State Taxation Administration invoice data showed cultural services sales revenue rose 5.3% YoY in August as summer travel services lifted consumption. Northeast China, Inner Mongolia and the Qinghai‑Gansu region recorded services consumption gains o

2026-09-24

State Taxation Administration invoice data showed cultural services sales revenue rose 5.3% YoY in August as summer travel services lifted consumption. Northeast China, Inner Mongolia and the Qinghai‑Gansu region recorded services consumption gains of 5.2%, 8.4% and 30.6% YoY, respectively. Cultural tourism drove the increase, while offline entertainment performances pushed arts creation and performance services revenue up 31.4% YoY.