The average per capita income of Shanghai residents in Q1 reached RMB8412.89, nearly twice the average of Chinese urban residents, which stood at RMB4674.84.

In Shanghai, the average income in the first half of 2007 was 12,278 yuan ($1,727), and yearly income was expected to exceed 26,000 yuan by year end, for a monthly income of 2,167 yuan ($304.84).