China's logistics sector realized 15.6 trillion yuan (US$2.02
trillion) in business turnover in the first three months of this
year, a growth of 24.2 percent over the year-earlier level, sources
with the National Development and Reform Commission said on
Saturday.
The growth was mainly shored up by delivery, processing and
packaging businesses, the sources added.
Of the total business turnover, 13.7 trillion yuan (US$1.78
trillion), or 88 percent, was recorded on industrial goods, up 2.8
trillion yuan (US$363.6 billion) or 25.2 percent year-on-year. The
proportion was 0.8 percentage points higher over the year-earlier
period.
Between January and March, the logistics sector generated 361.6
billion yuan (US$46.96 billion) in added value, up 16.7
percent.
(Xinhua News Agency May 12, 2007)