In the first half of the year, the total volume of national logistics increased by 9.1%, and the demand for medicine was strong

The reporter learned from China Federation of logistics and purchasing that: influenced by the economic situation at home and abroad, the logistics industry in the first half of the year was generally stable and the growth rate slowed down steadily In the first half of the year, the total amount of social logistics in China was 93.1 trillion yuan, up 9.1% year-on-year, 0.3 percentage points lower than that in the first quarter, 0.9 percentage points lower than that in the same period last year; the added value of logistics industry was 1.8 trillion yuan, up 7.4% year-on-year, 0.3 percentage points lower than that in the first quarter, 2.9 percentage points lower than that in the same period last year The ratio of total social logistics cost to GDP is 18%, which is basically the same as that of the same period last year, reflecting that the logistics cost of economic and social operation is still high By industry, in the first half of the year, the international shipping industry related to international trade remained sluggish The logistics business of bulk means of production such as steel and coal has declined seriously The demand of life material logistics, such as electronics, FMCG, medicine and cold chain, is relatively strong, with a good momentum of growth Logistics demand related to consumer e-commerce still keeps a high growth rate Logistics enterprises generally face the problems of rising cost, shortage of personnel and shortage of funds, which force the transformation and upgrading of the industry According to the investigation of China Federation of logistics and purchasing, the problems reflected by logistics enterprises mainly focus on the increase of tax burden after the "business tax instead of VAT", the impact of traffic restrictions on urban distribution, the lack of guarantee of logistics land, the further increase of capital pressure, and obstacles in the establishment of branches.