上半年经济数据出炉，农村居民收入同比增长5.9%

Economic Data Summary - In the first half of the year, the per capita disposable income of rural residents reached 11,936 yuan, with a nominal growth of 5.9% and a real growth of 6.2%, outpacing urban residents' income growth [5][17] - The overall employment situation remains stable, with a slight decrease in the urban survey unemployment rate, which averaged 5.2% for the first half of the year, down by 0.1 percentage points from the first quarter [20][21] - The total number of rural laborers working outside their hometowns reached 19,139 million, showing a year-on-year increase of 0.7% [6][24] Agricultural Production - The GDP for the first half of the year was 660,536 billion yuan, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 5.3% [8] - The value added in the primary industry was 31,172 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 3.7% [9] - The total summer grain production was 14,974 million tons, a decrease of 150,000 tons or 0.1% compared to the previous year [10] Consumer Spending - The total retail sales of consumer goods reached 245,458 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 5.0%, accelerating by 0.4 percentage points compared to the first quarter [26] - Sales of essential and some upgraded consumer goods showed strong growth, with retail sales of grain and oil, sports and entertainment products, and gold and silver jewelry increasing by 12.3%, 22.2%, and 11.3% respectively [28] Price Stability - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased by 0.1% year-on-year in the first half of the year [30] - Food and tobacco prices fell by 0.3%, while clothing prices rose by 1.3% and housing prices increased by 0.1% [31] - Notably, fresh vegetable prices dropped by 5.3%, while pork prices increased by 3.8% [33]