中国服务业活动在10月扩张步伐放缓至自7月以来的最慢，企业信心有所下降，因为公司正面临激烈竞争和成本上升，一项私营部门调查周三显示。
China's services activity in October expanded at its slowest pace since July, with business confidence easing as firms grappled with fierce competition and rising costs, a private-sector survey showed on Wednesday.
RatingDog中国综合服务业采购经理人指数（PMI）从9月的51.6降至10月的50.8，仍高于区分增长与收缩的50关口，但创下自7月以来的最低读数。新增业务继续以与9月大致不变的速度增长。
The RatingDog China General Services PMI fell to 50.8 in October from 51.6 in September, remaining above the 50 mark that separates growth from contraction but marking its weakest reading since July. New business continued to grow at a rate broadly unchanged from September.
新增出口业务连续第六个月增长，延续了自2024年以来的最长增长势头。服务业公司继续增加全职和兼职员工，以应对现有工作量。
New export business rose for the sixth straight month, extending the longest growth streak seen since 2024. Services firms continued to add both full- and part-time staff to cope with existing workloads.
然而，竞争加剧导致服务业公司连续第二个月降低平均售价，为期一周的黄金周假期提供的支持甚微。
However, increased competition led services firms to lower their average selling prices for the second month, with the week-long Golden Week holiday offering little support.
投入品价格以五个月来最快的速度上涨，原因是投入材料、燃料和工资成本上升。
Input prices increased at the quickest pace in five months, driven by higher input material, fuel and wage costs.
企业信心滑落至自7月以来的最低水平，公司表示担忧投入品价格上涨和竞争加剧。
Business confidence slipped to its lowest since July, with firms citing concerns over rising input prices and heightened competition.