China's logistics sector expands in first 4 months

BEIJING -- China's logistics sector reported steady growth in the first four months of the year, industry data showed Tuesday.

Social logistics rose 4.4 percent year on year during the period to 107.6 trillion yuan ($15.19 trillion), said the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.

In the January-April period, logistics for industrial products went up 3.6 percent year-on-year, up 0.6 percentage points from that of the first quarter.

Total revenue of the logistics industry rose 7.5 percent year-on-year in the first four months, 0.8 percentage points higher than that of the first quarter.