China's national consumer expenditure per capita went up 6.7% year-on-year to reach 9,609 yuan in the first six months, while Shanghai residents took…

China's national consumer expenditure per capita went up 6.7% year-on-year to reach 9,609 yuan in the first six months, while Shanghai residents took the lead in both spending at 21,321 yuan and disposable income at 32,612 yuan, according to official data

Of the 31 province-level regions, Shanghai was the only one to have per capita consumer expenditure on goods and services of more than 20,000 yuan, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed

Seven regions -- Beijing, Tianjin, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Fujian and Liaoning -- reported a per capita consumption of between 10,000 yuan and 20,000 yuan in the first half of the year

Data also showed that the top categories people spent money in were food-tobacco-alcohol, housing, transportation and communication

Wang Youjuan, director of the Household Survey Office of the National Bureau of Statistics, said consumption related to sports, health and tourism showed strong growth

At a national level, the per capita expenditure for sports and fitness increased by 39.3 percent, while for medical services the increase was 24.6 percent, and for hotel expenses, 37.8 percent

Per capita expenditures on cosmetics, adult education and pre-school education/training also showed double-digit growth