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  "slug": "china-manufacturing-average-wage-2024",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-manufacturing-average-wage-2024/",
  "topic": "labour",
  "claim": "Average annual pay in China’s urban-unit manufacturing sector was CNY 107,987 in 2024, up 3.9%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.",
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    "value": 107987,
    "display": "CNY 107,987",
    "unit": "CNY per year"
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  "scope": {
    "geography": "China (urban units)",
    "period": "2024"
  },
  "measure": "official statistic",
  "confidence": "high",
  "source_type": "primary",
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    "kind": "Government statistics",
    "name": "National Bureau of Statistics of China",
    "title": "Average Annual Wages of Persons Employed in Urban Units in 2024",
    "publisher": "National Bureau of Statistics of China",
    "published": "2025-05-17",
    "date_note": null,
    "url": "https://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/202505/t20250520_1959885.html",
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  "accessed": "2026-10-25",
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  "quote": {
    "text": "Manufacturing 107987 103932 3.9",
    "lang": "en"
  },
  "quote_note": null,
  "caveats": [
    "Urban non-private units only."
  ],
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  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). Average annual pay in China’s urban-unit manufacturing sector was CNY 107,987 in 2024, up 3.9%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-manufacturing-average-wage-2024/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “Average annual pay in China’s urban-unit manufacturing sector was CNY 107,987 in 2024, up 3.9%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-manufacturing-average-wage-2024/.",
    "mla": "“Average annual pay in China’s urban-unit manufacturing sector was CNY 107,987 in 2024, up 3.9%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-manufacturing-average-wage-2024/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_china_manufacturing_average_wage_2024,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{Average annual pay in China’s urban-unit manufacturing sector was CNY 107,987 in 2024, up 3.9\\%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-manufacturing-average-wage-2024/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: National Bureau of Statistics of China, Average Annual Wages of Persons Employed in Urban Units in 2024 (2025-05-17). Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2025, May 17). Average Annual Wages of Persons Employed in Urban Units in 2024. https://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/202505/t20250520_1959885.html"
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