In August, sales revenue from cultural service consumption increased by 5.3% year-on-year.

Latest invoice data released by the State Taxation Administration show that in August, summer travel drove continued growth in service consumption, with service consumption in Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, and the Qinghai-Gansu region rising 5.2%, 8.4%, and 30.6% year on year, respectively; cultural tourism unleashed new momentum for consumption, driving sales revenue from cultural services up 5.3% year on year, with the offline entertainment performance market particularly active, driving sales revenue from literary and artistic creation and performance services up 31.4% year on year.