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: April 2007 to April 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description	Relative import- ance Mar. 2008(1)	Index		Percent change
		Mar. 2008	Apr. 2008	Annual	Monthly
		Mar. 2008	Apr. 2008	Apr. 2007 to Apr. 2008	Dec. 2007 to Jan. 2008	Jan. 2008 to Feb. 2008	Feb. 2008 to Mar. 2008	Mar. 2008 to Apr. 2008
Air Freight
Import Air Freight	100.000	144.4	150.9	15.1	0.1	0.6	1.1	4.5
Europe (Dec. 2003=100)	28.585	150.3	164.7	28.6	0.6	0.4	0.4	9.6
Asia	61.482	123.8	126.5	10.3	-0.2	0.8	1.7	2.2
Export Air Freight	100.000	131.4	134.6	14.7	3.9	-0.3	-0.2	2.4
Europe (Dec. 2006=100)	42.465	123.5	127.0	26.1	8.3	0.0	0.2	2.8
Inbound Air Freight	100.000	140.7	145.7	14.8	0.5	0.5	0.9	3.6
Europe (Dec. 2003=100)	30.722	146.4	157.2	26.2	1.2	0.2	0.3	7.4
Asia	57.310	118.4	120.5	9.7	0.2	0.5	1.4	1.8
Outbound Air Freight	100.000	128.1	130.5	15.3	1.9	0.2	0.9	1.9
Europe (Dec. 2003=100)	41.479	145.2	149.6	17.1	2.5	-0.1	0.3	3.0
Asia	40.806	114.7	115.6	11.7	1.5	0.3	1.6	0.8

Air Passenger Fares
Import Air Passenger Fares	100.000	131.3	143.2	12.6	-2.1	-1.1	0.2	9.1
Europe	41.286	124.5	146.1	13.3	0.4	-0.4	0.3	17.3
Asia	25.688	117.0	120.5	4.4	-11.2	-1.6	0.3	3.0
Latin America/Caribbean	13.583	130.0	135.6	18.8	-0.5	0.6	1.2	4.3
Export Air Passenger Fares	100.000	156.4	148.6	3.3	4.0	-5.6	2.4	-5.0
Europe	28.335	178.0	184.7	3.5	0.8	-4.7	1.5	3.8
Asia	35.227	133.2	126.2	15.1	11.6	-8.2	2.9	-5.3
Latin America/Caribbean	19.780	155.2	151.0	-9.6	-0.8	-9.1	1.3	-2.7
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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