China reports 6.8% rise in freight volume for H1 2023

The road cargo transportation sector particularly flourished, marking a 7.5 per cent YoY increase, amounting to 19.01 billion tons. Air cargo transport also saw a rise, with 3.28 million tons transported, reflecting a 6.4 per cent increase from the same period in the previous year, according to local media reports.

Additionally, port throughput rose by 8 per cent to 8.19 billion tons, and container throughput reached 150 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), up by 4.8 per cent YoY.

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