1. Spending on clothing, housing, medical care and other goods and services is among the highest in China.
1. Clothing consumption expenditure ranks seventh in the country.
Sampling survey data show that in 2008, the per capita clothing consumption expenditure of urban residents in Jilin Province was 1259.62 yuan, accounting for 12.9% of the consumption expenditure, which was 93.73 yuan and 2.7% respectively. 5 percentage points higher than the national average. The main reason is the obvious seasonality of clothing in Jilin province, and the clothing consumption is more diversified and personalized.
2. Housing expenditure ranks seventh in China.
Housing consumption is a highlight of urban residents' consumption in recent years. With the acceleration of urbanization and the constant pursuit of comfortable life by urban residents, the housing expenditure of urban residents in Jilin Province has increased rapidly. In 2008, the per capita housing expenditure reached 1285.28 yuan, which was higher than the national average 139.88 yuan, and was at the upstream level.
3. Health care expenditure ranks fourth in China.
With the improvement of living standards, people's awareness of health care has gradually increased, and the medical care expenditure of urban residents in Jilin Province has increased substantially, reaching 9 14.47 yuan in 2008, accounting for 9.4% of the consumption expenditure, which is higher than the national average of 128.27 yuan and 2.4% respectively, and it has risen two places over last year, ranking the upper reaches of the country.
4. Expenditure on other goods and services is equivalent to the national level.
Other goods and services refer to the sum of personal consumption and services of residents, mainly including gold and silver jewelry, hairdressing and beauty appliances and various services provided by residents, reflecting the living standards and quality of life of residents. Sampling survey data show that in 2008, the per capita expenditure on other commodities and services of urban residents in Jilin Province was 425.3 yuan, which was basically the same as the national average, ranking 10 in the country, and was stable at a medium level.
Two, food, education, cultural and entertainment services, transportation and communication, household equipment supplies and services are relatively low, compared with the national average.
1. Food expenditure is nearly lower than the national average low level 1000 yuan.
With the increase of urban residents' income, the level of food consumption is increasing day by day, people pay more attention to the rationality, nutrition and diversity of diet structure, and food expenditure has increased greatly. Sampling survey shows that in 2008, the proportion of urban residents' food expenditure in consumption expenditure in Jilin Province was nearly 4 percentage points higher than the national average, and the per capita food consumption expenditure was 3,307.14 yuan, which was 952.65 yuan lower than the national average, and the gap widened year by year.
2. Expenditure on education, culture and entertainment services is at 16 in China, which is at a medium level in China.
Expenditure on education, culture and entertainment services reflects the quality of residents' spiritual life. According to the sampling survey, in 2008, the per capita expenditure on education, culture and entertainment services of urban residents in Jilin Province was 107 1.8 yuan, which was 286.47 yuan lower than the national average and ranked as 16 in the whole country, five places higher than the previous year, ranking the middle reaches of the country.
3. The expenditure on transportation and communication ranks 22nd in China, at the downstream level.
With the acceleration of economic and social informatization, transportation and communication expenditure is an important part of urban residents' consumption expenditure in recent years. In 2008, the per capita transportation and communication expenditure in Jilin Province was 954.96 yuan, which was lower than the national average of 462. 15 yuan and 2.8 percentage points lower than the national average.
4. Expenditure on household equipment, supplies and services ranks 26th in China, at the downstream level.
In 2008, the per capita household equipment and service expenditure of urban residents in Jilin Province was 5 10.49 yuan, which was lower than the national average 1.8 1.33 yuan.