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Road cargo transport up in January-August

China's road cargo transport saw steady growth in the first eight months of 2019, official data showed. Road cargo volume increased 5.8 percent year-on-year to 26.38 billion metric tons in the January-August period, the Ministry of Transport said in a statement. Fujian province registered the fastest growth with a growth rate of 12.1 percent, followed by Heilongjiang and Hainan. Expressway cargo volume increased 8.9 percent year-on-year in the period, according to the ministry. Fixed asset investment in road transport rose 3.8 percent to 1.35 trillion yuan ($191 billion) between January and August, the ministry added.

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