China's service trade maintained momentum in the first two months of this year, jumping 33.5 percent year-on-year to 953.48 billion yuan, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday.

商务部4月6日发布的最新数据显示，今年1月份至2月份，我国服务贸易继续保持较好增长态势。服务进出口总额9534.8亿元，同比增长33.5%；

Of the total, service exports reached about 467.58 billion yuan, up 39.4 percent year-on-year, and service imports stood at 485.9 billion yuan, increasing 28.3 percent year-on-year.
其中服务出口4675.8亿元，增长39.4%；进口4859亿元，增长28.3%。

The growth of service trade exports outpaced import growth by 11.1 percentage points, resulting in a 57.6 percent drop in the service trade deficit. The service trade deficit stood at 18.31 billion yuan, 24.91 billion yuan less than in 2021, according to the ministry.
服务出口增幅大于进口11.1个百分点，带动服务贸易逆差下降57.6%至183.1亿元，同比减少249.1亿元。