Ministry of Commerce: China's total services imports and exports reached RMB5.76877 trillion in the first nine months, up 8.5% year on year.

Title context: Ministry of Commerce: China's total services imports and exports reached RMB5.76877 trillion in the first nine months, up 8.5% year on year. Text: Recently, an official from the Department of Trade in Services and Commercial Services of the Ministry of Commerce introduced the development of trade in services from January to September 2026. From January to September 2026, China's total services imports and exports reached RMB5.76877 trillion (RMB, same below), up 8.5% year on year. Of this, exports were RMB2.2714 trillion, up 14.8%; imports were RMB3.49737 trillion, up 4.8%. The services trade deficit was RMB1.22597 trillion, narrowing by RMB132.66 billion year on year. The main characteristics are as follows: Transport services imports and exports ranked first in growth rate. From January to September, transport services imports and exports reached RMB1.28172 trillion, up 33.9%, the highest growth rate among all sectors and second only to travel services and other commercial services in scale; of this, transport services exports were RMB482.32 billion, up 29.4%; transport services imports were RMB799.4 billion, up 36.8%. Knowledge-intensive services exports grew relatively fast. From January to September, knowledge-intensive services imports and exports reached RMB2.53217 trillion, up 7.4%, accounting for 43.9% of total services imports and exports. Knowledge-intensive services exports were RMB1.2199 trillion, up 11.7%, accounting for 53.7% of services exports; of this, personal, cultural and recreational services and insurance and pension services exports grew the fastest, at 69.1% and 50.3%, respectively. Knowledge-intensive services imports were RMB1.31227 trillion, up 3.7%, accounting for 37.5% of services imports. This article is excerpted from the official website of the "Ministry of Commerce", edited by GMTEight: Jiang Yuanhua.