China builds world's largest express delivery network

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China builds world's largest express delivery network

2026-01-07 16:59 Last Updated At：18:52

China has established the world's largest express delivery network in terms of scale and beneficiary population during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), with annual parcel delivery volume surging from tens of billions to hundreds of billions, according to data from the State Post Bureau.

Official data revealed that over the past five years, China's postal and courier service capacity has continuously improved. Annual business revenue grew from 1.1 trillion yuan (about 157.51 billion U.S. dollars) to 1.8 trillion yuan (about 257.74 billion U.S. dollars), with an average annual increase of over 10 percent, ranking among the top in the modern service sector.

Meanwhile, the annual parcel delivery volume rose from over 80 billion to nearly 200 billion items, with the per capita figure rising from 59 to 141.

"During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China built the world's largest delivery network in both scale and user coverage. The network has further expanded into rural areas, while the international network now reaches all major global economies. The share of express business revenue and volume in central and western regions increased by 5.4 and 7.5 percentage points, respectively, in the national total," said Liu Ying, spokeswoman for the State Post Bureau.

Over the past five years, the postal and courier industry in China has accelerated its shift toward intelligent operations. Most large-scale sorting centers now run automated systems, and technologies including cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) models are being widely deployed for demand forecasting, smart warehouse, and route planning.

China's postal and courier sector now leads the world in integrated transport efficiency, informatization and organizational capabilities, service coverage, and cost-effectiveness, cementing China's position at the forefront of global logistics.

China's commodity price index up 4 pct in March

China's commodity price index stood at 129.9 points in March, up 4 percent month on month and 14.5 percent year on year, according to data released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) on Sunday.

Among the 50 major commodities under key monitoring by the CFLP, 38 recorded a month-on-month price increase in March.

Specifically, diesel, methanol and ethylene glycol led the gains, rising 30.5 percent, 30.4 percent and 29.3 percent, respectively, from the previous month.

Affected by imported factors such as tensions in the Middle East and a sharp rise in international crude oil prices, China's energy and chemical price indices rose significantly, up 16.5 percent and 21.8 percent month on month, respectively.

Driven by rising international fertilizer prices and growing demand for biofuels, China's agricultural product price index increased by 2.8 percent month on month.

Analysts noted that the sharp rise in the commodity price index in March comes from factors such as the recovery of the domestic commodity market, the good outcomes of policies, and the ongoing tensions in the Middle East.

Given the increasingly volatile international commodity prices and the rising uncertainties in importing energy, chemicals and other commodities, it is necessary to diversify the sources of raw materials, expand the use of alternative resources, and enhance the ability to resist and respond to risky factors that may cause fluctuation in markets, said the analysts.