China's non-manufacturing sector saw rapid expansion in August, with the service industry's prosperity level has rebounded significantly, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics and China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing on Sunday. The Business Activity Index of China's non-manufacturing industry stood at 50.3 percent in August, up 0.2 percentage points from previous month, maintaining above 50 percent for multiple consecutive months, showing a steady growth of the country's non-manufacturing industry. Among which, the business activity index of the service industry was 50.5 percent, up 0.5 percentage points from the previous month, reaching a high for the year. Specifically, the business activity indices for capital market services, railway transport, air transport, telecommunications, radio and television, and satellite transmission services all remained in the high prosperity range of above 60 percent, indicating rapid growth in total business volume, according to the data. The civil engineering construction industry continued to stay in the expansion zone, demonstrating that infrastructure-related activities maintained a relatively strong growth momentum, the data showed. Shotlist: Beijing, China - Aug 31, 2025: FILE: China - Exact Date and Location Unknown 1. Aerial shots of construction site; 2. Workers working at construction site; 3. Aerial shot of bridge under construction; 4. Shoppers at shopping mall; 5. People having foods at restaurant; FILE: Shaanxi Province, northwest China - July 2025 6. Passengers at railway station; 7. Tourists at scenic spot; 8. Aerial shot of scenic spot, light show; 9. Various of tourists at scenic spot; 10. Aerial shot of tourists; Beijing, China - Aug 31, 2025 11. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) He Hui, vice president, China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (ending with shots 12-13): "Driven by summer holiday consumption and supported by the policies of promoting large-scale equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-ins, various consumer-related sector indices have maintained an expansionary trend."; Chishui City, Guizhou Province, southwest China - Recent 12. Exterior of home appliance stores, pedestrians; 13. Various of salespeople talking with customers; FILE: China - Exact Date and Location Unknown 14. Aerial shots of construction sites; FILE: Sichuan Province, southwest China - Date Unknown 15. Aerial shots of business street; FILE: Guangdong Province, south China - Date Unknown 16. Various of shoppers at shopping mall; FILE: China - Date Unknown 17. Airplane; 18. Deliverymen processing parcels; 19. Screen; 20. Various of super computer; 21. Aerial shots of city view. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]