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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
Jan.
2008		 Feb.
2008		 Mar.
2008		 Apr.
2008		 Annual Monthly
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 (r)141.9 (r)142.8 (r)144.4 150.9 15.1 (r)0.1 0.6 1.1 4.5

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 28.585 (r)149.1 (r)149.7 (r)150.3 164.7 28.6 (r)0.6 0.4 0.4 9.6

Asia

 61.482 120.7 121.7 123.8 126.5 10.3 -0.2 0.8 1.7 2.2

Export Air Freight

 100.000 132.0 131.6 (r)131.4 134.6 14.7 3.9 -0.3 (r)-0.2 2.4

Europe (Dec. 2006=100)

 42.465 123.2 123.2 123.5 127.0 26.1 8.3 0.0 0.2 2.8

Inbound Air Freight

 100.000 138.8 (r)139.5 (r)140.7 145.7 14.8 0.5 (r)0.5 0.9 3.6

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 30.722 (r)145.6 (r)145.9 (r)146.4 157.2 26.2 (r)1.2 (r)0.2 0.3 7.4

Asia

 57.310 116.2 116.8 (r)118.4 120.5 9.7 0.2 0.5 (r)1.4 1.8

Japan (Dec. 2006=100)

 14.298 107.5 (r)111.8 (r)112.6 118.7 18.9 0.2 (r)4.0 (r)0.7 5.4

South Korea (Dec. 2007=100)

 14.866 99.8 99.7 102.0 99.5 - -0.2 -0.1 2.3 -2.5

Outbound Air Freight

 100.000 126.7 126.9 (r)128.1 130.5 15.3 1.9 0.2 0.9 1.9

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 41.479 144.9 144.8 (r)145.2 149.6 17.1 2.5 -0.1 (r)0.3 3.0

Asia

 40.806 112.6 112.9 114.7 115.6 11.7 1.5 0.3 1.6 0.8

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares

 100.000 132.4 131.0 131.3 143.2 12.6 -2.1 -1.1 0.2 9.1

Europe

 41.286 124.6 124.1 124.5 146.1 13.3 0.4 -0.4 0.3 17.3

United Kingdom (Dec. 2002=100)

 11.950 114.9 114.9 114.8 124.0 6.3 1.1 0.0 -0.1 8.0

Other Europe (Dec. 2002=100)

 29.336 137.8 137.0 137.6 166.7 15.9 0.2 -0.6 0.4 21.1

Asia

 25.688 118.5 116.6 117.0 120.5 4.4 -11.2 -1.6 0.3 3.0

Latin America/Caribbean

 13.583 127.6 128.4 130.0 135.6 18.8 -0.5 0.6 1.2 4.3

Export Air Passenger Fares

 100.000 161.9 152.8 (r)156.4 148.6 3.3 4.0 -5.6 (r)2.4 -5.0

Europe

 28.335 184.0 175.4 (r)178.0 184.7 3.5 0.8 -4.7 (r)1.5 3.8

United Kingdom (Dec. 2002=100)

 8.547 136.6 129.9 (r)130.5 131.3 -12.5 2.7 -4.9 (r)0.5 0.6

Other Europe (Dec. 2002=100)

 19.788 173.1 165.2 (r)168.3 177.0 12.7 -0.1 -4.6 (r)1.9 5.2

Asia

 35.227 141.0 129.4 (r)133.2 126.2 15.1 11.6 -8.2 (r)2.9 -5.3

Japan

 17.964 148.0 134.0 (r)137.1 139.7 32.0 17.6 -9.5 (r)2.3 1.9

Latin America/Caribbean

 19.780 (r)168.5 (r)153.2 (r)155.2 151.0 -9.6 (r)-0.8 (r)-9.1 (r)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.
(r) Revised

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

Last Modified Date: May 13, 2008

 

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