Growing Courier Sector

China’s express delivery sector maintained steady growth in the second quarter of 2017 with networks stretching further into less-developed central, western and rural areas. The State Post Bureau (SPB) said on July 11 that the sector generated revenue of more than 120 billion yuan ($17.65 billion) in the AprilJune period, up 27.6 percent year on year, a growth rate around four times of the nation’s GDP increase. A total of 9.8 billion deliveries were made during the period, up 31.3 percent from a year ago.