Robust transport, logistics data reflect growing vitality

Economic recovery, consumption key reasons for sectors' solid performance

BEIJING — China's transportation and logistics sectors have registered robust performances, driven by pro-growth policies and consumption potential gradually unleashed since the beginning of 2023, pointing to both the stable recovery trend of domestic demand and growing economic vitality.

The country's inter-regional passenger traffic, fueled by strong demand for business trips, family visits and tourism, surged 31 percent year-on-year to 45.66 billion in the first nine months, said the Ministry of Transport.

Among all types of transport, civil aviation trips showed the biggest growth, rocketing 126.7 percent year-on-year, followed by a 120.9 percent increase in waterway trips and a 112.4 percent rise in railway trips, while road trips jumped 26.8 percent.