Recently, the State Post Bureau released the express delivery business of various provinces and cities in 2021.
The volume of express delivery business can reflect the private economic activity of a region from the side, especially the degree of development of e-commerce, which is a window for observing the regional economy, such as Guangdong, Zhejiang and other areas with developed private economies, and maintain a leading edge in the volume of express delivery business all year round.
According to the statistics of the State Post Bureau, in 2021, the national express delivery business volume was 108.296 billion pieces, an increase of 29.9% year-on-year, and the national express delivery business revenue was 1,033.23 billion yuan, an increase of 17.5% year-on-year, and the express delivery industry showed a prosperous scene.
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The express delivery business volume in Guangdong and Zhejiang exceeded 20 billion yuan
In 2021, where is the busiest courier brother?
Then look at the ranking of express delivery business volume in Chinese mainland provinces:
In 2021, the top ten provinces with the largest express delivery business volume will be Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Hebei, Henan, Fujian, Shanghai, Anhui and Sichuan.
Among them, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu rank very solidly, which can be called the "top three in iron strikes", which also matches the economic status of the three provinces. Among them, the express delivery business volume in Guangdong and Zhejiang exceeded 20 billion, far ahead of the third place Jiangsu, and there was a fault in the grade of 10 billion.
It is worth mentioning that Shanghai and Beijing ranked fourth and fifth in express delivery business volume many years ago, but by 2021, they have been surpassed by many provinces.
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Guangzhou went north and deep, but lost to Jinhua (Yiwu)
Let's take a look at the TOP50 cities in terms of express delivery business volume in 2021:
The top ten cities in terms of express delivery business volume in 2021 are: Jinhua (Yiwu), Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Dongguan, Suzhou, Beijing and Quanzhou.
Will you be surprised: Guangzhou's express delivery business exceeds that of The North, Shanghai and Shenzhen, but it only loses to Jinhua (Yiwu).
However, the express delivery business volume of the two cities both exceeded the 10 billion piece mark for the first time.
In 2021, jinhua express business volume reached 11.639 billion pieces, and the business volume of a city accounted for 10.7% of the country, accounting for 51% of Zhejiang Province, which is 3.2 times the express delivery volume of Hangzhou.
In 2021, Guangzhou's express delivery business volume reached 10.678 billion pieces, accounting for about 10% of the country and 36% of Guangdong Province, a sharp increase of 40% year-on-year, and it is expected to return to the position of the first city of express delivery in the future.
After Jinhua and Guangzhou, in 2021, the express delivery business volume of 5 billion to 10 billion pieces is only Shenzhen; 3 billion to 4 billion pieces are Shanghai, Hangzhou, Jieyang; 2 billion to 3 billion pieces are Dongguan, Suzhou, Beijing, Quanzhou, Shantou.
Although Guangzhou's express delivery business volume lost to Jinhua (Yiwu), Guangdong Province still had the advantage. Of the top 10 cities, Guangdong occupies 4 (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Jieyang, Dongguan), Zhejiang occupies 2 (Jinhua, Hangzhou), Jiangsu occupies 1 (Suzhou), Fujian occupies 1 (Quanzhou), and municipalities directly under the central government account for 2 (Shanghai, Beijing).
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Why is the express delivery business in Guangzhou and Jinhua (Yiwu) strong?
Why is the express delivery business volume of Jinhua (Yiwu) and Guangzhou far ahead in the country?
First look at Jinhua, Jinhua has Yiwu small commodity capital, Yongkang hardware capital and other industrial advantages, Zhejiang is also the base camp of e-commerce, it is said that the number of anchors with goods in Jinhua is comparable to Shanghai, Jinhua also has more than 1,000 express delivery outlets, more than 30,000 express delivery employees. In addition, Jinhua and Yiwu were both selected as national logistics hub carrier cities, attracting many e-commerce giants to build warehouses.
Therefore, from production to sales and delivery, Jinhua's express delivery industry chain is very perfect.
