Table 4    China’s Trade Balance of Services 1997 - 2011

In USD billion

Year

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Total

-3.22

-2.59

-4.80

-5.71

-6.13

-6.70

-8.48

-9.55

-9.26

-8.91

-7.60

-11.56

-29.51

-21.93

-54.92

Transportation

-6.99

-4.46

-5.48

-6.73

-6.69

-7.89

-10.33

-12.48

-13.02

-13.35

-11.95

-11.91

-23.01

-29.05

-44.87

Travel

3.94

3.40

3.23

3.12

3.88

4.99

2.22

6.59

7.54

9.63

7.45

4.69

-4.03

-9.07

-24.12

Communication services

-0.02

0.61

0.40

1.10

-0.05

0.08

0.21

-0.03

-0.12

-0.03

0.09

0.06

-0.01

0.08

0.54

Construction services

-0.62

-0.53

-0.55

-0.39

-0.02

0.28

0.11

0.13

0.97

0.70

2.47

5.97

3.60

9.42

11.00

Insurance services

-0.87

-1.37

-1.72

-2.36

-2.48

-3.04

-4.25

-5.74

-6.65

-8.28

-9.76

-11.36

-9.71

-14.03

-16.72

Financial services

-0.30

-0.14

-0.06

-0.02

0.02

-0.04

-0.08

-0.04

-0.01

-0.75

-0.33

-0.25

-0.29

-0.06

0.10

Computer & information services

-0.15

-0.20

0.04

0.09

0.12

-0.49

0.07

0.38

0.22

1.22

2.14

3.09

3.28

6.29

8.34

Royalties & license fees

-0.49

-0.36

-0.72

-1.20

-1.83

-2.98

-3.44

-4.26

-5.16

-6.43

-7.85

-9.75

-10.64

-12.21

-13.96

Consulting

-0.12

-0.24

-0.24

-0.28

-0.61

-1.35

-1.56

-1.58

-0.86

-0.56

0.72

4.61

5.21

7.68

9.81

Advertising, media

0.00

-0.05

0.00

0.02

0.02

-0.02

0.03

0.15

0.36

0.49

0.58

0.26

0.36

0.84

1.24

Film,audiovisual

-0.03

-0.02

-0.03

-0.03

-0.02

-0.07

-0.04

-0.13

-0.02

0.02

0.16

0.16

-0.18

-0.25

-0.28

Other business services

2.43

0.78

0.32

0.97

1.54

3.83

8.59

7.47

7.50

8.43

8.68

2.89

5.92

18.41

14.01

Note: ①According to WTO’s definition of trade in services，the data exclude government services.
　　   ②Sources: Ministry of Commerce of China.