National Bureau of Statistics: Steady growth in the service industry in 2025, good development of modern service industry.

National Bureau of Statistics: The value added of the service industry in 2025 increased by 5.4% compared to the previous year. Among them, the value added of the information transmission, software and information technology services industry, leasing and commercial services industry, transportation, warehousing and postal industry, wholesale and retail industry, accommodation and catering industry increased by 11.1%, 10.3%, 5.2%, 5.0%, and 4.9% respectively. In December, the production index of the service industry increased by 5.0% year-on-year. Among them, the production index of the information transmission, software and information technology services industry, leasing and commercial services industry, and financial industry increased by 14.8%, 11.3%, and 6.5% respectively. From January to November, the operating income of service enterprises above a certain scale increased by 7.8% year-on-year. In December, the business activity index of the service industry was 49.7%, up by 0.2 percentage points from the previous month; the expected business activity index of the service industry was 56.4%, up by 0.5 percentage points. Among them, the business activity indexes of industries such as telecommunications, broadcasting, television and satellite transmission services, monetary financial services, and capital market services are all in the high prosperity range above 60.0%.