一季度全国新设个体工商户503万户

市场监管总局近日发布的数据显示，今年一季度，全国新设个体工商户503万户，同比增长14.3%。

A total of 5.03 million self-employed businesses were newly set up in China in the first quarter of 2023, up 14.3 percent year on year, China's top market regulator said Monday.

市场监管总局22日发布数据显示，今年一季度，全国新设个体工商户503万户，同比增长14.3%。

As of the end of the first quarter, the country's registered self-employed businesses had reached 116 million, accounting for two-thirds of China's total business entities, according to the State Administration for Market Regulation.

截至一季度末，全国登记在册个体工商户1.16亿户，占经营主体总量的三分之二。

New self-employed businesses in the cultural, sports and entertainment sectors registered the fastest year-on-year growth of 39 percent in the first quarter, the regulator said.

今年一季度，文化、体育和娱乐业新设个体工商户同比增长39%，涨幅在各行业中居首。

The administration will take effective measures to promote the high-quality development of the businesses, it said.

市场监管总局表示，将采取有效措施促进各行业高质量发展。

【相关词汇】

服务贸易 services trade

高质量发展 high-quality development

固定资产投资 fixed-asset investment

高技术产业 high-tech industries