Statistics
China's express delivery revenue up 29.5% in January
Updated: 2011-02-24 17:18
(Xinhua)
BEIJING - Revenue from China's express deliveries in January rose 29.5 percent year on year to 5.81 billion yuan ($880 million) with volume reaching 250 million items, up 48.3 percent, the State Post Bureau announced Thursday.
Domestic inter-city items accounted for more than half of the month's revenue and business was most active in eastern regions, according to the bureau.
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