BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The volume of freight carried on China's railways reported a year-on-year increase of 4.1 percent last year, as economic activity steadily recovered.
A China-Europe freight train carrying medical supplies bound for Madrid of Spain departs the city of Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 5, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)
The number of containers transported through railways surged 36.7 percent year on year, the data showed.
Rail cargo volume is widely seen as a key indicator for economic activity.