Study on the Relatedness between Arterial Highway Freight Volume and GDP

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.