AI Data Insight
The year-over-year growth rate of China's import freight volume in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026 plummeted significantly to -6.06%, representing a sharp decline from 8.30% in the previous quarter, and forming a stark divergence from the record-high trend in import value. Affected by logistics disruptions and soaring freight rates caused by the war in the Middle East, the import volume of commodities such as crude oil and natural gas shrank significantly. Looking ahead, high transportation costs and geopolitical risks will continue to suppress China's real import freight demand in the short term.