前三季度我国交通运输主要指标保持增长

CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): Reporters learned from the Ministry of Transport that in the first three quarters of this year, the transport sector’s economic performance was generally stable, with major indicators maintaining growth.

The latest data from the Ministry of Transport show that cross-regional passenger movements in China reached 51.22 billion trips in the first three quarters, up 1.2% year on year. In terms of the travel mix, self-driving road trips accounted for a relatively large share and were the mainstay of cross-regional passenger movements. Some localities introduced spring and autumn breaks linked to long holidays, creating multiple windows for short-distance travel, boosting study tours and family trips, and further increasing travel frequency. Meanwhile, the continued expansion of high-speed rail coverage and the targeted operation of dedicated tourist trains better accommodated travelers’ diverse and personalized travel needs. As the number of countries with air links to China increased further, passenger traffic on international civil aviation routes rose 4.7% year on year.

In the first three quarters, China’s freight volume continued to grow. A number of domestic ports launched new shipping routes in quick succession, mainly serving automobile exports and trade with ASEAN and Europe. Ports nationwide handled 13.64 billion tonnes of cargo, up 0.7% year on year, with foreign-trade cargo throughput rising 2.9%.

In terms of fixed-asset investment in transport, investment totaled 2.4 trillion yuan in the first three quarters. Construction accelerated on projects including the Shiziyang Crossing, the Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge, and the Xiamen section of the Xiamen–Kinmen Bridge.