Through the "waybill" to see vitality: logistics busy up economic heat up
2024/8/27 18:06:38
Beijing, Aug. 20 (Xinhua "China Securities Journal" 20 published an article "through the" waybill "to see vitality: logistics busy economy hot up." The article said that 71 days in advance to reach 100 billion express business volume, the first July express business volume increased by 23.0%, "small parcels" ran out of acceleration; China's railway freight volume, cargo turnover and other indicators rank first in the world, and the overall scale of air freight has reached the best level in history. The throughput of many ports continues to grow, the scale of foreign trade imports and exports continues to set records, and the domestic and international double cycle is smooth and strong... Recently, a number of logistics and trade data reflect the vitality and resilience of China's economic development.
'Little package' runs out of 'acceleration'
Express logistics is a "weather vane" that reflects economic vitality and a "barometer" of economic development.
This year, it will take even less time for express delivery to reach 100 billion units. The monitoring data of the State Post Bureau shows that as of August 13, the volume of express delivery in China this year has exceeded 100 billion pieces, 71 days ahead of 2023 to reach 100 billion pieces, highlighting the prosperity of China's express delivery market and the continuous improvement of development quality and efficiency, but also reflects the vitality and resilience of China's economic development.
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"Small packages" run, both quantitative growth, more qualitative improvement, linking thousands of cities and businesses, contact thousands of households. Data released by the State Post Bureau on August 16 showed that the postal industry delivered 15.08 billion items in July, up 20.1% year on year. Among them, the express delivery business volume completed 14.26 billion, an increase of 22.2%. In July, the business revenue of the postal industry reached 133.44 billion yuan, an increase of 11.7 percent year-on-year. Among them, the revenue of express delivery business completed 110.77 billion yuan, an increase of 14.1%. In the first July, the postal industry posted and delivered 105.23 billion items, an increase of 20.4%. Among them, the cumulative volume of express delivery completed 94.42 billion, an increase of 23.0%.
"As China's economy picks up and consumer demand remains vibrant, the express delivery industry has provided strong support for the development of the online economy and the flow of product factors under the favorable policies of expanding domestic demand and stabilizing growth." The relevant person in charge of the State Post Bureau said that in the next step, we will continue to deepen industrial coordination and promote the integration of service chain and advanced manufacturing industry to better serve economic development.
Air cargo is at an all-time high
The prosperity of logistics is also reflected in the data of air transport and rail transport.
China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. released data on August 15 show that in July, the national railway sent 334 million tons of cargo, an average of 10.76 million tons of cargo, an increase of 3.1% year-on-year, showing a good trend of stability. China's railway freight volume, cargo turnover and other indicators rank first in the world, and the on-time delivery rate of goods is 96%, leading the world.
Behind staying ahead is the apparent effectiveness of various innovative initiatives. The relevant person in charge of the National Railway Group said that it vigorously opened multimodal container trains, and the volume of railway container deliveries in July increased by 20.3% year-on-year. Actively expand logistics total contract services, and carry out "total to total" strategic cooperation with key enterprises, and the total contract volume of railway logistics has exceeded 400 million tons since this year. Strengthen logistics financial services, promote freight loan products in the national railway, a total of 416 customers, a total of 14.2 billion yuan of credit financing.
Since the beginning of this year, China's air cargo volume has shown a rapid growth trend, and the overall scale of air cargo has reached the best level in history. According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the aviation industry carried 4.174 million tons of cargo and mail in the first half of the year, up 27.4 percent year on year. Air cargo domestic market continued to grow, in the first half of the year, domestic routes completed 2.523 million tons of cargo and mail transport, an increase of 23.2%.
Zhan Fen, an associate researcher at the CAAC Academy of Science and Technology, said that the growth of China's air cargo domestic market is mainly driven by factors such as recovering demand, favorable policies and increasing supply.
"In the second half of the year, the civil aviation transport market is expected to maintain a steady growth trend. Demand for air cargo and mail transportation is generally stable, and industry efficiency indicators continue to recover slightly." Said Xu Qing, deputy director of the transportation department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Shipping trade is booming
The port is busy, the container is frequently "migration", and the domestic and international double circulation is smooth and strong.
Since the beginning of this year, the throughput of many ports in China has continued to increase. From January to June, Ningbo Zhoushan Port completed the cargo throughput of 708 million tons, an increase of 4.2%; The container throughput was 19.165 million TEUs, an increase of 8.4%. In the same period, Huanghua Port, the largest outlet of "West coal transportation to the east and North coal transportation to the south", completed the cargo throughput of 179 million tons, an increase of 12.04%. By the end of July, the cargo throughput of Tianjin Port had reached 341 million tons this year, up 3.7% year-on-year. Container throughput was 14.038,400 TEUs, up 3.8% year-on-year.
"Last year, China's international shipping volume has nearly 1/3 of the global shipping volume, and the role of international shipping 'ballast stone' has been further highlighted." The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Transport said that since the beginning of this year, waterway transport has sustained rapid development, the Yangtze River Three Gorges hub, Xijiang Changzhou Hub and Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and other locks have reached a new high, and the ability and level of key materials and international container transport services have been further improved; At the same time, the progress of a number of major projects has been accelerated, the container terminal project in Xiaoyangshan North Operation Area has been fully started, and the construction of the Pinglu Canal project has started, and the shipping industry with increased volume and quality will strongly support economic and social development.
The development of the shipping industry provides strong support for the high-quality development of foreign trade. China's exports of goods rose 6.7 percent to 14.26 trillion yuan in the first seven months of this year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs. The trade structure has been continuously improved, and the vitality of innovation has been further demonstrated.
China's maritime connectivity is the world's leading, port cargo throughput, port container throughput and other indicators rank first in the world. The continuous improvement of shipping capacity, the opening of new routes in succession, and the constantly refreshing handling records have confirmed the steady and sound development trend of the Chinese economy. (over)
(Source: Xinhua News Agency)
