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

Air Freight

Import Air Freight

100.000 144.4 150.4 (r)153.7 155.4 17.5 1.1 4.2 (r)2.2 1.1

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

31.037 150.3 164.7 170.9 170.5 29.2 0.4 9.6 3.8 -0.2

Asia

61.042 123.9 (r)126.5 (r)128.7 129.5 13.0 1.8 (r)2.1 (r)1.7 0.6

Export Air Freight

100.000 132.0 (r)135.4 (r)138.2 142.2 21.5 0.3 (r)2.6 2.1 2.9

Europe (Dec. 2006=100)

43.060 123.5 127.0 131.7 137.1 36.6 0.2 2.8 3.7 4.1

Inbound Air Freight

100.000 140.7 145.5 147.9 149.6 17.5 0.9 3.4 1.6 1.1

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

32.194 146.4 157.2 161.3 163.2 28.1 0.3 7.4 2.6 1.2

Asia

56.255 (r)118.5 120.5 122.1 123.2 13.1 (r)1.4 (r)1.7 1.3 0.9

Japan (Dec. 2006=100)

14.206 112.6 118.7 117.6 118.8 21.6 0.7 5.4 -0.9 1.0

South Korea (Dec. 2007=100)

14.377 102.0 99.5 103.7 105.1 - 2.3 -2.5 4.2 1.4

Outbound Air Freight

100.000 (r)128.9 (r)131.7 (r)135.5 141.4 23.7 (r)1.4 (r)2.2 (r)2.9 4.4

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

41.524 (r)145.9 (r)150.6 (r)153.8 159.9 23.5 (r)0.8 (r)3.2 (r)2.1 4.0

Asia

40.835 (r)115.7 (r)117.3 (r)121.4 127.7 22.3 (r)2.1 (r)1.4 3.5 5.2

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares

100.000 131.3 143.2 145.0 171.6 18.7 0.2 9.1 1.3 18.3

Europe

44.077 124.5 146.1 146.8 186.5 21.2 0.3 17.3 0.5 27.0

United Kingdom (Dec. 2002=100)

11.688 114.8 124.0 124.0 144.6 12.8 -0.1 8.0 0.0 16.6

Other Europe (Dec. 2002=100)

32.389 137.6 166.7 167.7 219.6 23.9 0.4 21.1 0.6 30.9

Asia

24.591 117.0 120.5 123.7 149.5 10.3 0.3 3.0 2.7 20.9

Latin America/Caribbean

13.389 130.0 135.6 141.5 147.4 27.1 1.2 4.3 4.4 4.2

Export Air Passenger Fares

100.000 156.4 154.1 (r)159.2 169.0 14.7 2.4 -1.5 (r)3.3 6.2

Europe

30.157 178.0 186.9 (r)193.4 222.3 23.4 1.5 5.0 (r)3.5 14.9

United Kingdom (Dec. 2002=100)

8.539 130.5 131.4 (r)133.1 150.5 -1.4 0.5 0.7 (r)1.3 13.1

Other Europe (Dec. 2002=100)

21.618 168.3 179.9 (r)187.7 217.2 37.6 1.9 6.9 (r)4.3 15.7

Asia

34.612 133.2 129.6 (r)133.6 131.0 12.3 2.9 -2.7 (r)3.1 -1.9

Japan

18.250 137.1 141.6 (r)142.2 134.3 21.3 2.3 3.3 (r)0.4 -5.6

Latin America/Caribbean

19.993 155.2 153.4 (r)160.2 169.6 3.5 1.3 -1.2 (r)4.4 5.9

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.
(r) Revised

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

Last Modified Date: July 11, 2008