'Shopping in China' heats up as nation boosts inbound consumption

China will step up efforts to boost inbound consumption by rolling out new policy measures, enhancing the "Shopping in China" campaign, and accelerating the development of international consumption centers, the Ministry of Commerce said at a policy briefing on Friday.

February 9, 2026

Services spending nears half of China's per capita consumption in 2025

​As Chinese people's living standards continue to rise, their services spending has emerged as a key driver of China's high-quality economic growth. From 2020 to 2025, per capita expenditure on services grew at an average annual rate of 8.5%. In 2025, services spending accounted for 46.1% of per capita consumption, an official from the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.

February 9, 2026

China to step up efforts in promoting service consumption

China will take multiple measures to promote the development of service consumption, the Ministry of Commerce said on a press conference on Friday.

February 7, 2026

More support for spending on services

​China will provide more robust policy support to boost the consumption of services, officials and experts said, pointing to a structural shift in domestic demand, where spending on services is increasingly becoming a primary driver of consumption.

February 7, 2026

Inbound ski visits surge 89% as winter sports boom in China, says official data

​China's winter sports economy has maintained steady growth, with inbound visits to ski resorts surging 89.2 percent year-on-year during the 2025-2026 snow season, an official with the General Administration of Sport of China said Friday.

February 7, 2026

China issues work plan to foster new growth drivers in service consumption

China has released a work plan to accelerate the cultivation of new growth drivers in service consumption, as part of broader efforts to support the country's high-quality development.

January 30, 2026