MOFCOM: China's service trade volume reached 5.07 trillion yuan in Jan-Aug 2026, up 7.9%

36Kr learned that data from the Ministry of Commerce shows that between January and August 2026, China's total value of services imports and exports amounted to 5.07 trillion yuan (RMB), a year-on-year increase of 7.9%. Of this, exports totaled 1.9996 trillion yuan, up 14.8%, while imports reached 3.07055 trillion yuan, up 3.8%. The services trade deficit was 1.07094 trillion yuan, a year-on-year reduction of 145.12 billion yuan. Key characteristics include: travel and transport service exports contributed nearly 50% to overall service export growth, and knowledge-intensive service exports accounted for more than half of the total.