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: August 2007 to August 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description Relative
import-
ance
July
2008(1)		 Index Percent change
July
2008		 Aug.
2008		 Annual Monthly
Aug.
2007
to
Aug.
2008		 Apr.
2008
to
May
2008		 May
2008
to
June
2008		 June
2008
to
July
2008		 July
2008
to
Aug.
2008

Air Freight

Import Air Freight

 100.000 163.2 162.8 21.5 4.4 1.1 2.6 -0.2

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 30.274 180.0 182.9 35.3 4.6 0.6 3.0 1.6

Asia

 58.225 132.5 130.2 12.6 2.1 0.7 1.9 -1.7

Export Air Freight

 100.000 143.1 148.3 25.4 2.0 2.5 1.6 3.6

Europe (Dec. 2006=100)

 43.826 138.8 142.1 39.6 3.2 3.7 2.4 2.4

Inbound Air Freight

 100.000 155.6 156.3 20.8 3.0 1.5 2.1 0.4

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 32.185 169.6 172.4 32.1 3.0 1.7 2.7 1.7

Asia

 55.111 125.9 125.2 13.6 1.7 1.0 1.6 -0.6

Outbound Air Freight

 100.000 149.3 150.7 29.7 3.8 4.7 4.0 0.9

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 41.772 170.5 173.2 31.8 3.4 5.4 3.4 1.6

Asia

 40.973 134.2 133.6 26.2 4.5 4.6 4.7 -0.4

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares

 100.000 178.6 173.3 15.8 1.3 18.3 4.1 -3.0

Europe

 46.632 191.3 188.0 20.8 0.5 27.0 2.6 -1.7

Asia

 25.077 155.5 146.6 4.4 2.7 20.9 4.0 -5.7

Latin America/Caribbean

 11.964 155.8 154.2 25.0 4.4 4.2 5.7 -1.0

Export Air Passenger Fares

 100.000 182.1 191.8 19.8 3.5 8.2 6.2 5.3

Europe

 32.836 238.8 239.2 18.1 3.5 16.2 6.2 0.2

Asia

 32.761 143.4 166.5 25.9 3.1 2.2 5.1 16.1

Latin America/Caribbean

 19.421 176.4 179.4 9.3 4.4 3.2 6.3 1.7

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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