CCTV News: On April 8, the latest economic data were released in many fields, and China’s economic vitality was perceived through a set of data. China's logistics industry prosperity index returned to the expansion range in March
The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing announced on April 8 that in March, the prosperity index of China's logistics industry was 50.2%, an increase of 2.7 percentage points from the previous month, and returned to the expansion range. Sub-indices such as the total business volume index, new orders index, employee index, and business activity expectation index showed an overall rebound trend. The total business volume index of the aviation logistics industry, road transportation industry, and postal express delivery industry rebounded by 3.7, 3.1, and 2.5 percentage points respectively from the previous month. Investment in the logistics field has rebounded steadily, and market expectations have improved simultaneously. The export volume of many independent automobile brands hit a new high in March
In March, my country's independent automobile brands performed well in overseas markets, with an average year-on-year growth of about 70%, and many companies' export volumes hit record highs. A single company's monthly exports reached a maximum of nearly 150,000 vehicles, setting a new monthly export record for Chinese brand cars. The proportion of my country's knowledge-intensive service trade increased in the first two months. The latest data from the Ministry of Commerce show that in the first two months of 2026, my country's total service import and export volume was 1.14307 billion yuan. Among them, exports were 442.49 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%.
From a structural perspective, the proportion of imports and exports of knowledge-intensive services has increased. In the first two months, the import and export of knowledge-intensive services was 486.27 billion yuan, accounting for 42.5% of the total service import and export, an increase of 0.3 percentage points from the same period last year. Among them, exports of knowledge-intensive services increased by 2.4% year-on-year.
