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Table 8 U.S. International Price Indexes for Selected Transportation Services

Table 8. U.S. international price indexes and percent changes for selected transportation services: May 2007 to May 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description Relative
import-
ance
Apr.
2008(1)		 Index Percent change
Apr.
2008		 May
2008		 Annual Monthly
May
2007
to
May
2008		 Jan.
2008
to
Feb.
2008		 Feb.
2008
to
Mar.
2008		 Mar.
2008
to
Apr.
2008		 Apr.
2008
to
May
2008

Air Freight

Import Air Freight

 100.000 150.4 153.6 15.9 0.6 1.1 4.2 2.1

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 30.050 164.7 170.9 29.4 0.4 0.4 9.6 3.8

Asia

 60.339 126.6 128.6 11.9 0.8 1.8 2.2 1.6

Export Air Freight

 100.000 135.2 138.0 17.4 -0.3 0.3 2.4 2.1

Europe (Dec. 2006=100)

 42.424 127.0 131.7 30.5 0.0 0.2 2.8 3.7

Inbound Air Freight

 100.000 145.5 147.9 15.9 0.4 0.9 3.4 1.6

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 31.890 157.2 161.3 26.5 0.2 0.3 7.4 2.6

Asia

 56.422 120.5 122.1 11.7 0.6 1.3 1.8 1.3

Outbound Air Freight

 100.000 131.1 135.1 18.2 0.3 1.1 2.0 3.1

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 41.750 149.6 153.5 19.0 -0.1 0.3 3.0 2.6

Asia

 40.604 116.7 120.8 15.5 0.6 1.9 1.0 3.5

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares

 100.000 143.2 145.0 13.7 -1.1 0.2 9.1 1.3

Europe

 44.420 146.1 146.8 12.5 -0.4 0.3 17.3 0.5

Asia

 24.239 120.5 123.7 6.5 -1.6 0.3 3.0 2.7

Latin America/Caribbean

 12.988 135.6 141.5 22.5 0.6 1.2 4.3 4.4

Export Air Passenger Fares

 100.000 154.1 156.7 4.8 -5.6 2.4 -1.5 1.7

Europe

 30.196 186.9 192.5 6.5 -4.7 1.5 5.0 3.0

Asia

 34.770 129.6 132.8 8.9 -8.2 2.9 -2.7 2.5

Latin America/Caribbean

 19.833 153.4 151.8 -7.4 -9.1 1.3 -1.2 -1.0

Footnotes
 (1) Relative importance figures for Air Passenger Fares Indexes are based on 2006 trade values, while the relative importance figures for the Air Freight Indexes are based on 2005 trade values.

NOTES: Data may be revised in each of the three months after original publication.
Dash = Not available

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Last Modified Date: June 12, 2008

 

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