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Data from the Ministry of Commerce shows that in the first half of this year, my country's service trade scale grew steadily and the structure continued to be optimized. The total import and export of services was RMB 3887.26 billion, an increase of 8.0% year-on-year. Among them, exports were 1688.3 billion yuan, an increase of 15.0%; imports were 2198.96 billion yuan, an increase of 3.2%.
From the structural perspective, travel service exports have grown the fastest. In the first half of the year, the import and export of travel services reached 1080.29 billion yuan, an increase of 12.3%.
Knowledge-intensive services trade continues to grow. In the first half of the year, knowledge-intensive services were imported and exported RMB 1,502.54 billion, an increase of 6.0%. Among them, telecommunications computers and information services are growing rapidly.
The China Federation of Logistics and Procurement announced on August 5 that the prosperity index of China's logistics industry in July was 50.5%, and it was in the expansion range for five consecutive months.
The "old for new" national subsidy policy has been continuously put in place, driving the people's livelihood consumption scenarios to further enrich, and the activity of e-commerce express business continues to increase. Fresh foods and seasonal fruits and vegetables have been launched one after another, driving the steady growth of aviation logistics business, and the total air transportation business index continues to rebound within the expansion range.
Since this year, with the gradual implementation of investment in major projects, the progress of logistics infrastructure construction has been continuously accelerating. In July, the fixed asset investment completion index was 54.9%, a month-on-month rebound of 0.4 percentage points, and a month-on-month rebound of five consecutive months.
From the future market development, the business activity expectations index remains at a high level of more than 55%, and the market expectations in the fields of air transportation, high-end industrial logistics and cross-border logistics are relatively good.