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Cargo throughput at ports rises 9.1% in Jan

Cargo throughput at Chinese ports grew by 9.1 percent to around 1.14 billion metric tons in January compared with the same period last year, official data showed. At the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Transport expanded the statistical range from major ports to all ports across the country. Cargo throughput for foreign trade amounted to 378 million tons, up 5.9 percent year-on-year, while domestic trade saw a higher growth of 10.8 percent last month, according to a ministry report.