The Zhitong Finance App learned that the China Logistics Industry Sentiment Index for September 2026 released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing was 51.5%, up 0.6 percentage points from the previous month.
Liu Yuhang, director of the China Logistics Information Center, believes that the sentiment index has been in the expansion range for 5 consecutive months. The total business volume index rebounded 0.6 percentage points month-on-month, and the new orders index rebounded 0.4 percentage points month-on-month, reflecting the continued emergence of policy and market linkage effects, and policies to promote consumption and benefit people's livelihood brought positive changes in logistics demand. At the same time, the logistics supply and demand market environment is also steadily improving, the supply of efficient, green and intelligent logistics is growing at an accelerated pace, and adaptability to logistics needs is constantly increasing. Looking at the later stages, demand in the logistics business increased, micro operations stabilized, and the smooth operation of the logistics boom in the fourth quarter had a good foundation.
The total volume of business and the index of new orders continued to expand. The total business volume index was 51.5%, and it has been in the expansion range for 5 consecutive months. The new orders index was 51.2%, recovering for 7 consecutive months.
Market expectations are picking up at an accelerated pace. The expected index of business activity was 56.2%, up 1.8 percentage points from the previous month. Companies maintained optimistic expectations for the fourth quarter, and their willingness to invest and confidence in stability increased at the same time.