BEIJING — China's postal industry saw robust growth in business revenue and parcels handled in the first 11 months of 2021, official data showed.

The sector raked in over 1.16 trillion yuan (about $182.69 billion) during the period, up 17.1 percent year-on-year, according to the State Post Bureau (SPB).

In November alone, the sector's total business revenue rose 11.5 percent year-on-year to 126.28 billion yuan, SPB data showed.

China's courier companies handled 98.05 billion parcels from January to November, surging 32.3 percent from a year earlier. Their combined business revenue amounted to 941.47 billion yuan during the period, a yearly increase of 19.6 percent.