China leads global courier volume

China continued to lead the world in courier delivery volume in 2016, making up 40 per cent of global express delivery volume, a government report said today.
China made up over 40 per cent of global express delivery volume last year, contributing about 60 per cent to the sector's growth, a report released by China's State Post Bureau (SPB) said.
The total number of packages delivered increased by 51.4 per cent year on year in 2016 to more than 31 billion.
Last year, couriers delivered over four trillion yuan worth of retail sale products that had been bought online, accounting for 12.5 per cent of total retail sales, the report said.

The delivery network expanded from 4.8 depots per 100,000 people and 6.7 depots per 1,000 sq km in 2010 to 15 and 19.1 depots, respectively, in 2016, it said.
Meanwhile, service quality also improved, with fewer complaints, state run Xinhua news agency reported.