BEIJING -- China's courier service providers reported a steady increase in express delivery volume in the first eight months of 2022, data from the State Post Bureau showed Saturday.

From January to August, the country's courier companies handled a total of 70.3 billion parcels, up 4.4 percent year on year, the bureau said.

Their business revenue came in at 676.44 billion yuan (about $97.6 billion) during this period, rising 3.9 percent from a year ago.

In August alone, the sector's revenue rose 5.2 percent year on year to 88.39 billion yuan.