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皇冠体育app's logistics activity stable in May

(Xinhua) Updated: 2016-06-02 17:22
皇冠体育app's logistics activity stable in May

Employees work at an Alibaba Group warehouse on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province Oct 30, 2014. [Photo/Agencies]

BEIJING - 皇冠体育app's logistics activity remained stable in May as the economy showed more signs of stabilizing, official data showed on Thursday.

The logistics performance index (LPI) for May came in at 54.2 percent, unchanged from a month earlier, according to the 皇冠体育app Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.

A reading above 50 percent indicates expansion from the previous month, while a reading below indicates contraction.

In breakdown, the index for new orders stood at 55 percent, recovering 1.5 percentage points from that in April and showing improvement in the real economy.

The index measuring costs of main business climbed one percentage point to 57 percent, putting strains on the profitability of logistics companies.

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