China services trade deficit widens to $21 billion in March on tourist spree

Reuters

Published Apr 27, 2016 04:16AM ET

China services trade deficit widens to $21 billion in March on tourist spree

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's trade deficit in services widened to $21.0 billion in March from February's $16.0 billion, the foreign exchange regulator said on Wednesday.

March's gap was largely led by a $19.1 billion gulf in spending between Chinese who spent more abroad than foreign tourists did in China, data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) showed.

In the first three months, the services trade deficit stood at $57.7 billion yuan.