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MNI BRIEF: China Rail Freight Up During First Two Months

MNI (BEIJING) - China’s rail freight dispatched 808 million tonnes during the first two months of the year, a y/y increase of 0.3%, the State Railway Administration said on Friday.

Metal ore, mining and construction materials totalled 146.0, 90.0, and 19.0 million tonnes, up 18.2%, 9.3%, and 58.4% year-on-year, the data showed, with national railway fixed asset investment reaching CNY68.5 billion, up 5.1%.

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MNI (BEIJING) - China’s rail freight dispatched 808 million tonnes during the first two months of the year, a y/y increase of 0.3%, the State Railway Administration said on Friday.

Metal ore, mining and construction materials totalled 146.0, 90.0, and 19.0 million tonnes, up 18.2%, 9.3%, and 58.4% year-on-year, the data showed, with national railway fixed asset investment reaching CNY68.5 billion, up 5.1%.

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