News: Understanding the economy through data. On November 25, multiple departments released the latest economic data, showing that China’s economy maintains a stable and progressive development trend.
Double Growth in Civil Aviation Passenger and Cargo Traffic in October
In October, China’s civil aviation transportation scale showed good growth momentum. In terms of passenger transport, domestic routes saw steady growth in October, completing a passenger traffic volume of 60.845 million人次, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%; by region, business travel in the eastern region was active; the western region showed rapid growth due to increased tourism popularity in third and fourth-tier cities.
Meanwhile, international routes performed impressively in October, completing a passenger traffic volume of 6.99 million人次, a year-on-year increase of 20.4%. In terms of cargo transport, domestic routes completed a cargo and mail transportation volume increase of 8.1% year-on-year in October; international routes completed a cargo and mail transportation volume increase of 21% year-on-year. The monthly cargo and mail transportation volume exceeded 900,000 tons for the first time in history.
Import and Export Scale of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor Hits Record High in First 10 Months
In the first 10 months of this year, the import and export value of the “13+2” provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities along the New Western Land-Sea Corridor reached 780.79 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.3%, setting a new historical record. Products such as automobiles produced in China’s western region are quickly transported overseas via the corridor.
Alashankou Port Import and Export Cargo Volume Nears 25 Million Tons in First 10 Months
In the first 10 months of this year, the combined import and export cargo volume of the Alashankou Railway and Highway Port in Xinjiang reached 24.792 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.2%. As of now, the Alashankou Port has opened 124 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train routes, radiating to 21 countries including Germany and Poland, providing strong corridor support for serving China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Hard Data Witnesses New Economic Vitality in 162.68 Billion “Small Parcels”
Traditional routes expanded, service scenarios diversified, and new technologies improve quality and efficiency. In the first 10 months of this year, China’s express delivery industry saw increases in both volume and quality, highlighting the economy’s robust vitality.
Since the beginning of this year, the promotion and use of technologies such as drones and unmanned vehicles have allowed express delivery to break through ground traffic limitations and reshape the spatiotemporal efficiency of logistics.
The latest data shows that in the first 10 months of this year, China’s express delivery business volume reached 162.68 billion pieces, a year-on-year increase of 16.1%. From “100 billion pieces annually” to “100 billion pieces monthly,” China’s express delivery business maintains high growth on a high base, with the time taken to reach 100 billion pieces continuously shortening; this year, the time to reach 100 billion pieces was 35 days earlier than in 2024.
While business volume grows rapidly, regional development has also become more balanced. Since the beginning of this year, the express delivery volume growth rate in Shaanxi, Ningxia, Xinjiang, and other places has exceeded 30%, with the business share of the central and western regions increasing by 1.1 and 0.6 percentage points respectively. In Xinjiang, the postal service newly opened 12 direct air mail routes, radiating across the country; express delivery companies and railway departments innovatively launched the “front warehouse + railway block train” model, increasing transport efficiency by about 10% and reducing costs by nearly 30%.
As the categories of shipped goods and service scenarios become more diverse, the express delivery industry continues to expand its service scope, fully meeting the delivery needs for consumer goods trade-ins, live streaming e-commerce, holiday economy, etc., supporting the continuous improvement of market circulation, and helping to unleash online consumption demand. Calculations show that every minute, physical goods worth approximately 23.41 million yuan are sold online via express delivery.
