The reporter learned from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing that China's economy as a whole will continue to recover in 2021, with the average manufacturing purchasing manager index (PMI) of 50.5% in the whole year, higher than the average in 2019 and 2020. The total amount of social logistics in the whole year is expected to remain above 300 trillion yuan. The scale of the logistics market is expanding steadily. The total revenue of the logistics industry will exceed 11 trillion yuan, and the market revenue is expected to maintain a growth rate of more than 15%. It is preliminarily estimated that the ratio of total social logistics costs to GDP will remain at about 14.7% in 2021, the business environment of the industry will continue to improve, and the logistics operation will achieve steady progress.
He Liming, president of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, recently introduced at the 19th Annual Conference of China Logistics Entrepreneurs that in 2021, with the approval of the State Council, China Logistics Group was officially established, and the reorganization and integration of the "national team" of state-owned enterprise logistics began. Frequent mergers and reorganization of industrial enterprises, vitalize social stock resources, and weave internal and external logistics service network. The upsurge of digital economy is surging, and the commercial application of new generation technology and equipment such as distribution robots, digital warehouses, and digital supply chains is accelerating.
He Liming said that the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" for the Development of Modern Logistics is about to be issued, and the development of China's logistics industry ushers in a new period of strategic opportunities. With the continuous recovery of logistics demand for investment, consumption and foreign trade, China will accelerate the construction of modern logistics system, form a safe and efficient logistics network with internal and external connectivity, realize the steady improvement of the quality and reasonable growth of modern logistics, cultivate and expand modern logistics enterprises with international competitiveness, and consolidate the logistics infrastructure for high-quality development.