CCTV News: According to the WeChat official account of the State Post Bureau, monitoring data of the State Post Bureau shows that during the May Day holiday in 2025 (May 1-May 5), the national postal express delivery industry has collected over 4.8 billion express parcels, an increase of more than 20% year-on-year, setting a record high in the same period in history. The data reflects the steady development trend of my country's consumer market and the high-quality economic development shows a strong momentum.
During the May Day holiday, the national cultural and tourism market has risen, and the postal express industry has accelerated its deep integration with the cultural and tourism industry, and has innovated service models. In Wuhan, Hubei, Baocheng Road Night Market was extended, and the number of express delivery items collected at night increased significantly; in Chengdu, Sichuan, the quality of express delivery services at Giant Panda Base continued to improve, and panda dolls were sent to all parts of the world through express delivery; in Dalian, Liaoning, express service outlets entered the airport, and passengers could enjoy the one-stop service of "shopping + express delivery" in the terminal, making travel easier. During the holidays, millions of couriers across the country stayed at their posts and became one of the most beautiful scenery on this holiday.
During the May Day holiday, the postal express industry continued to deepen its roots in counties and coexisted with local characteristic industries. In Guangdong Sihui, "express delivery + manufacturing" helps the jade industry to enter the national and even global markets; in Changshan, Zhejiang, express delivery vehicles cross the mountains and transport agricultural products such as hupu and erectus mushrooms to all parts of the country; in Dingzhou, Hebei, under the boom of sports goods sales, express delivery companies seize the opportunity to provide full-chain services for the production and sales of local sports goods. In addition, the industry's green transformation has achieved remarkable results. In Hainan, all biodegradable packaging bags are widely used in the express delivery collection process, combining environmental protection concepts with new fashion consumption; in Hangzhou, standardized recycling boxes are piloted in commercial and government use scenarios, which not only reduces packaging damage, but also reduces resource consumption.
A relevant person in charge of the State Post Bureau said that this year's May Day, in the context of the country's vigorously boosting consumption and expanding domestic demand in all aspects, the postal and express industry continued to strengthen the construction of service supply capacity, deepened the integration of multiple business formats such as online and offline, business, tourism, culture, and health, supported the innovation of diversified consumption scenarios, and created more effective demand with the high-quality supply of the industry, helping to accelerate the construction of a new development pattern.

