China carried 28.07 bln tonnes of commercial freight in 1H, up 3.2% YoY; Q2 freight rose 2.4% YoY. By mode, road freight was 21.22 bln tonnes (+3.2% YoY) and waterway freight 4.23 bln tonnes (+3.9% YoY). Cross‑region passenger flows reached 34.17 bln

2026-07-22

China carried 28.07 bln tonnes of commercial freight in 1H, up 3.2% YoY; Q2 freight rose 2.4% YoY. By mode, road freight was 21.22 bln tonnes (+3.2% YoY) and waterway freight 4.23 bln tonnes (+3.9% YoY). Cross‑region passenger flows reached 34.17 bln trips in 1H, +1.2% YoY; Q2 was flat at +0.1% YoY. By mode, road passenger trips were 31.32 bln (+0.9% YoY) and waterway passenger trips 130 mln (+4.3% YoY). Transport fixed‑asset investment totaled 1.5 tln yuan in 1H, with road investment 1.0 tln yuan and water transport investment 109.9 bln yuan.