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: March 2008 to March 2009 2000=100, unless otherwise noted
Description Relative
import-
ance
Feb.
2009(1)		 Index Percent change
Feb.
2009		 Mar.
2009		 Annual Monthly
Mar.
2008
to
Mar.
2009		 Nov.
2008
to
Dec.
2008		 Dec.
2008
to
Jan.
2009		 Jan.
2009
to
Feb.
2009		 Feb.
2009
to
Mar.
2009

Air Freight

Import Air Freight

 100.000 135.8 132.8 -8.0 -4.9 -0.9 -1.1 -2.2

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 22.410 129.0 124.4 -17.2 -6.8 0.2 -2.3 -3.6

Asia

 68.863 120.4 118.4 -4.4 -3.4 -0.8 -0.1 -1.7

Export Air Freight

 100.000 126.3 122.8 -7.0 -3.1 -3.3 -3.3 -2.8

Europe (Dec. 2006=100)

 38.626 120.8 117.5 -4.9 -4.1 0.2 -3.4 -2.7

Inbound Air Freight

 100.000 130.5 125.6 -10.7 -4.2 -2.8 -1.9 -3.8

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 24.961 127.0 121.3 -17.1 -6.6 -1.4 -2.3 -4.5

Asia

 63.529 114.0 111.1 -6.2 -2.5 -1.9 -2.2 -2.5

Outbound Air Freight

 100.000 121.8 118.8 -7.8 -6.0 -3.8 -2.9 -2.5

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 41.077 144.2 141.3 -3.2 -3.7 -2.8 -2.4 -2.0

Asia

 40.031 108.0 105.4 -8.9 -8.1 -4.8 -0.4 -2.4

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares

 100.000 141.6 134.9 2.7 -0.2 -5.6 -4.6 -4.7

Europe

 43.120 146.0 134.6 8.1 -10.2 5.3 -5.7 -7.8

Asia

 28.239 128.3 123.1 5.2 10.1 -11.7 -4.6 -4.1

Latin America/Caribbean

 11.719 121.9 118.2 -9.1 22.1 -19.7 -3.9 -3.0

Export Air Passenger Fares

 100.000 147.5 140.0 -10.5 3.1 0.2 -10.6 -5.1

Europe

 29.511 165.4 152.2 -14.5 -3.5 -1.7 -9.9 -8.0

Asia

 34.572 128.0 126.3 -5.2 6.5 2.4 -13.9 -1.3

Latin America/Caribbean

 22.023 161.9 154.1 -0.7 9.2 0.9 -10.3 -4.8

Footnotes
 (1) Relative importance figures for Air Passenger Fares Indexes are based on 2007 trade values, while the relative importance figures for the Air Freight Indexes are based on 2006 trade values.

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

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Last Modified Date: April 09, 2009