商务部：促进服务出口政策近期将印发，包括财税、金融等措施

Core Viewpoint - The overall service trade in China is expected to maintain growth throughout the year, with continuous optimization of trade structure [1][2][3] Group 1: Service Trade Performance - In the first half of the year, China's total service import and export reached 3.9 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8% [1] - Service exports amounted to 1.7 trillion yuan, growing by 15%, with a share of 11.5% in total foreign trade exports, up 0.7 percentage points from the same period last year [1] - The rapid growth in service exports is primarily driven by traditional service sectors such as transportation and travel, with transportation service exports at 418.5 billion yuan (up 23.9%) and travel service exports at 174.87 billion yuan (up 68.7%) [1] Group 2: Future Opportunities - The service trade development in the second half of the year is expected to benefit from global growth, with the WTO projecting a 4% increase in global service exports by 2025 [2] - The travel sector is anticipated to see significant growth, with over 1 trillion yuan in travel service import and export in the first half, a growth rate of 12.3% [2] - Knowledge-intensive service imports and exports are expected to maintain the growth rate seen in the first half of the year [2] Group 3: Policy Support - The Ministry of Commerce plans to implement various policy measures to promote service exports, focusing on fiscal, financial, and regulatory facilitation [3] - Financial policies will include enhanced export credit insurance support and improved financial services for small and medium-sized enterprises [3] - Regulatory measures will aim to streamline customs supervision, facilitate personnel exchanges, and promote international data service business [3][4]