out an integrated survey of urban–rural household income and living conditions. The post-2013 data are different in terms of scope, method, and index of urban and rural households in the surveys before 2013
  3. Data source: Data from 2013 to 2020 were obtained from the data website of the National Bureau of Statistics (https://data.stats.gov.cn). Data from 2000 to 2012 were obtained from the China Statistical Yearbooks: 2014, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, and 2003