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Economic Indicator: Poverty Line, Gini Index, Household Income and Consumption
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2008
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Yuan Renminbi
Currency Symbol: RMB
Population below poverty line: 0.028 note: 21.5 million rural population live below the official "absolute poverty" line (approximately $90 per year); an additional 35.5 million rural population live above that level but below the official "low income" line (approximately $125 per year) (2007)
Distribution of family income - Gini index: 41.5 (2007) 40 (2001)
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 3.5% highest 10%: 15% note: data are for urban households only (2008)