New data from China's postal¹ regulators show China's express delivery companies handled more than 40 billion parcels in 2017.

 

中国邮政监管机构最新数据显示，2017年中国各快递公司派送了超过400亿个快件。

 

This is the largest amount of express delivery traffic among any country in the world for the fourth consecutive² year.

 

2017's figures represent nearly 30 percent growth compared with the previous year.

 

Revenues for China's delivery companies reached 495 billion yuan in 2017, a 24.5 percent increase from 2016.

 

More than 230 express logistics parks have been established across the country by the end of 2017.

 

Seven Chinese logistics companies have gone public in China, six of which have annual revenues exceeding 30 billion yuan.

 

Around one hundred intelligent distribution centers were established all over the country.

 

The delivery sector³ also plays an important role in addressing poverty, with more than 900 projects established to help farmers to sell their produce.

 

Over 10 billion parcels were dispatched in rural areas last year.

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