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China's rail cargo volume up 5.9% in first seven months

Updated: Sep 30, 2022 chinadaily.com.cn Print
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Photo taken on Aug 4, 2022 shows freight trains at Xi'an International Port in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. [Photo/Xinhua]

China's rail freight volume, a key indicator of economic activities, rose 5.9 percent year-on-year in the first seven months of the year, continuing the trend of expansion in the first half of 2022, official data showed.

More than 2.89 billion tons of cargo were transported via China's railways during the period, according to the Ministry of Transport.

In July alone, China's railways handled 414.33 million tonnes of cargo, up 12.3 percent from the same period last year, said the ministry.

The data also showed that during the Jan-July period, the turnover volume of cargo traffic through China's railways went up 9.2 percent year-on-year to top 2.05 trillion tons kilometers.

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