China News Service, July 31. According to the website of the State Post Bureau, the State Post Bureau recently issued a circular on the economic operation of the postal industry in the first half of 2020. The report pointed out that in the first half of the year, the express market was operating at a high level. The business volume in May and June exceeded the peak in 2019. Since April, the average daily express handling volume exceeded 200 million pieces, and the average daily handling volume during the 618 period reached 260 million pieces.

  The report stated that in the first quarter, the operation of the postal industry was greatly affected, but as the industry accelerated its resumption of work and production, the impact of the epidemic gradually decreased, and the recovery of industry operations accelerated. In the second quarter, the total industry business volume and express delivery business volume increased by more than 30%, and the industry business revenue and express delivery business revenue increased by more than 20%. It achieved contrarian growth, the industry operation returned to a high level, and the development effect was better than expected.

Data map: The staff put the express mail into the express cabinet to facilitate residents' "zero-touch" pickup. Photo by China News Agency reporter Jiang Qiming

Anti-epidemic performance is outstanding

  In the first half of the year, in accordance with the unified deployment of the central government, the State Post Bureau initiated a Level II emergency response, established a postal industry's response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, set up a work team, formulated and issued 37 notice documents, and ensured that the central government’s decision-making and deployment were timely The industry is effective. Local postal administrations have established leading agencies for epidemic prevention and control to communicate policies and measures to the grassroots in the shortest time. Organize China Post and 12 major express delivery companies to open two domestic and international "green channels" for the transportation and delivery of epidemic prevention materials to fully guarantee the transportation and express needs of epidemic prevention materials and the daily basic living materials of the people.

  As of June 10, the entire industry had carried and delivered a total of 489,800 epidemic prevention and control materials, 398 million parcels, 87,500 vehicles and 779 cargo flights. For the urgently needed medical and epidemic prevention materials in Hubei, priority is given to receiving and sending, priority transportation and priority delivery. Postal express companies have shipped 80,000 vehicles and 481 freight flights to Hubei, and carried and delivered a total of 312,000 tons of epidemic prevention materials and 56.74 million packages.

  Resumption of work and production reached rapid speed. Focus on "early, hard and accurate" to promote the resumption of work and production in the postal industry. On February 7, the postal express delivery industry resumed work and production. On February 15th, the resumption rate reached 68.6%. On March 26, the return rate of employees in major shipping companies except Hubei exceeded 98.6%. The resumption rate of distribution centers above the first level is 100%, and the resumption rate of business outlets is 99.7%. It is the first to realize the resumption of work and reach production capacity, and the production capacity has basically returned to a normal level. Overcome difficulties and start the resumption of work and production in Hubei postal express industry. On March 11, the resumption of work and production of Hubei postal express industry was launched. At the end of April, except for Wuhan, Hubei had a return to work rate of 100% and a resumption rate of business outlets of 100%, basically recovering. Operations.

  Make every effort to protect people's livelihood. In accordance with the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, the postal industry has innovated service models, increased the use of smart devices, promoted contactless delivery, and promoted designated collection and delivery, designated delivery, smart box delivery, drone delivery, and unmanned vehicles across the country Contactless delivery modes such as delivery and scheduled delivery. The delivery team is reorganized in a "fixed area, fixed personnel" model to minimize personnel contact, which effectively guarantees a smooth delivery channel during the epidemic, and the people's delivery needs are quickly responded and safely met. Co-ordinate resources and tilt to intra-city business in a timely manner, actively explore new business models such as instant delivery, integrated warehousing and "supermarket + express", and focus on the delivery of household necessities such as rice noodles, meat, vegetables, eggs, masks, and sterilization supplies. A total of 14.39 billion pieces of daily necessities were delivered by postal express companies across the country, which greatly supported the overall situation of epidemic prevention and control.

  Get a high degree of recognition. During the epidemic, the entire industry worked day and night and worked hard to serve the front line of epidemic prevention and control and guarantee the operation of society, and a large number of advanced models and deeds of fighting the epidemic emerged.

