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Tourism revenue grows fast

The mainland's domestic tourism industry earned about 3.9 trillion yuan ($563.6 billion) in 2016, up 14 percent year-on-year, official statistics showed. Domestic tourists made 4.44 billion trips last year, an increase of 11 percent, the China National Tourism Administration said. Inbound trips rose 3.8 percent to 138 million and outbound trips increased 4.3 percent to 122 million. The nation's tourism service trade surplus rose 11.5 percent to $10.2 billion, the data showed. The CNTA has attributed the sector's growth momentum to upgraded domestic consumption.