Caterpillar and Komatsu are construction, mining, and utility vehicle companies. John Deere and CNH Industrial offer agricultural and construction equipment. AGCO is purely agricultural. The COVID-19 pandemic created a need for digitization due to the slowdown of work and reduced workforce in 2020. The industry started recovering in mid-2020 in the farming segment and early 2021 in construction and mining globally. In China, the recovery began in mid-2020 in all segments.

Europe is a highly lucrative market. The demand has been fueled by spectacular strides in the food services industry. Food manufacturers have been early adopters of innovative composite materials to meet their end-use functional characteristics. Further, the region has a marked presence of some of the globally prominent flexible manufacturers. North America and Asia Pacific are expected to offer incremental opportunities to players in the global metallized flexible packaging market. Other key reginal markets are expected to be South America and the Middle East and Africa.

The prevalence of several chronic diseases worldwide and the launch of sophisticated technologies and treatments have contributed to a rapid increase in healthcare expenses. Additionally, patients nowadays expect high-quality care at an affordable cost. Thus, it has become imperative for players in the healthcare industry to reduce the cost of their healthcare services while providing high-quality care to patients. Efficient healthcare logistics services provide a remarkable opportunity for controlling healthcare costs through the implementation of best practices.

近日国家邮政局公布2022 年2 月快递行业运行情况。2 月完成快递业务量为69.1 亿件，同比增长49.7%；完成业务收入657.1 亿元，同比增长27.4%；单票收入10.46 元，同比下滑14.81%。2 月份，全国快递服务企业共计完成业务量69.1 亿件，同比增长49.7%，主要系春节错期影响。其中同城、异地、国际件增速分别为 33.2%、54.3%、-8.1%

2022 年2 月快递业务量数据。快递行业：2022 年2 月，全国快递企业实现业务量69.1 亿件，同比增长49.7%。1、2 月存在春节错期，我们认为将1、2 月业务量合计起来比较会更具有参考意义。1-2 月，全国快递企业实现业务量156.9亿件，同比增长19.6%。2022 年2 月，顺丰、韵达、圆通、申通分别实现快递业务量/业务量同比增速为：6.38 亿件/-8.33%、12.16 亿件/+73.47%、9.67 亿件/+82.83%和7.23 亿件/+85.59%，3 家通达系快递公司业务量增速均高于行业增速，其中申通、圆通业务量增速均超80%。

本周（3.13-3.19）中信消费者服务指数、商业贸易指数分别为-2.09%、-2.63%，相对上证综指，分别跑输0.32pct、跑输0.86pct，相对沪深300，分别跑输1.15pct、跑输1.69pct，在中信一级行业中排名第19、25。

前2 月，全国快递服务企业业务量累计完成156.9 亿件，同比增长19.6%；业务收入累计完成1574.3 亿元，同比增长13.8%。其中，2月份全国快递服务企业业务量完成69.1 亿件，同比增长49.7%；业务收入完成657.1 亿元，同比增长27.4%。

2022 年3 月21 日，东航公告其下属的一架波音737 客机在执行昆明至广州航班任务时于梧州上空失联。目前已确认该飞机失事。机上人员共132 人，其中旅客123 人、机组9 人。事发后，习近平主席立即作出重要指示，目前已启动应急机制，全力组织搜救。