Chinanews.com, June 6 According to the official WeChat news of the State Post Bureau, the State Post Bureau today released the China Express Development Index report for May 9. According to estimates, the China Express Development Index in May 2023 was 5.2023, a year-on-year increase of 5.370%. Among them, the development scale index, service quality index, development capacity index and development trend index were 9.37, 8.406, 1.592 and 1.214, respectively, an increase of 8.70%, 0.17%, 8.78% and 5.8% year-on-year. In May, the market scale was further expanded, the service quality was improved, the delivery network was continuously improved, and the cross-border capacity continued to increase.
In May, the express delivery development scale index was 5.406, a year-on-year increase of 1.17%. From the perspective of sub-indicators, it is expected that the year-on-year growth rate of express delivery business in May will be about 8%, and the growth rate of business revenue will be about 5%. In May, the express delivery industry and e-commerce made concerted efforts, and the overall scale fluctuated and increased, and the business volume exceeded the 18 billion mark in a row. At the beginning of the month, driven by the holiday economy, the volume of express delivery business driven by online demand rose significantly, and a total of 14.5 billion express shipments were collected during the May Day period (4.29-5.3), an increase of 14.96% year-on-year. In the middle and late months, the average daily business volume stabilized at about 11 million pieces. On the eve of "May 64", the market scale expanded slightly, and the number of pieces collected in a single day exceeded 3 million.
In May, the express service quality index was 5.592, a year-on-year increase of 1.78%. From the perspective of sub-indicators, the public satisfaction of express delivery services is expected to be 5.81 points, an increase of 3.2 points year-on-year. The 9-hour punctuality rate in key areas is expected to be 72.84%, an increase of 3.8 percentage points year-on-year. In May, the quality and efficiency of industry services were significantly improved, and the user experience improved. The first is to improve the delivery service timeliness in multiple ways. Express delivery companies focus on improving the delivery time of key economic circles and provide promising next-day delivery services to major cities in the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta. In view of the upcoming business promotion, in some communities or business districts with a large volume of goods, explore a new model of "smart express vehicle + express brother pick-up and delivery" to ensure the timeliness of pick-up and improve the quality of door-to-door service. The second is to optimize the quality of fresh food services in multiple links. Since the beginning of summer, the demand for the delivery of seasonal products such as lychees, cherries, loquats, grapes, flowers and other seasonal products has surged, and express delivery companies have increased investment in cold chain equipment and facilities, promoted more standardized packaging, combined transportation land and air, opened green channels, delivered fresh food, and delivered fresh, providing one-stop comprehensive service solutions extending to both ends of production and marketing. The third is to improve the level of service manufacturing in multiple fields. Express delivery companies deeply serve prefabricated vegetables, sportswear and other industries, extend their services to upstream and downstream, provide "dry + warehouse + distribution" integrated supply chain solutions, closely integrate transportation, warehousing and distribution, and further meet the needs of new consumption formats such as live streaming and instant retail.
In May, the express delivery development capability index was 5.214, an increase of 8.8% year-on-year. Express delivery companies have put into use the Wuxi cold chain distribution center, and the industry's own airlines have newly opened international cargo routes such as Hangzhou-Bangladesh-Dhaka, Chengdu-India Mumbai, Nanning-Pakistani Lahore, Ezhou-Los Angeles and other international cargo routes, and the service capacity of South Asia and North America has been improved. In the field of railway transportation, the "high-speed rail express delivery" service was launched, and the Chongqing-Hanoi international train was opened, and the cross-city agglomeration and cross-border service capabilities were steadily enhanced.
In May, the development trend index was 5.70, up 0.4% year-on-year. Many places have issued policies to provide key support in the fields of rural delivery logistics system construction, delivery channel safety, and green development of the industry, and the development environment continues to improve. The investment and financing activities of express delivery enterprises have increased, which has been favored by the capital market. Driven by the mid-year promotion, the industry is still expected to perform well in June.