Repair rebound quickly

  The industry recovered quickly. In the first quarter, the industry's total business volume and revenue increased by 0.8% and 7.5% year-on-year, respectively, and the express delivery business volume and revenue increased by 3.2% and -0.6%, both of which were the lowest since the reform of the postal system. In the second quarter, as the resumption of work and production and the market continued to advance, the industry returned to a rapid growth track. The total business volume and revenue of the postal industry reached 528.94 billion yuan and 283.6 billion yuan, an increase of 34.8% and 20.4% year-on-year. Among them, the express business volume And revenues were 21.35 billion pieces and 228.98 billion yuan, an increase of 36.7% and 23.5% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 33.6 and 24.1 percentage points higher than the first quarter. The growth rate showed a trend of increasing month by month, with an average monthly increase of more than 10 percentage points. The growth rate in May and June exceeded 35%, and the recovery rebound exceeded expectations.

  In the first half of the year, the industry's business revenue and total business volume totaled 502.82 billion yuan and 876.53 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11% and 22.4% respectively. The revenue of the national express delivery business was 382.38 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.6%. The express business volume reached 33.88 billion pieces, a year-on-year increase of 22.1%. The increase is considerable, with a cumulative net increase of 6.12 billion pieces, which is higher than the same period of the previous year, with an average monthly increase of more than 1 billion pieces. Since May, the monthly increase has exceeded 2 billion pieces, a record high. The express market is operating at a high level. The business volume in May and June exceeded the peak in 2019. Since April, the average daily express handling volume has exceeded 200 million pieces, and the average daily handling volume during the 618 period reached 260 million pieces.

Data map: A courier rides a bike on the streets of Fuzhou to deliver the courier. Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Dongming

Significant structural changes

  The scissor gap of the volume collection structure has widened. In the first half of the year, the growth rate of express delivery business volume and revenue was 9.5 percentage points, and the volume growth rate was nearly twice the revenue growth rate. Since March, the gap between volume and income growth has gradually widened, from 10.7 percentage points in March to 16.2 percentage points in May. In the first half of the year, the average price of express delivery was 11.3 yuan, which continued to decline. Among them, the average price of intra-city express delivery was 6.5 yuan, down 7.2% year-on-year, the average price of inter-city express delivery was 7.1 yuan, down 12.1% year-on-year, and the average price of international express delivery from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan was 60.4 yuan. Transportation costs rose, up 12.6% year-on-year.

  The business structure continued to differentiate. The delivery service business in the universal service grew steadily. In the first half of the year, the volume of delivery services was 12.74 billion pieces, a year-on-year increase of 6.7%. The demand for universal service traditional business has shrunk across the board. In the first half of the year, the volume of correspondence and exchange business was 770 million and 4.954 million, down 33% and 46.1% year-on-year; the subscription and sales of newspapers and parcels were 8.3 billion and 10.086 million, respectively. A year-on-year decrease of 0.9% and 6.9%. Express parcels have driven the overall increase in postal delivery services.

  The proportion of off-site express delivery business continued to increase. The single-point distribution nationwide model was further strengthened. In the first half of the year, the volume of off-site business was 27.5 billion pieces, a year-on-year increase of 24.7%, which was 2.6 percentage points higher than the industry growth rate, accounting for 81.2%, an increase of 1.8 percentage points year-on-year. The intra-city express business volume completed 5.62 billion pieces, a year-on-year increase of 10.6%. In some key cities, intra-city business continued to grow negatively.

  International express delivery business has grown rapidly. In the first half of the year, the volume and revenue of international express delivery services were 760 million pieces and 46.1 billion yuan, an increase of 20.9% and 36.1% year-on-year. Cross-border delivery is mainly concentrated in Guangdong, Zhejiang and Shanghai, accounting for more than 80% of the total, of which Guangdong cross-border express delivery increased by 34.4%. In the first half of the year, exports to the United States and Japan increased significantly in terms of major export countries. Among international mail (express) imports, Asian imports are increasing by 21.9%, with Japan and South Korea being the main driving forces.

