Sincethe18thCPCNationalCongress,thePartyCentralCommitteewithComradeXiJinpingatitscorehasattachedgreatimportancetotheserviceindustryandhaslaunchedaseriesofreforminitiativestoimprovethequalityandefficiencyoftheindustry.Overthepast10years,thescaleofChina’sserviceindustryhascontinuedtoexpand,itsstructurehasbeenoptimized,unleashingnewgrowthmomentumswhilebenefitingpeople’slivelihoods.Theindustryinthepastdecadehassteadilytransitionedfromhigh-speedtohigh-qualitydevelopment.I.SteadyoverallgrowthunderpinningChina’seconomy1.Serviceindustryhasconsolidateditspositionasleadingdriverofeconomy(1)From2012to2021,addedvalueofChina’sserviceindustrygrewfrom24.4856trillionyuanto60.9680trillionyuan,withanaverageannualgrowthof7.4%from2013to2021byconstantprices,whichwas0.8and1.4percentagepointshigherthantheaverageannualgrowthofGDPandtheaddedvalueofthesecondaryindustryrespectively.(2)In2020,duetoCovid-19,servicesectorsinvolvingcrowd-gatheringweregreatlyaffected,andthecontributionoftheserviceindustrytoeconomicgrowthdroppedto46.3%,butitstillrankedontopofallthethreeindustries.2.Serviceindustryplaysaprominentroleindrivingjobgrowth(1)From2013to2021,thenumberofnewlyaddedjobsintheserviceindustryincreasedby83.75million,withanaverageannualgrowthof3.0%andanaverageannualincreaseof9.31millionjobs.(2)In2021,358.68millionpeoplewereworkingintheserviceindustry,accountingfor48.0%ofthetotalnumberofemployeesnationwide,11.9percentagepointshigherthanin2012.3.Serviceindustryhasstrengtheneditsroleasan“investmentmagnet”(1)From2012to2021,investmentinfixedassetsintheserviceindustry(excludingfarmers,thesamebelow)increasedfrom16.7781trillionyuanto36.2877trillionyuan.(2）In2021,theactualamountofforeigninvestmentusedinChina’sserviceindustrywas906.5billionyuan,anincreaseof16.7%year-on-year,accountingfor78.9%ofChina’stotalamountofforeigninvestment,anincreaseof30.7%over2012.II.Optimizedindustrialstructureunderlyingcoordinatedgrowth1.RobustmodernserviceindustryIn2021,thevalsueaddedofinformationtransmission,softwareandITservices,financialservicesandleasingandbusinessservicesaccountedfor7.2%,15.0%and5.8%ofthetotalvalueaddedoftheindustry,respectively.2.Industrialintegrationcontinuestodeepen(1)In2021,operatingrevenuesofsupplychainmanagemententerprisesabovedesignatedsizereached132.4billionyuan,triplingthoseof2018.(2)From2013to2021,averageannualgrowthofoperatingrevenuesofhumanresourcesserviceenterprisesabovedesignatedsizereached18.9%,7.0percentagepointshigherthantheaverageannualgrowthrateofallserviceenterprisesabovedesignatedsize.3.Healthygrowthofmanufacturingandconsumerserviceindustries(1)In2020,therewere290,000enterprisesinthemanufacturingserviceindustryabovedesignatedsizeinChina,employing26.88millionpeople,withassetstotaling110trillionyuanandatotalbusinessincomeof84trillionyuan.(2)In2020,therewere330,000enterprisesabovedesignatedscaleintheconsumerserviceindustry,employing28.5millionpeople,withassetstotaling140trillionyuanandatotalbusinessincomeof32trillionyuan.III.Newdynamicsunlocking“newengine”ofeconomy1.Newserviceentitiesareburstingwithvitality(1)From2012to2020,thenumberoflegalentitiesinChina’sserviceindustryincreasedfrom7.23millionto21.66million,withanaverageannualgrowthof14.7%from2013to2020.