[China's Total Social Logistics Volume Reaches 243.6 Trillion Yuan in the First Eight Months of This Year, Up 4.9% Year-on-Year] The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing released logistics operation data for January-August this year today (29th). The data shows that from January to August this year, my country's logistics operation maintained a steady and progressive development trend, the logistics market scale steadily expanded, and international logistics channels expanded and improved. From January to August this year, the total social logistics volume reached 243.6 trillion yuan, up 4.9% year-on-year. The stable growth and structural optimization of social logistics volume proceeded simultaneously, further highlighting the resilience of the industrial chain and supply chain. Specifically, the basic foundation of industrial goods logistics remained stable, with the total industrial goods logistics volume increasing by 5.3% year-on-year from January to August, and the demand for logistics in upgraded industrial manufacturing accelerated. In August, the added value of high-tech manufacturing and digital product manufacturing increased by 16.7% and 15.7% respectively, contributing over 60% to the growth of industries above designated size, and industrial robot production reached 34.6%, jointly driving new logistics demand.
