Why are there no farmers or rarely see farmers when traveling?

When traveling, you must not only look at your mood, but more importantly, your "pocket". Only if you have enough money in your "purse" can you have the foundation for traveling.

According to the "Statistical Bulletin on Cultural and Tourism Development of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 2019" officially released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the number of domestic tourists in 2019 was 6.006 billion, an increase of 8.4%, the number of inbound tourists was 145.31 million, an increase of 2.9%, the number of outbound tourists was 154.63 million, an increase of 3.3%, and the total tourism revenue for the year was 6.63 trillion yuan, an increase of 11.1% year-on-year.

It can be seen from the above data that my country's tourism revenue is constantly growing, and the growth rate is very fast. In 2019, national tourism revenue was 6.63 trillion yuan, an increase of 194.7% from 2.25 trillion yuan in 2011 nine years ago.

Among such a large number of tourists, why are there so few farmers?

1. Farmers have low economic income and cannot travel

In terms of income of residents in my country, the per capita disposable income of rural residents is far lower than that of urban residents.

In the past 10 years, the per capita disposable income of urban residents has been more than three times higher than that of rural residents. In 2010, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 19,109 yuan, and that of rural residents was 5,919 yuan, a difference of 3.1 times. By 2019, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 42,359 yuan, and that of rural residents was 16,021 yuan, a difference of 3.8 times.

On the surface, the per capita disposable income of rural residents has increased at a higher rate than the per capita disposable income of urban residents. However, the absolute amount of per capita disposable income of urban residents compared with rural residents is getting larger and larger.

According to statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics, the per capita consumption expenditure of national residents in 2019 was 21,559 yuan, an increase of 8.6% over the previous year. After deducting price factors, the actual increase was 5.5%. According to the place of permanent residence, the per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents was 28,063 yuan, an increase of 7.5%. After deducting price factors, the real growth was 4.6%; the per capita consumption expenditure of rural residents was 13,328 yuan, an increase of 9.9%. After deducting price factors, the real growth was 6.5%. The Engel coefficient of residents nationwide was 28.2%, down 0.2 percentage points from the previous year, of which 27.6% was in urban areas and 30.0% in rural areas.

Based on the per capita disposable income of rural residents alone, most farmers cannot travel. Otherwise, if you enjoy the scenery outside, you will not be able to guarantee normal living expenses when you return home.

2. Farmers have insufficient savings and dare not travel

According to a set of data released by the central bank: as of the end of September 2019, residents, businesses, institutions and other organizations in mainland my country The total amount of deposits is 176.13 trillion yuan. Among them, about 39.77% (about 70 trillion yuan) of deposits are personal deposits belonging to ordinary people ("household deposits").

If calculated based on the population of 1.4 billion, the per capita deposit of mainland residents in my country is about 50,000 yuan.

Economist Lang Xianping once released such a set of data: Although China's per capita deposits are around 50,000 yuan, about 5% of the population (rich people) have per capita deposits as high as 470,000 yuan. RMB. In addition, they also own large amounts of stocks, funds, real estate or other assets.

For 95% of the population, their average deposit is only about 24,000 yuan, less than half of the national average. This group is also divided into two levels, of which approximately 40% of the country's total population - approximately 560 million people - have zero savings.

The annual income of a considerable number of farmers is very little after deducting expenses, and their savings are not much. Some people may become "poor overnight" when encountering major events at home (weddings, funerals, illnesses, etc.). Therefore, they are afraid to travel.

3. Farmers have a strong sense of thrift and are unwilling to travel

my country’s farmers are very simple and they cherish every penny of their hard-earned money. Giving birth first, living later; arranging household expenses first, then travel and consumption, or even not arranging at all, has become the norm.

Of course, some farmers are now getting rich. Farmers with bulging "purses" will gradually start traveling more and more.