Study on the Relatedness between Arterial Highway Freight Volume and GDP

Yuhan Li

doi:10.22158/wjssr.v7n3p92

Abstract

There is a deviation from the actual condition of freight transport and ‘volume of freight transport by vehicles’ counted by the current highway and waterway industry statistical statement system of China at the provincial or municipal level. This paper puts forward the concept of ‘volume of freight transport in regions’, uses survey data and administrative data to calculate the Grey relational degree between arterial highway freight volume and the GDP of the three industries. The quantitative analysis of the calculation results shows that the results are consistent with the actual situation, which is of certain practical significance. The variation trend of the arterial highway freight volume can reflect the economic development of the region.

Highlights

According to the current highway and waterway industry statistical statement system of China, the traffic volume completed by commercial trucks that registered in some city is taken as the traffic volume of highway goods in that city, which is called “volume of freight transport by vehicles”
The “volume of freight transport by vehicles” can reflect the actual condition of goods transport at the national level, but there is a deviation from the actual condition of goods transport at the provincial or municipal level, especially in the economically developed areas and less developed areas
Arterial Highway Freight Volume 2.1 Data Acquisition Method Since the “volume of freight transport by vehicles” cannot directly reflect the economic situation of a certain region, we will adopt a certain method to obtain the data of truck transport in a certain place, called the “volume of freight transport in regions”

Summary

Introduction

According to the current highway and waterway industry statistical statement system of China, the traffic volume completed by commercial trucks that registered in some city is taken as the traffic volume of highway goods in that city, which is called “volume of freight transport by vehicles”. 2. Arterial Highway Freight Volume 2.1 Data Acquisition Method Since the “volume of freight transport by vehicles” cannot directly reflect the economic situation of a certain region, we will adopt a certain method to obtain the data of truck transport in a certain place, called the “volume of freight transport in regions”. Active survey is the way to obtain the data for the study through field sampling survey, while non-active survey is the way to obtain administrative statistics through certain technical means.

Volume of Freight Transport of National and Provincial Highway

Grey Absolute Correlation Degree

Discussion