China’s road cargo traffic expands in Jan-Sept

2018-10-21
Xinhua

BEIJING — China’s road freight transport continued fast expansion in the first nine months of 2018, the Ministry of Transport said on Oct 20.

From January to September, the amount of cargo carried on roads, which takes up the lion’s share in China’s total cargo transport, increased 7.5 percent year-on-year to 28.64 billion tons, the ministry said in a statement.

In September alone, road cargo traffic rose 7.6 percent to 3.71 billion tons, the statement said.

The growth came amid China’s steady economic growth, which stood at 6.7 percent in the three quarters, above the government’s annual target of around 6.5 percent.

In the first nine months, the amount of cargo transported by water rose 4.1 percent to 5.12 billion tonnes, according to the ministry.