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

Air Freight

Import Air Freight

 100.000 156.8 152.0 12.3 2.5 -0.2 -3.4 -3.1

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 29.922 168.3 159.7 16.2 3.0 1.6 -8.0 -5.1

Asia

 59.240 127.6 126.6 8.6 1.9 -1.7 -1.5 -0.8

Export Air Freight

 100.000 146.0 144.3 18.0 1.7 3.5 -1.5 -1.2

Europe (Dec. 2006=100)

 43.288 139.8 135.7 25.9 2.4 2.3 -1.6 -2.9

Inbound Air Freight

 100.000 151.7 148.9 13.6 2.0 0.3 -2.5 -1.8

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 31.451 161.6 155.1 16.6 2.7 1.6 -6.2 -4.0

Asia

 55.462 123.5 122.5 10.0 1.5 -0.8 -0.6 -0.8

Outbound Air Freight

 100.000 147.8 144.3 21.4 3.8 0.6 -1.5 -2.4

Europe (Dec. 2003=100)

 41.641 168.3 163.6 22.1 3.2 1.5 -2.3 -2.8

Asia

 40.837 132.4 129.2 21.1 4.3 -0.9 -0.6 -2.4

Air Passenger Fares

Import Air Passenger Fares

 100.000 161.3 165.9 25.3 4.1 -3.0 -6.9 2.9

Europe

 45.658 169.1 176.1 32.7 2.6 -1.7 -10.1 4.1

Asia

 24.148 135.1 136.3 17.3 4.0 -5.7 -7.8 0.9

Latin America/Caribbean

 11.407 134.1 129.7 4.6 5.7 -1.0 -13.0 -3.3

Export Air Passenger Fares

 100.000 172.6 167.2 8.8 6.2 5.2 -9.9 -3.1

Europe

 30.486 211.8 203.6 9.1 6.2 -0.4 -10.9 -3.9

Asia

 34.930 146.1 139.5 14.4 5.1 19.7 -14.9 -4.5

Latin America/Caribbean

 19.873 172.5 181.3 7.5 6.3 -0.3 -1.9 5.1

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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