CCTV News: See development through numbers and China's economy through development. The "News Broadcast" on February 3 reported the achievements and progress made in China's 2024 in service trade, agriculture, new land-sea channels, film markets, etc. Combined with data such as infrastructure loans and the volume of the Three Gorges Hub in January, it can be seen that China's economy is constantly accumulating development momentum, and the recovery and improvement trend is continuing.

The scale of China's service trade exceeded one trillion US dollars for the first time

Data from the Ministry of Commerce shows that in 2024, my country's total service import and export volume exceeded 1 trillion US dollars for the first time, setting a record high.

In 2024, China's total service import and export volume of RMB 7523.8 billion, a year-on-year increase of 14.4%. Among them, exports were 3175.56 billion yuan, an increase of 18.2%; imports were 4348.24 billion yuan, an increase of 11.8%.

From a structural perspective, travel services are the largest area of ​​service trade. From traditional attractions and natural scenery such as the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Terracotta Warriors, and Jiuzhaigou to the "Citywalk" on the streets and alleys, China's travel has become popular, promoting the continuous expansion of China's service trade. Since 2024, my country's annual import and export of travel services reached 2051.15 billion yuan, an increase of 38.1%, with the fastest growth rate.

In addition, knowledge-intensive services imports and exports were RMB 2896.52 billion, an increase of 6.5%. Among them, the export volume of knowledge-intensive services increased by 7.4%, while personal cultural and entertainment services, telecommunications and computers and information services grew rapidly.

In 2024, the balance of national inclusive agricultural loans increased by 14.4% year-on-year

The latest statistics from the State Administration for Financial Regulation that as of the end of December 2024, the balance of national inclusive agricultural loans was 14.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.4% year-on-year. In 2024, the average interest rate of newly issued inclusive agricultural loans fell to 4.9%, a year-on-year decrease of 0.51 percentage points. Rural basic financial services have achieved full coverage of rural areas.

The China Development Bank: Infrastructure loans exceed 1.5 trillion yuan in 2024

The reporter learned from the China Development Bank that in 2024, the China Development Bank issued 1.53 trillion yuan in loans to five major infrastructure areas such as industrial upgrading and cities, focusing on supporting the 102 major projects of the "14th Five-Year Plan", major projects across provinces and river basins, implementation of "two-fold" projects and "two-new" policies.

In January this year, the Western Land-Sea New Corridor Railway-Sea New Corridor Railway-Sea Intermodal Freight Train transported a total of 104,000 TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 30.9%, continuing to maintain a rapid growth rate. At present, the new Western Land-Sea Channel radiates to 18 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in my country, reaching 127 countries and regions around the world, and has more than 1,000 types of goods transported.

my country's "Ocean One" scientific research ship will be upgraded and transformed

The reporter learned from the China Ocean Affairs Administration that my country's first modern comprehensive ocean scientific research ship, "Ocean One", will usher in new equipment such as unmanned remote-controlled submersibles and upgraded, thereby greatly improving the ship's investigation and operation capabilities and comprehensive efficiency. "Ocean One" is a meritorious ship with a ship age of more than 40 years. It has carried out a total of 27 scientific voyages of China's Ocean and undertakes a number of investigation tasks.

The Three Gorges Hub passed the volume in January to a record high for the same period

According to the Yangtze River Three Gorges Navigation Administration, in January this year, the Three Gorges Hub passed the volume exceeding 13.7 million tons, an increase of 3.56% year-on-year, setting a record high. Among them, the Three Gorges Ship Lock passed through more than 13.5 million tons, an increase of 6.13% year-on-year, which is also the highest in the same period in history.

The Three Gorges Ship Lock and the Three Gorges Ship Lift are permanent navigation buildings of the Three Gorges Water Conservancy Project. The two operate together to form a navigation pattern of "large ships climb stairs and small boats take elevators", which plays an important role in promoting shipping development and reducing shipping costs.

The box office of the 2025 Spring Festival movies set a historical record

According to statistics from the National Film Administration, as of 18:30 on February 3, the box office of the 2025 Spring Festival movies reached 8.257 billion yuan, setting a new historical record. "Nezha: The Devil Child's Trouble", "Detective Tang 1900", "The Second Part of the Gods: War of Xiqi" ranked among the top three in the 2025 Spring Festival box office list. Among them, "Nezha: The Devil Child's Trouble" has surpassed the box office results of "Detective Chinatown 3" in 2021, becoming the box office champion of the Spring Festival in Chinese film history. As of now, the total box office of Chinese films in 2025 has led the global film market with a record of 10.121 billion yuan.