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: September 2007 to September 2008 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description Relative
import-
ance
Aug.
2008(1)		 Index Percent change
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

 100.000 162.3 156.8 16.8 0.9 2.5 -0.2 -3.4

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 30.936 182.9 168.1 25.0 0.6 3.0 1.6 -8.1

Asia

 57.201 129.5 127.7 9.8 0.2 1.9 -1.7 -1.4

Export Air Freight

 100.000 148.3 146.2 22.0 2.5 1.7 3.6 -1.4

Europe (Dec. 2006=100)

 43.278 142.1 139.8 36.7 3.7 2.4 2.3 -1.6

Inbound Air Freight

 100.000 155.6 151.8 17.1 1.3 2.0 0.3 -2.4

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 32.718 172.4 161.7 24.6 1.7 2.7 1.7 -6.2

Asia

 54.394 124.2 123.5 11.4 0.6 1.5 -0.9 -0.6

Outbound Air Freight

 100.000 150.1 147.9 26.4 4.8 3.8 0.7 -1.5

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 41.980 172.2 168.3 27.9 5.1 3.2 1.5 -2.3

Asia

 40.449 133.2 132.4 25.3 5.1 4.3 -0.9 -0.6

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares

 100.000 173.3 161.3 15.0 18.3 4.1 -3.0 -6.9

Europe

 47.222 188.0 169.1 11.3 27.0 2.6 -1.7 -10.1

Asia

 24.361 146.6 135.1 13.8 20.9 4.0 -5.7 -7.8

Latin America/Caribbean

 12.202 154.2 134.1 10.9 4.2 5.7 -1.0 -13.0

Export Air Passenger Fares

 100.000 191.5 174.9 13.1 8.2 6.2 5.2 -8.7

Europe

 31.078 237.8 211.9 13.0 16.2 6.2 -0.4 -10.9

Asia

 37.261 171.7 156.2 23.3 2.2 5.1 19.7 -9.0

Latin America/Caribbean

 18.402 175.9 161.4 -4.3 3.2 6.3 -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.

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

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