Article: GANSU POOR PEOPLE POPULATION DECREASING


AsiaInfo Services
11-04-2008
Gansu Poor People Population Decreasing

LANZHOU, Aug 11, 2008 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Gansu Province of Northwest China has 1.2611 million absolutely poor people by the end of 2007, 627,100 less than the 1.8882 million by the end of 2001, or down 6.51% annually, according to local statistics.

6.1% of the population in rural areas were poor people, down 3.24 percentage points from the occurrence rate of 9.34% in 2001.

The per capita net income of peasants in depressed areas of the province was CNY 1,867.18, up CNY 1,014.43 from CNY 852.75 in 1996, or an annual 7.38% growth. The per capita net income of peasants in the province reached CNY 2,328.92 by the end of ...

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