# China’s commercial freight volume reaches 4.9 billion metric tons in July

https://mins.news/en/item/31228

- China News Service, 2026-08-25 03:44 UTC
- Economy
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2026-08-25/detail-ihfirzsm0914433.shtml

> China’s commercial freight volume reached 4.9 billion metric tons in July, up 0.5% year on year, the Ministry of Transport said. Road freight rose 1.6%, while waterway freight fell 2.2%. Port cargo throughput declined 2.9%, although container throughput increased 0.8%. Transport fixed-asset investment totaled 1.8152 trillion yuan in January-July.

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