If There Appears a Path to Improve Chinese Logistics Industry Efficiency in Low-Carbon Perspective? A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Provincial Data

Table 2

Descriptive statistics of logistics industry input and output in China from 2008 to 2017.

Variable		2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Labor investment	Mean	66.77	74.95	82.59	94.76	105.94	141.21	155.68	166.39	172.66	184.02
	Std dev	48.79	55.85	62.84	73.90	77.67	100.50	115.63	122.69	126.12	135.05
	Min	8.31	9.53	9.91	11.53	15.68	18.64	19.10	19.74	20.23	21.61
	Max	212.18	246.96	272.36	314.76	344.39	454.46	541.41	576.72	575.70	626.25
Capital investment	Mean	2500.12	2936.80	3453.53	3851.60	4297.92	4860.36	5543.16	6363.75	7257.56	8191.60
	Std dev	2369.01	2322.24	2345.33	2369.98	2459.91	2678.08	2934.04	3238.70	3574.19	4053.53
	Min	275.88	338.16	420.08	472.07	524.26	607.40	736.12	896.70	1137.47	1303.84
	Max	12689.56	12201.66	12059.83	11704.68	11525.87	11839.37	12336.75	13411.82	14856.21	16951.35
Carbon emission	Mean	434.19	460.79	500.35	541.52	578.06	545.35	579.56	604.44	636.37	652.09
	Std dev	299.54	315.05	335.88	355.69	377.91	306.19	318.49	331.38	369.20	389.13
	Min	51.32	57.19	63.92	68.42	69.53	72.75	77.63	84.76	97.40	103.28
	Max	1245.51	1317.52	1444.30	1541.65	1718.77	1490.06	1559.13	1624.51	1814.82	1847.16
Added value of logistics industry	Mean	571.22	611.73	675.51	730.45	808.85	879.35	927.51	1001.72	1052.85	1144.22
	Std dev	422.39	440.87	494.65	550.43	605.13	660.69	652.18	698.87	728.09	804.58
	Min	40.72	48.29	55.37	56.01	59.03	60.88	66.74	76.27	81.19	93.20
	Max	1873.58	1791.99	1970.05	2228.63	2397.61	2622.93	2474.68	2659.78	2821.83	3185.55
Freight turnover volume	Mean	2500.10	3701.67	4349.08	4951.01	5285.28	4873.82	5494.66	5218.03	5558.58	6322.44
	Std dev	3234.36	3363.54	4070.71	4452.12	4477.61	3972.49	4739.53	4640.51	5267.77	6516.76
	Min	335.66	364.16	419.68	486.38	527.62	451.95	506.94	445.58	475.80	519.46
	Max	16029.84	14372.56	18918.15	20309.56	20373.37	14332.71	18633.36	19495.88	21801.65	27919.79