China Rail Freight Market Size, Competitors & Forecast

Rail Freight in China industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2018-23, and forecast to 2028). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

The rail freight market encompasses the transportation of goods by rail. This involves the movement of freight from one point to another, and the revenues generated from such transportation are included in this market.
The Chinese rail freight sector had total revenues of $77.84 billion in 2023, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8% between 2018 and 2023.
Sector consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 3.5% between 2018 and 2023, to reach a total of 3.42 trillion FTK in 2023.
China accounts for 68.4% of the market share in the Asia-Pacific rail freight sector.

Scope

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Leading company profiles reveal details of key rail freight market players’ global operations and financial performance
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Reasons to Buy

What was the size of the China rail freight market by value in 2023?
What will be the size of the China rail freight market in 2028?
What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the China rail freight market?
How has the market performed over the last five years?
Who are the top competitors in China's rail freight market?

1 Executive Summary

1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Market volume
1.4. Market volume forecast
1.5. Geography segmentation
1.6. Market rivalry
1.7. Competitive landscape

2 Market Overview

2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis

3 Market Data

3.1. Market value
3.2. Market volume

4 Market Segmentation

4.1. Geography segmentation

5 Market Outlook

5.1. Market value forecast
5.2. Market volume forecast

6 Five Forces Analysis

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry

7 Competitive Landscape

7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What strategies do the leading players follow?
7.3. Which companies offer substitutes for the main industry?

8 Company Profiles

8.1. China National Railway Group Co Ltd

9 Macroeconomic Indicators

9.1. Country data

10 Appendix

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related Research
10.4. About the Publisher

List of Tables

Table 1: China rail freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 2: China rail freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Table 3: China rail freight sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 4: China rail freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Table 5: China rail freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Table 6: China National Railway Group Co Ltd: key facts
Table 7: China National Railway Group Co Ltd: Key Employees
Table 8: China size of population (million), 2019-23
Table 9: China gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019-23
Table 10: China gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019-23
Table 11: China inflation, 2019-23
Table 12: China consumer price index (absolute), 2019-23
Table 13: China exchange rate, 2019-23

List of Figures

Figure 1: China rail freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 2: China rail freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Figure 3: China rail freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 4: China rail freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Figure 5: China rail freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the rail freight sector in China, 2023
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the rail freight sector in China, 2023
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the rail freight sector in China, 2023
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the rail freight sector in China, 2023
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the rail freight sector in China, 2023
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the rail freight sector in China, 2023

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

China National Railway Group Co Ltd

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China Rail Freight Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2028

Key Highlights

Scope

Reasons to Buy

Table of Contents

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

Key Highlights

Scope

Reasons to Buy

Table of Contents

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

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