China's non-manufacturing sector saw rapid expansion in August, with the service industry's prosperity level has rebounded significantly, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics and China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing on Sunday.
The Business Activity Index of China's non-manufacturing industry stood at 50.3 percent in August, up 0.2 percentage points from previous month, maintaining above 50 percent for multiple consecutive months, showing a steady growth of the country's non-manufacturing industry.
Among which, the business activity index of the service industry was 50.5 percent, up 0.5 percentage points from the previous month, reaching a high for the year.
"Driven by summer holiday consumption and supported by the policies of promoting large-scale equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-ins, various consumer-related sector indices have maintained an expansionary trend," said He Hui, vice president of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.
Specifically, the business activity indices for capital market services, railway transport, air transport, telecommunications, radio and television, and satellite transmission services all remained in the high prosperity range of above 60 percent, indicating rapid growth in total business volume, according to the data.
The civil engineering construction industry continued to stay in the expansion zone, demonstrating that infrastructure-related activities maintained a relatively strong growth momentum, the data showed.
China's non-manufacturing sector sees rapid expansion in August