Look at Guangzhou, Guangzhou is the country's largest consumer goods production center, with more than 600 professional wholesale markets, especially in the clothing, leather goods, cosmetics and other industries in the national leading edge, it is precisely because of the production advantages, Guangzhou is transforming into an e-commerce capital;
In addition, Guangzhou is also the logistics center of the entire Pearl River Delta, and e-commerce giants have set up warehouses in South China, generally preferring Guangzhou, which is the most efficient;
In addition, Guangzhou's own economy is developed, its GDP and deposit scale are in the forefront of the country, and its permanent population is close to 20 million, which has spawned huge consumer demand.
Guangzhou also has a trump card, that is, cross-border e-commerce, according to the "2020 Cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Test Area Energy Level Index Report" released by the well-known domestic e-commerce think tank Ebang Power Research Institute, Guangzhou ranks first in the country in terms of comprehensive strength in the field of cross-border e-commerce.
According to media reports, with the RCEP taking effect in January this year, Guangzhou's cross-border e-commerce is expected to rise to the next level.
In addition, among the top ten express delivery cities, there is also a third-tier small city - Jieyang, and the volume of express delivery business ranks sixth in the country, second only to Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Guangdong Province.
Why is Jieyang's express delivery industry so cattle? Mainly rely on the e-commerce industry.
We once wrote "Jieyang, which quietly rose, this time it has become a famous city in the country!" Jieyang has more than 10,000 existing e-commerce enterprises, with 35 "China Taobao Town", "China Taobao Village" 151, Jieyang advantages of the industry are textile and clothing, medicine, etc., clothing industry is very suitable for e-commerce channels, in addition to Jieyang This small city brings together 11 express delivery distribution centers such as postal express, SF, Zhongtong, Yuantong, Yunda and so on.
In the coordinated development of "express + e-commerce", Jieyang City has won the titles of "China Express Demonstration City", "National E-commerce Demonstration City" and "China's Top 100 E-commerce Cities".
If you compare the 2021 and 2020 data, these cities have the fastest growth in express delivery business volume:
Statistics found that in 2021, Guangzhou's express delivery business volume increased by 3.062 billion pieces year-on-year, ranking first in the country; Jinhua (Yiwu) increased by 2.628 billion pieces year-on-year, ranking second in the country; Jieyang increased by 1.186 billion pieces year-on-year, ranking third in the country; Shantou increased by 741 million pieces year-on-year, ranking fourth in the country.
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Shanghai Express has the highest "gold content"
In 2021, the top ten cities with express delivery business revenue are Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Jinhua (Yiwu), Beijing, Dongguan, Suzhou, Chengdu and Jieyang.
Shanghai topped the list with a revenue of 171.58 billion yuan in express delivery business, followed by Guangzhou with 81.72 billion yuan, Shenzhen with 64.89 billion yuan, Hangzhou with 41.63 billion yuan, Jinhua (Yiwu) with 33.52 billion yuan and Beijing with 31.34 billion yuan.
If other factors are not taken into account, directly dividing the express delivery business revenue by the express delivery business volume, it can be seen that the average single income in Shanghai is as high as 45.87 yuan / piece, followed by Beijing 14.18 yuan / piece, Hangzhou 11.34 yuan / piece, Foshan 11.22 yuan / piece.
So the question is, why is the "gold content" of Shanghai express delivery so high?
Some analysts believe that there are three main reasons. First, Shanghai brings together the country's largest express delivery industry cluster, such as three links and one reach (Zhongtong, Yuantong, Shentong, Yunda) plus Debon's headquarters are in Shanghai, and the companies directly hold the Shanghai branch, and there is no franchisee profit dilution;
Second, Shanghai is a global aviation and express logistics hub city, Shanghai airport cargo and mail throughput ranks first in the country, more expensive international express delivery mostly departs from Shanghai or receives, and the number of foreign-funded enterprises in Shanghai is far more than other cities;
Third, Shanghai's permanent population is close to 25 million, second only to Chongqing, coupled with Shanghai's total economic volume and financial strength, Shanghai's total retail sales of social consumer goods and per capita disposable income are also the first in the country, so Shanghai's consumption power is very strong.
In Guangzhou, Jinhua and other cities, the volume of express delivery business is too large, more than 10 billion pieces, mainly relying on the volume, which can completely reduce freight.