The per capita disposable income of people in Zhanjiang reached 12,178 yuan ($1,735.51) in the first half of this year, an increase of 3.4 percent from the same period the previous year.

The growth rate of the per capita disposable income of people in Zhanjiang in the first half year was 1 percentage point higher than the national average, and 1.2 percentage points higher than the provincial average.

The per capita disposable income of urban residents in Zhanjiang from January to June was 16,076 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.6 percent, while that of rural residents in Zhanjiang was 9,120 yuan, an increase of 3 percent, and 0.8 percentage points higher than in the first quarter of this year.

The difference between the income of urban residents and that of rural residents dropped to 1.76 times in the first half of this year, down from 1.8 times in the first quarter.