Some 4.1 per cent of respondents said they spent nothing on leisure, while 3.4 per cent said they spent over 40,000 yuan. Photo: AP Some 4.1 per cent of respondents said they spent nothing on leisure, while 3.4 per cent said they spent over 40,000 yuan. Photo: AP
Some 4.1 per cent of respondents said they spent nothing on leisure, while 3.4 per cent said they spent over 40,000 yuan. Photo: AP
China economy
Economy /  China Economy

Almost half of China’s 1.4 billion people spend less than US$150 a year on leisure activities, survey finds

  • China’s average annual leisure spending was 5,647 yuan (US$863) this year, according to the results of a joint survey
  • Of the 12,000 people questioned, 44.4 per cent of residents – equivalent to 620 million people – said they spend less than 1,000 yuan a year on leisure activities

Topic |   China economy
He Huifeng
He Huifeng in Guangdong

Updated: 12:00am, 29 Dec, 2020

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Some 4.1 per cent of respondents said they spent nothing on leisure, while 3.4 per cent said they spent over 40,000 yuan. Photo: AP Some 4.1 per cent of respondents said they spent nothing on leisure, while 3.4 per cent said they spent over 40,000 yuan. Photo: AP
Some 4.1 per cent of respondents said they spent nothing on leisure, while 3.4 per cent said they spent over 40,000 yuan. Photo: AP
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