When she received the last courier from Haitao at the end of June, all the goods purchased by Ms. Yu, who lives in Chaoyang, Beijing, this year during the “6.18 Shopping Festival” were delivered. With the force of the policy of guaranteeing smooth access, and driven by factors such as holiday economy, e-commerce promotion, and active agricultural product market, China’s express delivery development index in June was 289.4, a month-on-month increase of 7.5%. In half a year, the express delivery business volume is expected to exceed 50 billion. The business income is expected to be close to 500 billion yuan. The express delivery industry is recovering at an accelerated pace, and the development trend is picking up.
E-commerce shopping festival helps industry stabilize
On July 7, the State Post Bureau held a regular press conference for the third quarter of 2022 and released the “June 2022 China Express Development Index Report” to interpret the industry’s operation in the first half of the year. In June, the China Express Development Index was 289.4, a month-on-month increase of 7.5%. The recovery process of the industry scale has accelerated, the basic capacity has improved significantly, and the development trend has recovered.
Judging from the four first-level indicators of China’s express delivery development index, the express delivery development scale index in June was 386.5, a month-on-month increase of 12.1%. In the first half of the year, the express delivery business volume is expected to exceed 50 billion pieces, and the business income is expected to be close to 500 billion yuan. The industry scale presents four characteristics: the scale curve rebounds and the industry recovers quickly; the festival economy and e-commerce promotions help the industry to stabilize; the agricultural product market is booming Active; the central region exerts obvious force.
In terms of e-commerce promotions, with the successive launch of promotional activities such as the “Shuangpin Online Shopping Festival” and “June 18 Shopping Festival”, the express delivery business volume has rebounded rapidly, with the highest daily business volume exceeding 400 million pieces. In an interview with a reporter from Beijing Business Daily, Ms. Yu said that she has the habit of stocking up on shopping festivals such as “Double 11” and “6.18”. This year’s “6.18” buys the most daily necessities, such as Food and beverages and toiletries, followed by some summer clothes.
“Although the discounts of various shopping festivals in recent years have not been as strong as in previous years, most of the products are still cheaper than usual. However, in order to collect all kinds of ‘300-50’ full red envelopes, every time there will be some items to buy. It was only after I came back that I found ‘useless’,” Ms. Yu said.
The overall quality of service remains high
In June, the express service quality index was 334.9, an increase of 1 percentage point from the previous month. In the first half of the year, due to the impact of some monthly network blockages, the service timeliness decreased slightly, but the overall service quality maintained a high level. The express delivery industry has adopted a multi-pronged approach, such as refining and upgrading operating standards and increasing investment in software and hardware, to ensure smooth service delivery and effectively respond to network blockages caused by the epidemic; actively promote service stratification and product classification to meet consumers’ individual needs; focus on In the two areas of timeliness improvement and on-demand service, the service mode is optimized, the operation process is improved, and the end service quality is improved.
The improvement of service quality has also promoted the recovery of the express delivery industry. A staff member of an on-campus express delivery outlet told a reporter from Beijing Business Daily that June is the graduation season for colleges. As in previous years, many fresh graduates have the need to mail their luggage. More trolleys have been deployed for students to borrow.
“Now students can fill in the mailing information on their mobile phones, and the situation of queuing for mailing has been alleviated. The luggage sent home by students is generally more than 20 kilograms of large luggage, so the number of mailing orders at our outlets in June And the total value of orders has increased significantly compared with the previous months.” The staff member said.
Wang Yuehan, deputy director of the third business research department of the Development Research Center of the State Post Bureau, pointed out that during the epidemic prevention and control period, the contribution of the postal express delivery industry in ensuring people’s livelihood and ensuring smooth access is mainly reflected in the use of network advantages to unblock the economic aorta and the terminal advantages. Unblock the community microcirculation and give full play to technical advantages to ensure the stability of the industrial chain and supply chain.
The effect of policy dividends will be further revealed
In June, the express delivery development capability index was 221.6, a month-on-month increase of 11.7%. In the first half of the year, the industry continued to strengthen capacity building, built a solid foundation for the industry, and steadily improved its development capabilities. Express delivery companies have continued to increase the construction of hub nodes, and infrastructure construction has continued to advance; the comprehensive transportation system has been continuously improved, and network connectivity has been enhanced.
Wang Yuehan said that in the first half of the year, affected by factors such as the global epidemic and high transportation costs, the cross-border business volume of postal express delivery has declined, but the pace of express delivery companies has not slowed down. The ability and level of other aspects have been improved to a certain extent. The global network layout has been increasingly improved, the construction of five global international postal express hub clusters has been accelerated, and the number of countries and regions with access to international services has further increased. Accelerate the construction of three-dimensional cross-border transportation channels by road, rail, water and air, and provide independent and controllable channels for the construction of domestic and international dual circulation. Continuously optimize and upgrade overseas service models, enrich service product systems, and enhance full-chain, diversified, door-to-door service capabilities.
Wang Peng, associate professor of Renmin University of China, told the Beijing Business Daily that logistics is an important part of the modern economic system. All walks of life need cross-department, cross-regional and even cross-border cooperation to form upstream and downstream supply chains. All aspects of production and sales will have an important impact, which is not conducive to the resumption of work and production. Therefore, ensuring the smooth flow of the logistics system of the domestic supply chain will help enterprises quickly resume work and production, and will also help maintain social stability, boost residents’ consumer confidence, and promote consumption.
Wang Yuehan said that in the first half of the year, global inflation remained high, the new crown epidemic continued to spread around the world, and domestic epidemics were sporadic and disseminated. The resumption of work and production in express delivery is under great pressure, and development was once hindered. However, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee, under the command and dispatch of the State Council’s Leading Group for Logistics Guaranteeing and Smoothing, and with the active efforts of the entire industry, the industry has quickly built a foundation for repair, the market size has achieved positive growth, and the capacity, quality and efficiency have been improved. , the strategic and fundamental role in smoothing the economic cycle and ensuring the stability of the industrial chain and supply chain is further manifested.
In the second half of the year, the dividend effect of the Baotong Baochang policy will be further manifested. Wang Yuehan pointed out that while the postal express industry is recovering, there are still some pain points. It is necessary to further improve the ability to deal with sudden shocks, optimize and improve the layout of the delivery network, and improve the operation capacity of grassroots outlets.
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