BEIJING, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- China's rail freight transport volume, a broad indicator of economic activity, rose 7.3 percent year on year in August, according to the China Railway Corporation.
Railways carried 308 million tonnes of freight last month, 21.02 million tonnes more than the previous year, data from the company showed.
During the period, revenue from rail freight transport grew 4.2 percent year on year to 34.4 billion yuan (about 5.03 billion U.S. dollars).
The company said it will improve transportation efficiency and service quality to cope with the new pattern of domestic and external dual circulation. Enditem
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