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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
On January 7, several Chinese government agencies released a series of authoritative economic data. Let's use these latest figures to get a feel for the country's development momentum.
The annual volume of postal and courier shipments exceeded 200 billion units.
According to the State Postal Administration, last year, China's postal and courier industry revenue and shipment volume reached 1.8 trillion yuan and 216.5 billion units, respectively, up 6.4% and 11.5% year-on-year. China's delivery system has become more sophisticated, and express delivery service coverage in rural areas continues to expand. The "free delivery" zone for e-commerce goods in Xinjiang and Xizang is gradually expanding. Express delivery services in the country's western regions account for over 9.5% of the national total.
In December, the logistics business activity index reached its highest level for 2025.
According to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, the PMI of China's logistics industry in December 2025 was 52.4%, up 1.5 percentage points from the previous month and the highest in a year. The average PMI for the entire year of 2025 was 50.8%, with the average values for the four quarters steadily increasing to 50.2%, 50.8%, 50.9%, and 51.3%, respectively. Full-year data show that the logistics industry in 2025 experienced a steady quarterly recovery, optimized development momentum, and operational growth.
The volume of gold and foreign exchange reserves at the end of December 2025 amounted to 3357.9 billion US dollars.
According to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the People's Republic of China, as of the end of December 2025, China's foreign exchange reserves amounted to US$3.357.9 trillion, an increase of US$11.5 billion or 0.34% compared with the figure recorded at the end of November 2025. The stable and positive development trend of the Chinese economy continues to strengthen and expand, the underlying trend of long-term positive economic growth and the underlying conditions for this have not changed, which contributes to maintaining a generally stable volume of foreign exchange reserves.
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