The dry-bulk market was also tiny until 2003, when rates took off as China began to import huge volumes of raw materials and rising freight costs became a bigger slice of commodity prices.

干散货市场过去也很低迷，直到2003年，随着中国进口了大量原材料，以及物价随运费支出的上升而上涨，干散货所占的比例开始提高。

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But along with the global economic slowdown, rising oil prices, labor costs and increased freight rates decline, and other factors, third-party logistics companies start a general decline in profits.

但是伴随着全球经济放缓，油价上涨，人力成本提高，运价下降等因素，第三方物流企业的利润开始普遍下降。

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In fact, rising freight rates and the need for local content may lead to a rise in domestic manufacturing in addition to these service jobs.

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