上半年中国服务进出口总额同比增长8%

Group 1 - The total import and export value of China's service trade in the first half of the year reached 38,872.6 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year growth of 8.0% [1] - Service exports amounted to 16,883 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 15.0%, while imports were 21,989.6 billion yuan, growing by 3.2% [1] - The service trade deficit was 5,106.6 billion yuan, a decrease of 1,522.1 billion yuan compared to the same period last year [1] Group 2 - Travel services maintained rapid growth, with imports and exports totaling 10,802.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.3%, making it the largest sector in service trade [1] - Travel service exports saw the highest growth rate, increasing by 68.7%, while imports grew by 5.5% [1] Group 3 - Knowledge-intensive service imports and exports reached 15,025.4 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 6.0% [1] - Major components of knowledge-intensive services included other business services and telecommunications, with export values of 6,391 billion yuan and 5,293.8 billion yuan, growing at rates of 3.1% and 12.7% respectively [1] - Knowledge-intensive service exports totaled 8,650.4 billion yuan, up by 7.8%, while imports were 6,375 billion yuan, increasing by 3.6%, resulting in a surplus of 2,275.4 billion yuan, which expanded by 409.2 billion yuan year-on-year [1]