Core Insights - China's service trade showed strong resilience and vitality in the first four months of 2025, with a total import and export value of 26,320.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.2% [1][2] - Knowledge-intensive service trade is steadily growing, indicating significant results from the optimization and upgrading of China's economic structure, positioning service trade as a new growth point in foreign trade [2][3] - Travel services experienced the fastest growth, with imports and exports reaching 7,567.8 billion yuan, a growth of 14.7%, making it the largest sector in service trade [1] Service Trade Performance - Total service trade import and export value reached 26,320.6 billion yuan, with exports at 11,285.2 billion yuan (up 14.6%) and imports at 15,035.4 billion yuan (up 3.9%) [1] - The service trade deficit decreased to 3,750.2 billion yuan, a reduction of 875.6 billion yuan compared to the previous year [1] Knowledge-Intensive Services - Knowledge-intensive service trade reached 10,163.6 billion yuan, growing by 5.5%, with significant contributions from other business services and telecommunications, computer, and information services [1] - Exports of knowledge-intensive services amounted to 5,902.4 billion yuan (up 6.1%), while imports were 4,261.2 billion yuan (up 4.6%), resulting in a surplus of 1,641.2 billion yuan, an increase of 152.6 billion yuan year-on-year [1] Policy and Development - Recent policies from cities like Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen aim to promote high-quality development in digital and service trade, reflecting a commitment to enhancing international competitiveness [2] - Experts suggest that accelerating the development of technology-intensive services and improving the openness of the service sector will be crucial for enhancing international competitiveness and reducing trade deficits [3]
1月份至4月份我国服务贸易保持较快增长 同比增长8.2%
Zheng Quan Ri Bao Wang·2025-06-06 12:44