China's transport sector grew steadily in the first seven months of 2025, with both freight volumes and passenger flows rising and investment in infrastructure remaining strong, the Ministry of Transport said on Wednesday.
From January to July, Chinese ports handled 10.44 billion tons, or 200 million containers, of cargo, up 4.4 percent and 6.2 percent year on year respectively, Li Ying, a spokeswoman for the ministry, told a press conference in Beijing.
In July alone, port throughput nationwide reached 1.54 billion tons of cargo, a year-on-year growth of 6.9 percent. The throughput of cargo for domestic trade and foreign trade rose by 7.6 percent and 5.5 percent year on year respectively, according to Li.
"In July, the transport sector maintained a steady upward momentum, with freight volumes and passenger flows growing steadily. Overall, the sector handled 33 billion tons of freight from January to July, up 3.8 percent year on year. A total of 39.46 billion cross-regional passenger trips were recorded, up 3.9 percent year on year," Li said.
Meanwhile, construction of China's major transport projects made steady progress in the seven months, with the total fixed-asset investment in the sector reaching 1.95 trillion yuan (about 272.6 billion U.S. dollars), Li added.
In July, fixed-asset investment in the transport sector hit 306.1 billion yuan (about 43.05 billion U.S. dollars), with investment in railways accounting for 77.1 billion yuan, highways accounting for 200.5 billion yuan, waterways attracting 17.3 billion yuan of investment, and civil aviation investment standing at 11.2 billion yuan for the month, Li said.
China's transport sector grows steadily in first 7 months of 2025
