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
May
2008		 June
2008		 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 (r)157.3 (r)159.1 (r)163.2 162.8 21.5 (r)4.4 (r)1.1 (r)2.6 -0.2

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 30.274 (r)173.7 (r)174.8 (r)180.0 182.9 35.3 (r)4.6 (r)0.6 (r)3.0 1.6

Asia

 58.225 (r)129.1 (r)130.0 (r)132.5 130.2 12.6 (r)2.1 (r)0.7 (r)1.9 -1.7

Export Air Freight

 100.000 137.3 140.8 143.1 148.3 25.4 2.0 2.5 1.6 3.6

Europe (Dec. 2006=100)

 43.826 130.8 135.6 138.8 142.1 39.6 3.2 3.7 2.4 2.4

Inbound Air Freight

 100.000 (r)150.2 (r)152.4 (r)155.6 156.3 20.8 (r)3.0 (r)1.5 (r)2.1 0.4

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 32.185 (r)162.4 (r)165.2 (r)169.6 172.4 32.1 (r)3.0 (r)1.7 (r)2.7 1.7

Asia

 55.111 (r)122.7 (r)123.9 (r)125.9 125.2 13.6 (r)1.7 (r)1.0 (r)1.6 -0.6

Japan (Dec. 2006=100)

 13.604 (r)118.4 (r)119.7 (r)118.4 119.9 23.0 (r)0.0 1.1 (r)-1.1 1.3

South Korea (Dec. 2007=100)

 14.648 104.7 106.4 (r)111.1 106.8 - 4.3 1.6 (r)4.4 -3.9

Outbound Air Freight

 100.000 (r)137.1 (r)143.6 (r)149.3 150.7 29.7 (r)3.8 (r)4.7 (r)4.0 0.9

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 41.772 (r)156.4 (r)164.9 (r)170.5 173.2 31.8 (r)3.4 (r)5.4 (r)3.4 1.6

Asia

 40.973 (r)122.6 (r)128.2 (r)134.2 133.6 26.2 (r)4.5 (r)4.6 (r)4.7 -0.4

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares

 100.000 145.0 171.6 178.6 173.3 15.8 1.3 18.3 4.1 -3.0

Europe

 46.632 146.8 186.5 191.3 188.0 20.8 0.5 27.0 2.6 -1.7

United Kingdom (Dec. 2002=100)

 11.574 124.0 144.6 151.3 151.3 16.4 0.0 16.6 4.6 0.0

Other Europe (Dec. 2002=100)

 35.058 167.7 219.6 223.7 218.5 22.1 0.6 30.9 1.9 -2.3

Asia

 25.077 123.7 149.5 155.5 146.6 4.4 2.7 20.9 4.0 -5.7

Latin America/Caribbean

 11.964 141.5 147.4 155.8 154.2 25.0 4.4 4.2 5.7 -1.0

Export Air Passenger Fares

 100.000 158.4 171.4 (r)182.1 191.8 19.8 3.5 8.2 (r)6.2 5.3

Europe

 32.836 193.4 224.8 (r)238.8 239.2 18.1 3.5 16.2 (r)6.2 0.2

United Kingdom (Dec. 2002=100)

 9.289 133.1 153.1 (r)164.1 161.9 -6.6 1.3 15.0 (r)7.2 -1.3

Other Europe (Dec. 2002=100)

 23.547 187.7 219.0 (r)231.8 233.6 32.4 4.3 16.7 (r)5.8 0.8

Asia

 32.761 133.6 136.5 (r)143.4 166.5 25.9 3.1 2.2 (r)5.1 16.1

Japan

 17.421 142.2 145.1 (r)153.9 189.6 40.9 0.4 2.0 (r)6.1 23.2

Latin America/Caribbean

 19.421 160.7 (r)165.9 (r)176.4 179.4 9.3 4.4 (r)3.2 (r)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.
(r) Revised

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

 

Last Modified Date: September 11, 2008