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

Air Freight

Import Air Freight

 100.000 (r)158.7 (r)162.6 (r)162.3 156.8 16.8 (r)0.9 (r)2.5 -0.2 -3.4

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 30.936 174.8 180.0 182.9 168.1 25.0 0.6 3.0 1.6 -8.1

Asia

 57.201 (r)129.3 (r)131.7 (r)129.5 127.7 9.8 (r)0.2 1.9 -1.7 -1.4

Export Air Freight

 100.000 140.8 (r)143.2 148.3 146.2 22.0 2.5 (r)1.7 3.6 -1.4

Europe (Dec. 2006=100)

 43.278 135.6 (r)138.9 142.1 139.8 36.7 3.7 2.4 (r)2.3 -1.6

Inbound Air Freight

 100.000 (r)152.1 (r)155.2 (r)155.6 151.8 17.1 (r)1.3 (r)2.0 (r)0.3 -2.4

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 32.718 165.2 169.6 172.4 161.7 24.6 1.7 2.7 1.7 -6.2

Asia

 54.394 (r)123.4 (r)125.3 (r)124.2 123.5 11.4 (r)0.6 (r)1.5 (r)-0.9 -0.6

Japan (Dec. 2006=100)

 13.777 119.7 118.4 119.9 117.9 16.7 1.1 -1.1 1.3 -1.7

South Korea (Dec. 2007=100)

 14.082 106.4 111.1 106.8 106.8 - 1.6 4.4 -3.9 0.0

Outbound Air Freight

 100.000 (r)143.7 (r)149.1 (r)150.1 147.9 26.4 (r)4.8 (r)3.8 (r)0.7 -1.5

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 41.980 (r)164.4 (r)169.6 (r)172.2 168.3 27.9 (r)5.1 (r)3.2 (r)1.5 -2.3

Asia

 40.449 (r)128.8 (r)134.4 (r)133.2 132.4 25.3 (r)5.1 (r)4.3 (r)-0.9 -0.6

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares

 100.000 171.6 178.6 173.3 161.3 15.0 18.3 4.1 -3.0 -6.9

Europe

 47.222 186.5 191.3 188.0 169.1 11.3 27.0 2.6 -1.7 -10.1

United Kingdom (Dec. 2002=100)

 11.928 144.6 151.3 151.3 139.6 12.4 16.6 4.6 0.0 -7.7

Other Europe (Dec. 2002=100)

 35.294 219.6 223.7 218.5 194.9 10.6 30.9 1.9 -2.3 -10.8

Asia

 24.361 149.5 155.5 146.6 135.1 13.8 20.9 4.0 -5.7 -7.8

Latin America/Caribbean

 12.202 147.4 155.8 154.2 134.1 10.9 4.2 5.7 -1.0 -13.0

Export Air Passenger Fares

 100.000 171.4 182.1 (r)191.5 174.9 13.1 8.2 6.2 (r)5.2 -8.7

Europe

 31.078 224.8 238.8 (r)237.8 211.9 13.0 16.2 6.2 (r)-0.4 -10.9

United Kingdom (Dec. 2002=100)

 8.684 153.1 164.1 (r)161.5 146.0 -4.7 15.0 7.2 (r)-1.6 -9.6

Other Europe (Dec. 2002=100)

 22.394 219.0 231.8 (r)232.0 205.5 22.4 16.7 5.8 (r)0.1 -11.4

Asia

 37.261 136.5 143.4 (r)171.7 156.2 23.3 2.2 5.1 (r)19.7 -9.0

Japan

 19.843 145.1 153.9 (r)184.5 163.8 29.8 2.0 6.1 (r)19.9 -11.2

Latin America/Caribbean

 18.402 165.9 176.4 (r)175.9 161.4 -4.3 3.2 6.3 (r)-0.3 -8.2

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: October 10, 2008