CHINESE









TRANSPORTATION,POST AND

 TELECOMMUNICATIONS

EXPLANATORY NOTES TO MAJOR STATISTICAL

 INDICATORS

Freight Traffic refers to the volume (tons) of freight transported with various traffic facilities. 

Turnover Volume of Freight Traffic refers to the sum of the volume of transported cargo multiplying by the transport distance. 

Passengers Traffic refers to the sum of the passengers transported in some time. 

Turnover Volume of Passengers Traffic refers to the sum of the volume of transported passengers multiplied by the transport distance. 

Ports Cargo Handled Capacity refers to the volume of cargo passing in and out the harbor area and having been loaded and unloaded. The volume of freight handled may be classified as in-port & out-port. It can also be classified as national trade and international trade by the attribute of trade or be classified by the classification of cargo according to the standard of traffic in use "The Classification and Code of Transported Cargo". 

Business Volume of Post and Telecommunications(also called business volume of communications) refers to the total value of the information delivered and other posts and telecommunications services provided by the post and telecommunications departments for the customers. It is a comprehensive gross index to observe the trend of development and change of telecommunications services. It can be classified as post services and telecommunications services by major. Telecommunications services can also be classified as local communications service volume, communications service volume of long distance, mobile communications service volume, digital mobile communications service volume, telegraph service volume etc. It is classified as national communications service volume, Hongkong, Macao, Taiwan and international communications service volume by region.



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