Only a few benefit from "double-digit" income growth, poll

时间：2007-07-11 05:59:21

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Chinanews, Beijing, July 11 – The latest information shows that Chinese workers' total payroll1 and average income level both witnessed a double-digit growth for the past four years. With the inflation factors allowed for, such growth rate reached 12%, the highest ever since China kicked off the opening-up. However, according to a survey released by the Beijing Youth Daily Social Investigation2 Center, 85.4% of the respondents say their income growth rate has not reached the average level. 7.1% of them say their income has even decreased during the past four years.

 

The survey investigated 1,604 people from 29 provinces and municipalities across China.

 

A separate report from the National Statistics Bureau shows that starting from 1999, Chinese workers' average income has always increased at a double-digit rate of 12.9%. So the double-digit income growth rate has lasted for actually 8 years, instead of four years. Judging from these figures, it might be concluded that Chinese workers' income increasing rate has surpassed the GDP growth rate. However, in the same survey, 64.7% of the people claim that their income growth level has not been able to catch up with the average level.

 

When the average income level rises by a large margin3, why is it that so many people cannot recognize the high rise?

 

On the one hand, everybody knows that as an average figure, it is quite natural for some people to stand above the level and other people to stay below that average level. On the other hand, however, it should be noted4 that in this case, the majority of the people (85.4%) think that their income growth has fallen below the average level. From this, one conclusion can only be drawn5: even if such figures are true, it only shows that the figures are pushed up by the rising income for only a small number of people. For most of the workers, have not benefited, or benefited very little, from such pay rise.

 

In the survey, 50.6% of the respondents think that the rising figures of the average income are pushed up by a small number of people, especially people working in state-owned enterprises that have a monopoly power in their industries. 41.3% of the respondents say pay rise is attributable to the income increase among senior corporate6 managers. Only 8.1% of them say that such pay rise is driven by an overwhelming income growth among ordinary workers.

 

Information from the National Statistics Bureau shows that since China kicked off the opening-up, the disposable income of city dwellers7 increased from 343 yuan in 1978 to 11,759 yuan in 2006. At the same time, farmers’ net income increased from 134 yuan to 3,587 yuan. Allowing for inflation, people's disposable income actually grow by 6.7% year on year. Compared with the high growth rate in macro economy, such growth rate is relatively8 slow.

 
 

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1 payroll YmQzUB     
n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额
参考例句：
  • His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
  • I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。
2 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
3 margin 67Mzp     
n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘
参考例句：
  • We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
  • The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
4 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的，知名的
参考例句：
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
5 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
参考例句：
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
6 corporate 7olzl     
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
参考例句：
  • This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
  • His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
7 dwellers e3f4717dcbd471afe8dae6a3121a3602     
n.居民，居住者( dweller的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes. 城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They have transformed themselves into permanent city dwellers. 他们已成为永久的城市居民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

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