Tianjin ranks 4th among  China's 31 provincial-level regions in per capita nominal consumer spending with 24,387 yuan($3,828) in the first three quarters of this year,according to the official data from the National Bureau of Statistics.

Shanghai topped among China's 31 provincial-level regions with 35,000 yuan, followed by Beijing and Zhejiang province.

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 other four provincial-level regions, namely, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Fujian and Chongqing, the figure surpassed the average national level.