China's postal and courier industry is expected to maintain stable growth in 2022, according to the State Post Bureau.
Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2021 shows a postal outlet in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
Total revenue of the sector will grow by 11 percent year on year, to reach 1.4 trillion yuan (about 219.6 billion U.S. dollars) this year.
The bureau expected the courier industry's business revenue to reach 1.16 trillion yuan in 2022, up 12 percent from the previous year, with parcels handled totaling 122.5 billion.
China will promote the green development of the postal and courier industry in 2022 with the wider application of recyclable express delivery packaging and new energy vehicles to reduce pollution and carbon emissions.