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

Air Freight

Import Air Freight

100.000 162.6 162.3 156.8 152.0 12.3 2.5 -0.2 -3.4 -3.1

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

29.922 180.0 182.9 (r)168.3 159.7 16.2 3.0 1.6 (r)-8.0 -5.1

Asia

59.240 (r)131.8 129.5 (r)127.6 126.6 8.6 1.9 -1.7 (r)-1.5 -0.8

Export Air Freight

100.000 143.2 (r)148.2 (r)146.0 144.3 18.0 1.7 (r)3.5 (r)-1.5 -1.2

Europe (Dec. 2006=100)

43.288 138.9 142.1 139.8 135.7 25.9 2.4 2.3 -1.6 -2.9

Inbound Air Freight

100.000 155.2 155.6 (r)151.7 148.9 13.6 2.0 0.3 (r)-2.5 -1.8

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

31.451 169.6 (r)172.3 (r)161.6 155.1 16.6 2.7 (r)1.6 -6.2 -4.0

Asia

55.462 125.3 (r)124.3 123.5 122.5 10.0 1.5 (r)-0.8 -0.6 -0.8

Japan (Dec. 2006=100)

13.887 (r)118.6 (r)120.1 117.9 123.0 20.1 (r)-0.9 1.3 (r)-1.8 4.3

South Korea (Dec. 2007=100)

14.443 111.1 106.8 106.8 103.0 - 4.4 -3.9 0.0 -3.6

Outbound Air Freight

100.000 149.1 (r)150.0 (r)147.8 144.3 21.4 3.8 (r)0.6 -1.5 -2.4

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

41.641 169.6 172.2 168.3 163.6 22.1 3.2 1.5 -2.3 -2.8

Asia

40.837 134.4 133.2 132.4 129.2 21.1 4.3 -0.9 -0.6 -2.4

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares

100.000 178.6 173.3 161.3 165.9 25.3 4.1 -3.0 -6.9 2.9

Europe

45.658 191.3 188.0 169.1 176.1 32.7 2.6 -1.7 -10.1 4.1

United Kingdom (Dec. 2002=100)

11.828 151.3 151.3 139.6 149.5 26.4 4.6 0.0 -7.7 7.1

Other Europe (Dec. 2002=100)

33.830 223.7 218.5 194.9 201.0 35.2 1.9 -2.3 -10.8 3.1

Asia

24.148 155.5 146.6 135.1 136.3 17.3 4.0 -5.7 -7.8 0.9

Latin America/Caribbean

11.407 155.8 154.2 134.1 129.7 4.6 5.7 -1.0 -13.0 -3.3

Export Air Passenger Fares

100.000 182.1 191.5 (r)172.6 167.2 8.8 6.2 5.2 (r)-9.9 -3.1

Europe

30.486 238.8 237.8 (r)211.8 203.6 9.1 6.2 -0.4 -10.9 -3.9

United Kingdom (Dec. 2002=100)

8.757 164.1 161.5 (r)147.9 142.6 -6.4 7.2 -1.6 (r)-8.4 -3.6

Other Europe (Dec. 2002=100)

21.729 231.8 232.0 (r)204.4 196.2 17.3 5.8 0.1 (r)-11.9 -4.0

Asia

34.930 143.4 171.7 (r)146.1 139.5 14.4 5.1 19.7 (r)-14.9 -4.5

Japan

19.118 153.9 184.5 (r)161.4 140.6 18.5 6.1 19.9 (r)-12.5 -12.9

Latin America/Caribbean

19.873 176.4 175.9 (r)172.5 181.3 7.5 6.3 -0.3 (r)-1.9 5.1

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: November 14, 2008