  The regional urban and rural structure is more balanced. The proportion of the three major regions declined. my country's express delivery business volume is mainly concentrated in the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, accounting for about 70% of the country's total. From 2015 to 2019, the proportion of the three major districts declined year by year, with a cumulative decrease of 3.6 percentage points. The proportions of the Yangtze River Delta and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei dropped by 6 and 1.8 percentage points respectively. In the first half of 2020, the proportion of the Yangtze River Delta dropped by 0.9 percentage points, and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Pearl River Delta increased to varying degrees.

  The collection and delivery ratio in the Midwest has improved. The five provinces with a revenue-to-investment ratio of more than 1 are Zhejiang, Guangdong, Shanghai, Fujian, and Jiangsu in order. They are all "large revenue provinces" in my country's express delivery business. Among them, Zhejiang has risen to 2.6, ranking first in the country. The effect of the central region's acceptance of the relocation of eastern industries and the pre-positioning of warehouses has appeared, and the gap between income and investment is narrowing. The change in the ratio of revenue to investment is a good reflection of the changes in the relationship between production and consumption in various regions. In Jinhua (Yiwu) and other regions, the growth rate of the pickup volume was significantly higher than the delivery volume, and the pickup ratio was still rising at a high level.

  The inter-provincial volume gap of express delivery business has increased, and the growth rate has leveled off. In the first half of the year, Guangdong and Zhejiang took the lead in scale. The two provinces completed a total of 16.28 billion express delivery services, a year-on-year increase of 24.2%, 2.1 percentage points faster than the national growth rate, and accounting for nearly half of the national growth rate, contributing to national growth Up to 51.8%, that is, for every two additional items in the country, at least one item comes from these two provinces. The business volume of 9 provinces including Jiangsu and Shandong exceeded 1 billion, and the scale of 25 provinces exceeded 100 million. The gap between provinces continued to widen. In terms of growth rate, Hainan leads with a growth rate of 52.5%, 11 provinces have a growth rate of more than 30%, and 18 provinces have a growth rate higher than the national level, mainly in the central and western regions.

  The growth of the top cities has diverged. In the first half of the year, the top 15 cities in the country for express delivery business volume completed 18.88 billion express delivery services, a year-on-year increase of 20.3%, which was lower than the national growth rate. The growth rate has diverged, with Shantou, Jieyang and Jinhua leading the way, with a year-on-year growth rate of more than 50%. Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Wenzhou have growth rates below 10%, and some cities have experienced negative growth. The ranking of cities has changed. Jinhua surpassed Guangzhou to become the first place, Shantou rose 7 places, Jieyang and Zhengzhou rose 2 places, Quanzhou rose 1 place, and Nanjing and Wuhan fell out of the top 15.

  The sinking market has become the core driving force for growth. The proportion of business volume in non-provincial cities has continued to rise, from 47.8% in 2013 to 62.9% in the first half of 2020, an increase of 15.1 percentage points. As the express delivery network continues to expand to third- and fourth-tier cities and rural markets, express delivery services in the sinking market are more convenient and efficient, the degree of inclusiveness continues to increase, and the online shopping experience is significantly enhanced. In addition, during the epidemic, the channels for traditional agricultural products to enter cities were largely blocked, and the express delivery industry became the main channel for agricultural products to go up. In May and June, with the centralized listing of fresh fruits in China, express delivery companies continue to improve and upgrade their fresh distribution plans, and continuously improve beef and mutton and cold water fish through cold chain, multi-mode transportation, blockchain traceability, and packaging innovation. , Bayberry, cherry, lychee and other characteristic agricultural products service capabilities, and the express business volume of agricultural products has increased significantly.