商务部5月9日发布数据显示，一季度，我国服务贸易继续保持增长态势。旅行服务明显恢复，知识密集型服务贸易占比提升是主要特点。
Tourists enjoy the night view of the ancient Bell Tower in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 2, 2023. (Photo by Zou Jingyi/Xinhua)
China's services trade sustained a sound growth momentum in the first quarter (Q1), with travel services seeing visible recovery, official data showed Tuesday.
5月9日，商务部发布数据显示，2023年一季度，我国服务贸易继续保持增长态势，旅行服务明显恢复。
The country's services trade totaled 1.58 trillion yuan in the first three months, up 8.7 percent year on year, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed.
一季度，我国服务进出口总额1.58万亿元，同比增长8.7%。
Services imports stood at over 903.5 billion yuan, rising 21.6 percent from a year ago, while exports shrank 4.7 percent year on year to 680.51 billion yuan in the reporting period, resulting in a deficit of 222.99 billion yuan.
其中进口9035亿元，同比增长21.6%；出口6805.1亿元，同比下降4.7%；服务贸易逆差2229.9亿元。
Travel services reported a notable recovery in Q1, as trade in the sector surged 56.6 percent from a year earlier to about 337.63 billion yuan.
数据显示，一季度，旅行服务明显恢复。其中，旅行服务进出口3376.3亿元，同比增长56.6%。
Trade in knowledge-intensive services raked in nearly 694.7 billion yuan in Q1, up 12.8 percent year on year, the data showed.
一季度，知识密集型服务进出口6947亿元，同比增长12.8%。
Knowledge-intensive services exports gained 18.7 percent to 415.57 billion yuan, driven by the rapid growth of insurance services, according to the ministry.
其中，知识密集型服务出口4155.7亿元，增长18.7%。增长较快的领域是保险服务。
【相关词汇】
贸易顺差 trade surplus
进出口总值 combined import and export value
中国货物贸易 China's foreign trade of goods
服务贸易领域市场准入 market access in trade in services
高水平开放 high-standard opening-up
高质量发展 high-quality development
（来源：新华社 编辑：yaning）
