According to data from the Ministry of Commerce, China's service trade maintained steady growth from January to November 2025, with the total import and export volume reaching 7,202.37 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.1%. Specifically, exports were 3,198.01 billion yuan, up 13.4%; imports were 4,004.36 billion yuan, up 2.5%; and the service trade deficit was 806.35 billion yuan, a year-on-year reduction of 279.63 billion yuan. Knowledge-intensive service trade continued to grow. From January to November, the import and export of knowledge-intensive services totaled 2,730.57 billion yuan, an increase of 5.6%. Among these, imports and exports of other business services, and telecommunications, computer, and information services were 1,177.68 billion yuan and 959.21 billion yuan, respectively, with growth rates of 4.1% and 8.3%. Knowledge-intensive service exports reached 1,601.47 billion yuan, up 8.5%; knowledge-intensive service imports were 1,129.1 billion yuan, up 1.7%; and the surplus was 472.37 billion yuan, an expansion of 106.74 billion yuan compared to the same period last year. (Ministry of Commerce)