Research Fields:  financial industry, commercial service industry, professional service industry, information service industry, modern logistics industry, culture creative industry

Entities Involved:  COSCO Logistics, China Telecom, China Unicom, Wal-Mart, Carrefour, SMIC, Beijing Hyundai, Bank of China, Tencent, Kingsoft, Deloitte & Touche, CCTV, Sina, Sohu, Financial Street, Zhongguancun, Olympic Center, Linkong Economic Area

Report Summay

In 2006, the intension of China modern services industry was enriched.  The distribution of traditional industrial and agricultural products, the R&D of modern science and technology, vehicle transport on the road, and information communication over satellite all fall within the scope of the service industry.  To sum up, the services industry includes service industries oriented toward production such as logistics distribution, transportation, financial/insurance, information consulting, intermediary services, and technical services, service industries oriented toward living, such as commodity retailing, real estate management, community services, travel/recreation, culture/entertainment, education/training, and fitness/medical service, and also service undertaking provided mainly by the government, such as compulsory education, public health, and city public utilities.  Europe product design, India software services, Hollywood blockbusters from the U.S., and Japanese cartoons all fall within the scope of the service industry.  In terms of statistics, all sectors except agriculture, mining, industry, and construction belong to the service industry.

With the development of the economic society, especially the advent of the knowledge economy age, the fields of the service industry keep expanding, and new industry forms keep emerging.  There have been great changes in service methods.  New forms such as Information economy, virtual economy, creative economy, exhibition economy, and leisure economy keep emerging and growing quickly, creating huge economic value, and producing profound influence on the society.

A flourishing service industry is one of the important features of the modern economy, and a key trend of economic and social development.  The service industry and the economy complement promote each other.  The service industry cannot prosper before economic development reaches a certain level; to reach a higher level, economic development must rely on the development of the service industry.  At present, the expedited development of industrialization, urbanization, marketization, and internationalization, continuous improvement in people lives and the deepening of the reform and opening-up program in China raises new requirements on the development of the service industry.  Accelerating the development of this sector is of major importance to carrying out scientific development view, building a relatively prosperous society on all fronts, and promoting socialist modernization.

In the face of competition, changes and challenges in the market, the 2006-2007 Annual Report on the Development of China Modern Services Industry helps vendors, investors and all companies in the industry chain to grasp the pulse of China modern services industry in the following aspects, and comb the development course of segment application value.

Backed by accurate market description data, the report depicts the development of the industry in 2006 from various angles, e.g. product structure, regions and provinces, and city levels, to discern the industry development trend.  In briefly analyzing major brands competition performance in 2006, it sums up enterprises successes and failures in the dimension of shares of market segments, competition situation, competition strategy, impetuses and obstacles, and reviews the makings of leading players.

After presenting in-depth quantitative forecast of the market, it conducts modeling regression and expert verification for the whole market and market segments, and obtains valuable trend analysis and quantitative results.

Report Outline

Main Conclusions
Key Findings

Chapter 1    Overview of the Global Modern Services Industry in 2006

(I)            New Developments in the Global Modern Services Industry
(II)           Development of Key Segments of the Global Modern Services Industry
(III)          Major Countries & Regions
1.            New York City
2.            Greater London
3.            Greater Paris
4.            Tokyo
5.            Hong Kong

Chapter 2    Overview of China Modern Services Industry in 2006

(I)            Development of China Modern Services Industry
1.            The industry experiences rapid development, with an increasing contribution rate to the national economy.
2.            Industry structure keeps upgrading; the industry position is rising in the national economy.
3.            Product structure is improving; service products have become important consumer goods.
4.            The industry recruits more and more employees.
5.            Exports of services speed up; the industry has increasingly strong international competitiveness.
(II)           Key Trends in China Modern Services Industry

Chapter 3    Analysis of the Industry Chain of China Modern Services Industry in 2006

(I)            Structure of Industry Chain
(II)           Profit Status of Key Links of the Industry Chain
1.            Production Services (Information Services, Financial, Insurance)
2.            Auxiliary Industries (Communications, Transportation, Real Estate)
3.            Supporting Sectors (Community, Tourism, Culture, Health, Education, etc.)

Chapter 4    Competition Situation & Key Service Areas in China Modern Services Industry in 2006

(I)            Industry Competition Situation
1.            Regional Competition Situation
2.            Competition Situation in Various Industries
(II)           Analysis of Key Service Areas
1.            Zhongguancun
2.            Financial Street
3.            Olympic Center Zone

Chapter 5    Forecast of the Global & Chinese Modern Services Industries, 2007-2009

(I)           Global Development Trend
1.            Industry Size
2.            Industry Structure
3.            Regional Structure
(II)          Development Trend in China
1.            Industry Size
2.            Industry Structure
3.            Regional Structure

Chapter 6    Impetuses for China Modern Services Industry, 2007-2009

(I)            Political Factors
(II)           Economic Factors
(III)          Social Factors

Chapter 7    Investment Opportunities in China Modern Services Industry, 2007-2009

(I)            Financial Services
(II)           Business Service
(III)          Professional Services
(IV)          Information Services
(V)           Modern Logistics
(VI)          Cultural Creation

Chapter 8    Recommendations

(I)            For the Government
(II)           For Enterprises
(III)          For investors

Tables

1.  Market Size of China Modern Services Industry, 2005-2006
2.  Market Size of China Financial Services Industry in 2006
3.  Market Size of China Cultural Creation Industry in 2006
4.  Market Size of China Modern Logistics Industry in 2006
5.  Market Size of China Business Services Industry in 2006
6.  Market Size of China Information Services Industry in 2006

Figures

1.  Market Size of the Global Modern Services Industry, 2006-2007
2.  Development of the U.S. Modern Services Industry, 2006-2007
3.  Development of Japan Modern Services Industry, 2006-2007
4.  Development of South Korea Modern Services Industry, 2006-2007
5.  Regional Distribution of the Modern Services Industry, 2006-2007