Ministry of Transport: In July, the port cargo throughput increased by 6.9% year-on-year.

According to the Transportation and Communication News, on August 27, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications held a press conference. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Li Ying, introduced that in July of this year, the economic operation of transportation and communication continued to improve, with stable growth in freight volume and cross-regional flow of people, fast growth in port cargo throughput, and high level of fixed-asset investment in transportation. In July, the port cargo throughput reached 1.54 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.9%, an increase of 2.2 percentage points from the previous month. In terms of structure, the throughput of domestic and foreign trade increased by 7.6% and 5.5% respectively year-on-year, with an increase of 1.5% and 3.6% respectively from the previous month. The port container throughput reached 29.96 million standard boxes, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%. From January to July, the port cargo throughput reached 10.44 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%, and the container throughput reached 200 million standard boxes, a year-on-year increase of 6.2%.