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. 2020 Dec 23:8:101200.
doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2020.101200. eCollection 2021.

The impact of COVID-19 on freight transport: Evidence from China

Shan-Ju Ho  1   2 , Wenwu Xing  2 , Wenmin Wu  2 , Chien-Chiang Lee  1   2
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The impact of COVID-19 on freight transport: Evidence from China

Shan-Ju Ho et al. MethodsX. .

Abstract

Using a monthly panel data of 13 Chinese provinces (cities) over the period from December 2019 to August 2020, this research investigates the impact of COVID-19 on the freight transport. We find that COVID-19 has a positive impact on the road freight transport turnover. This effect is pronounced under the higher numbers of COVID-19 confirmed cases and the lower level of gasoline production, and vice versa. In brief,•This study finds that COVID-19 has a positive impact on the road freight transport turnover.•This effect is pronounced under the higher numbers of COVID-19 confirmed cases and the lower level of gasoline production, and vice versa.

Keywords: COVID-19; China; Confirmed cases; Transportation industry.

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Trends on the Covid-19 and China's freight traffic volumes. Notes: Turnover of road freight transport (FTHT) and Turnover of water freight transport (FTWT) are used to measure China's road and water freight transportation volumes, respectively.
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