Experts say positive figures reflect recovery in household consumption

In almost all regions of China, urban disposable income has grown faster than GDP during the first nine months, indicating that the Chinese population continues to reap the benefits of the country's economic growth.

According to the latest figures, released over the past month individually by local statistics bureaus, 26 out of 28 regions said that per capita disposable income registered faster growth than GDP growth in the first three quarters of the year.