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Annual disposable income increases by 8% in Shanghai

Despite fears of the great economic recession destroying China's economy with the rest of the world, the average disposable income for Shanghai residents rose 8% since last year to 21,871RMB per person. That only counts for city residents, but even those... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Mon, Nov 02 2009

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