The average annual income of employees in cities and towns increased from 445 RMB yuan in 1952 to 7,479 RMB yuan in 1998,or an increase of 3.8 times based on comparable prices.

• 全国城镇职工年平均工资由1952年的445元提高到1998年的7479元，按可比价格计算，增长了2.；8倍。