National Bureau of Statistics: From the situation in the second half of the year, it can be seen that China's service industry development has many favorable conditions.

National Bureau of Statistics spokesperson Fu Linghui stated that from the situation in the second half of the year, China's service industry development has many favorable conditions, such as the expansion of demand for research and development and design services due to industrial upgrading, and the increase in demand for cultural, sports, and leisure services due to the upgrading of residents' consumption structure. In addition, various measures to promote the development of the service industry will help to continuously increase the quality and efficiency of the service industry. From the perspective of business expectations, the business activity expectation index for the service industry in July was 56.6%, an increase of 0.6 percentage points from the previous month, continuing to maintain a high prosperity level of 56% or above, indicating that service industry enterprises are generally optimistic about development prospects. In the next stage, it is necessary to implement various policy measures to promote the development of the service industry, solidify and enhance the positive development momentum of the service industry, and promote high-quality economic development.