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Shanghai residents' salaries rose by 7.7% on average in 2006, the salary growth is the best of all Chinese cities. Guangzhou followed with an average salary increase of 7.6%, while Beijing came in third with an average raise of 7.2%.

In Shanghai, auto industry workers' salaries rose by an average of 8.3%, while high-tech industry workers' salaries increased by 7.3%. Across the nation, the highest salary rises were recorded in the petrochemicals and IT industries, where earnings rose by an average of 8.3%.

^{Sources: Xinhua.com, CRIENGLISH. com}