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Farmers earn 11% more in first three quarters

BEIJING - The per capita cash income of Chinese farmers averaged 2,110 yuan (US$255) in the first three quarters, up 11.4% year on year in real terms after inflation, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

The growth rate was 7.6 percentage points higher than that in the same period of last year.

The income from sale of farm produce led the income growth in the first three quarters, while wage income increased steadily, and income from sideline operations grew slowly, the bureau said. The nine months also saw a fast increase of farmers property and transfer income and a substantial decrease in burdens on farmers.

In the January-September period, the per capita wage income of farmers averaged 683 yuan, up 13.8% year on year, including 238 yuan from non-local labor services, up 18.8%; the cash income from sale of farm products averaged 958 yuan per capita, up 24.9% year on year, and that from sideline operations averaged 312 yuan, up 3%.

In the nine months, the farmers got 19 yuan policy subsidies per capita, while their tax burdens decreased 11 yuan or 33% to 22.5 yuan per capita.

(Asia Pulse/XIC)

Oct 27, 2004

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