Top 10 regions with highest per capita nominal consumer spending

Shanghai topped among China's 31 provincial-level regions in per capita nominal consumer spending with 35,000 yuan ($5,485.7) in the first three quarters of this year, followed by Beijing and Zhejiang province, according to the official data from the National Bureau of Statistics.

In the first three quarters, Chinese per capita nominal consumer spending rose 15.8 percent year-on-year to 17,275 yuan. After factoring in price levels, the spending went up 15.1 percent year–on-year.

Moreover, in five provincial-level regions, namely, Tianjian, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Fujian and Chongqing, the figure surpassed the average national level.