Wang estimates that the per-capita disposable income of urban Chinese households in 2008 should be Rmb32, 154, 90% above the official data.

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Aggregated population statistics and data on GDP per capita and disposable income correlate poorly with the size of specific income segments, a core determinant of the attractiveness of consumer markets.

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By 2001, disposable income per capita moved steadily ahead of housing prices.

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Real disposable personal income per capita is up 1.3 percent between July 2011 and July 2012.

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