服务业调查中心主任：服务业经济平稳运行，新动能加快发展

Group 1: Economic Growth of the Service Sector - The service sector's contribution to economic growth is significant, with a value added of 592,955 billion yuan in the first three quarters, representing a year-on-year growth of 5.4% [2] - The service sector accounted for 58.4% of GDP, an increase of 0.8 percentage points from the previous year, contributing 60.7% to national economic growth [2] - In September, the service production index grew by 5.6% year-on-year, indicating sustained growth [2] Group 2: Innovation and New Momentum - The modern service industry is thriving, with significant growth in information transmission, software, and IT services, which saw a year-on-year increase of 11.2% and 9.2% respectively [3] - These sectors contributed 1.7 percentage points to the growth of the service sector's value added [3] - The high-tech service industry is also expanding, with fixed asset investment growing by 6.1% year-on-year [4] Group 3: Service Consumption Upgrade - Service retail sales increased by 5.2% year-on-year, outpacing the growth of goods retail sales by 0.6 percentage points [5] - Online retail sales grew by 9.8% in the first three quarters, reflecting a shift towards digital consumption [5] - The cultural and tourism sectors are experiencing robust growth, with significant increases in revenue for cultural arts and travel services [5] Group 4: High-Level Opening of the Service Sector - Service trade is steadily increasing, with a total import and export value of 52,476.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 7.4% [6] - The number of foreign visitors benefiting from visa-free policies increased by 52.1% [6] - The actual use of foreign capital in the service sector reached 3,661.9 billion yuan, accounting for over 70% of total foreign capital utilization [6] Group 5: Business Activity and Future Outlook - The business activity index for the service sector was at 50.1% in September, indicating expansion [7] - The business activity expectation index remained stable and optimistic at 56.3% [7] - Overall, the service sector is maintaining a steady operational trend, with ongoing improvements in development quality [8]