Official data shows China's service outsourcing industry saw a steady expansion in the first four months of this year.

官方数据显示，今年前四个月，中国服务外包行业稳步扩张。

Chinese firms inked service outsourcing contracts worth over 680 billion yuan, or about 97 billion U. S. dollars, in the January-April period, up 15.8 percent year on year.

今年 1 月至 4 月，中国企业签订的服务外包合同价值超过6800 亿元人民币，约合 970 亿美元，同比增长 15.8%。