News2014-5-20
China Federation of logistics and purchasing in May 2014, China's logistics business volume index was 55.2%, down 2.5 percentage points over the previous month. According to the industry characteristics of the logistics industry, the total variation of the logistics industry is reflected by the total amount of business.
This month, in the logistics industry climate index (LPI) of the individual index, the new orders index, equipment utilization index, the average inventory index, logistics service price index, the main business profit index, the business activity index are different degrees of decline, inventory turnover index, capital turnover index and fixed asset investment to complete the amount index rebounded; main business cost index was flat with last month.
China Logistics Information Center Deputy Director of Ho Fai said: in May, subject to the influence of seasonal factors, such as the arrival of the rainy season, total logistics business index eased, but remained at a relatively high level of more than 55%, shows that logistics industry has become the development trend of high stabilization. In the industry, the transport logistics enterprises fell, while the logistics enterprises have a rebound, which means that the current economic recovery is still in the process of conduction from the production side to the consumer side. In the transport logistics enterprises, by the southern provinces and cities, such as heavy rain and floods and other seasonal factors, road transport industry fell more obvious.
Employment index and equipment utilization index fell. By May, the total logistics business growth momentum down effect, logistics personnel are weakened, the equipment utilization rate increase slowly. Practitioners index fell 0.2 percentage points, down to 51%; equipment utilization index fell 2 percentage points, down to 53.4%.
The average inventory index fell, inventory turnover index rose, the storage market continues active trend. In May, the average inventory index was 54.6%, down 1.5 percentage points from the previous month, inventory turnover times index was 50.1%, up 0.7 percentage points from the previous month. Among them, the average stock index and inventory turnover index of logistics enterprises are in a rebound trend, respectively, 4.5 and 6.1 percentage points respectively, showing the logistics activities of warehousing and logistics activities continued active trend.
The price index and the main business profit index fell, enterprise benefit is weak. May, the logistics service price index was 0.3, down 49.2% percentage points over the previous month; the main business cost index was 55.6%, essentially flat with last month. By the logistics service prices, business activity index fell and other factors, the main business profit index fell 2.6 percentage points, down to 49.5%. Overall, weak efficiency of logistics enterprises. The capital turnover rate index rebounded, to ease the tight money problems. May, the capital turnover index was 3.2, up 50.8% percentage points over the previous month. Reflect, to ease the tight money problems in economic operation.
From the late trend, the new orders index fell 1.7 percentage points, 53.7%; business activity is expected to fall 4.3 percentage points, 57.4%. Although the two index fell, but remained at a high level, indicating that the post logistics is expected to maintain a stable operation of the basic trend.