Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Service Industry Patternin Jiangsu Province

Based on county-level per capita level of service industry development,this paper explores the spatial and temporal evolution of service industry pattern between 1992 and 2011 in Jiangsu Province with the use of statistical analysis and ESDA method. The results show that: since 1992,the absolute differences of development level in the service industry in Jiangsu Province gradually tend to expand,and the relative differences tend to be narrow,therefore the regional differences of service level in Jiangsu province is large. In addition,the development of service industry in Jiangsu Province has a strong spatial autocorrelation. That is,the relatively high(low) developed county tends to be located nearby other high(low) counties more often than expected due to random chance.And the agglomeration trend has been enhanced.Besides,the development of service industry shows significant spatial variation pattern of north-south,and services level in the areas of southern is higher,while services level in the areas of northern is lower. Finally,the factors of the spatial evolution of service pattern in Jiangsu Province have been analyzed.