Market demand rebounded and extended business grew. In April, the new order index was 56.1%, an increase of 3.6 percentage points compared to the previous month. It has been running above the boom and bust line for three consecutive months, indicating that as the economy stabilizes and recovers, market demand continues to recover, warehousing business activities become more active, and the number of new orders shows a significant growth trend. From a variety perspective, the growth of new orders for consumer goods is better than that of bulk commodities, and the index of new orders for food, daily necessities, household appliances, pharmaceuticals and other varieties has significantly increased. At the same time, there has been a significant increase in extended business volume, with the index rebounding by 7.1 percentage points to 51.7%, indicating that the development speed of value-added services in the industry has also recovered.

The turnover speed has accelerated, and inventory levels have rebounded. In April, the average inventory turnover index was 51.6%, an increase of 0.4 percentage points compared to the previous month. It continued to grow on the boom and bust line, indicating that the efficiency of goods turnover continued to improve. The ending inventory index was 54.2%, an increase of 5.1 percentage points from the previous month, returning to the boom and bust line, indicating an increase in inventory compared to the previous period. The changes in the index reflect the orderly stabilization and upward trend of the economy, rapid growth in market demand, smoother circulation links, increased confidence of enterprises in the future market, and active replenishment and stocking.

The number of employees in the enterprise has increased. In April, the employee index of enterprises was 52.5%, an increase of 3.9 percentage points from the previous month, reaching a seven month high, indicating that with the improvement of market demand and the recovery of business activities, the ability of enterprises to absorb employment has also increased.

Future expectations remain positive. In April, the expected index of business activities was 55.9%, although it decreased by 3.1 percentage points compared to the previous month, it remained at a high level above the boom and bust line, indicating that companies still maintain optimistic expectations for future market operations. In the later stage, with the stable recovery of the economy and continuous efforts to expand domestic demand, there is still room for growth in market demand under the implementation of various policies to stabilize investment and promote consumption. It is expected that the warehousing industry will continue to maintain a stable and positive operating trend in the later stage.