(2)In2021,thenumberofnewlyestablishedenterprisesintheserviceindustryreached7.26million,accountingfor80.3%ofallnewenterprisesestablished.2.“Internet+”stimulatesnewdynamics(1)In2021,mobilesinternetaccesshitatotaltrafficdataof221.6billionGB,252timesmorethanin2012;internetpenetrationrateincreasedfrom42.1%to73.0%.(2)In2021,thetotalvolumeofe-commercetransactionsreached42trillionyuan.(3)Averageannualgrowthofe-commercehit20.3%from2013to2021,drivingrapidgrowthoftheexpressdeliveryindustry.3.Newconsumptionempowersconsumptionupgrading(1)From2015to2021,theaverageannualgrowthofonlineretailsalesofphysicalgoodsreached25.4%,17.5percentagepointshigherthanthatoftotalretailsalesofconsumergoods.(2)In2021,totalretailsalesofphysicalgoodsonlineaccountedfor24.5%oftheretailsalesofconsumergoodsintotal,up15.3percentagepointsfrom2014.4.Greateropennessoftheserviceindustry(1)From2012to2021,importandexportofservicesinChinagrewfrom3.0422trillionyuanto5.2983trillionyuan,withanaverageannualgrowthof6.4%from2013to2021.(2)In2021,theimportandexportofknowledge-intensiveservicesreached2.3259trillionyuan,withanaverageannualgrowthof9.3%from2013to2021,itsproportionintotalservicetradeincreasedfrom33.6%in2012to43.9%in2021.IV.Acceleratedgrowthofthehappinessindustrydeliveringbetterlifetopeople1.Thecultureindustry(1)Addedvalueofcultureandrelatedindustriesreached4.4945trillionyuanin2020,accountingfor4.4%ofGDP,0.6percentagepointshigherthanin2014.(2)Amongthem,addedvalueofculturalserviceindustryhit2.8874trillionyuan,accountingfor64.2%ofthetotaladdedvalueofculturalandrelatedindustries,15.6percentagepointshigherthanthatof2014.2.Constructionoftheelderlyservicesystemhasaccelerated(1)Asofend2021,thetotalnumberofelderlycareinstitutionsandfacilitieshadreached340,000,withthetotalnumberofbedsdoubledcomparedto2012.(2)Mutual-aidelderlycareservicefacilitieshavegrownfromnon-existenttoover130,000,providingrecreational,catering,andchronicdiseasemanagementservicesfortheelderlyinruralareas.(3)Intheendof2021,thecountry’sbasicpensioninsurancehadcoveredmorethan1billionpeople.3.Acceleratedgrowthofthesportsindustry(1)In2020,totaloutputofthesportsindustryreached2.7372trillionyuan,withanaddedvalueof1.0735trillionyuan;ofwhichthetotaloutputofthesportsserviceindustryreached1.4136billionyuan,withanaddedvalueof737.4billionyuan.(2)From2013to2021,averageannualbusinessrevenuegrowthofsportsenterprisesabovedesignatedsizereached8.4%.(3)Intheendof2021,thenumberofsportsvenuesnationwidereached3.97million,andpercapitaareaofsportsvenuesreached2.4squaremeters.4.Publicservicescontinuetoimprove(1)In2021,nine-yearcompulsoryeducationcoverageandgrosshighschoolenrolmentratereached95.4%and91.4%respectively,up3.6and6.4percentagepointsover2012.(2)Intheendof2021,thenumberofpubliclibrariesandmuseumsinChinareached3,215and5,772respectively,anincreaseof139and2,703comparedtotheendof2012.(3)OverthemorethantwoyearssincetheoutbreakofCovid-19,China’svaccinationeffortshaveadvancedinanorderlymanner,andthenucleicacidtestingcapacityhasimprovedsignificantly,buildingastrongdefenselineforlife.Asofend2021,atotalof2.84billiondosesofCovid-19vaccineshadbeenadministered,andtheoverallnucleicacidtestingcapacityhadreached41.68millionperday.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.