The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing announced today (7th) the logistics operation data for 2023. In 2023, my country's economy will recover from fluctuations, stabilizing factors will continue to accumulate, the logistics operating environment will continue to improve, and the industry will recover overall for the better. The recovery of market demand has accelerated, and the total social logistics volume for the whole year has exceeded 352 trillion yuan.
The total social logistics volume in the country in 2023 will be 352.4 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.2%, and the growth rate will be 1.8 percentage points higher than in 2022. Looking at the quarters, the first, second, third and fourth quarters grew by 3.9%, 5.4%, 4.7% and 5.4% respectively, showing a recovery trend of low at first, high at medium and stable at the end. The overall recovery trend throughout the year is good.
Cai Jin, vice president of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, said that the development of the entire logistics industry in 2023 will still be a stable and positive trend. The total logistics volume has reached a relatively large scale of 352 trillion yuan, providing a strong guarantee for the steady and positive development of our country's national economy.
From the perspective of demand structure, logistics demand in the fields of agricultural products, industry, consumption, and import has grown steadily. The total amount of agricultural product logistics in 2023 will be 5.3 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%, maintaining a good development trend. The demand for industrial product logistics has recovered steadily. The total value of industrial product logistics in 2023 is 312.6 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.6%, and the growth rate is 1 percentage point higher than the previous year.
The demand for logistics for people's livelihood consumption is stable and improving. In 2023, the total volume of logistics for units and residents will be 13.0 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.2%, and the growth rate is 4.8 percentage points higher than the previous year. The rebound in catering, retail and other fields has been significantly enhanced. The total amount of catering logistics and the total retail logistics of department stores have turned from falling to rising, with year-on-year growth of 20% and 8.8% respectively; the total retail logistics of convenience stores has increased by 7.5%, and the growth rate is higher than that of the previous year. 3.8 percentage points.
In addition, the total import logistics volume in 2023 will be 18.0 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.0%, and the import logistics volume will maintain a rapid recovery trend. The import logistics volume of crude oil, natural gas, coal and other energy products was 1.16 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 27.2%; the import logistics volume of iron, aluminum and other metal ores was 1.46 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.6%.
Liu Yuhang, director of the China Logistics Information Center, said that the market structure of logistics demand will be further optimized in 2023. Especially under this interaction between domestic and external demand, the recovery of market demand in all fields of logistics is better than that of the previous year. The year also maintained a state of steady recovery.
(CCTV reporter Wang Shantao)