China's weekly coastal bulk freight index falls

Source: Xinhua| 2021-12-18 19:39:25|Editor: huaxia

SHANGHAI, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's coastal bulk freight market saw a decrease in general demand in the week ending Friday, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE).

The composite index for coastal bulk freight lost 5 percent week on week to 1,442.9, the SSE said.

The coal sub-index went down 6.5 percent to 1,550.12.

The SSE initiated the index in 2001 under the guidance of the Ministry of Transport to reflect the fluctuations of the Chinese coastal transport market. Enditem

KEY WORDS: China,Coastal bulk freight,Economy
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