Foreign media: Significant recovery in China's transportation industry | year-on-year | Foreign media
According to the report of Latin American News Agency on August 6, China's passenger traffic volume in the first half of this year increased by 56.3% year on year, reaching 4.32 billion person times. This data confirms the gradual recovery of traffic volume after the COVID-19 epidemic.
According to the report from the Chinese Ministry of Transport, the relevant data describes the performance of the transportation industry in the first half of this year.
During this period, the passenger volume of highways reached 2.14 billion, a year-on-year increase of 18.6%.
In addition, the passenger volume of waterway transportation has surged to 120 million people, an increase of 146.8% compared to the same period in 2022.
On the other hand, the passenger volume of Chinese cities reached 45.42 billion, a year-on-year increase of 15.0%.
The report indicates that after gradually opening up, domestic travel in China has shown a growth trend.
In the first half of 2023, China's railways sent a total of 1.77 billion passengers, a year-on-year increase of 124.9%. This is a reflection of the significant recovery of the transportation industry after the epidemic.
Especially during the recent peak summer transportation season, there is a high demand for railway transportation, as college students are returning to their hometowns for vacation, and there has been an increase in travel such as visiting relatives and traveling.