China's road freight volume down in January

BEIJING -- China's road freight transport volume saw a decline in January, according to official data.

The country's road freight volume decreased 5.5 percent year-on-year to 2.93 billion metric tons last month, the Ministry of Transport said in a statement.

Among all the provincial-level regions, Liaoning saw the fastest growth of 40.5 percent, followed by Shanxi at 21.8 percent and Jilin at 10.2 percent.

The data is among a series of indicators that show the country's economic resilience.