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2% fall in global air freight, by tonne kilometres, in 2012 compared to 2011 (The IATA figures is a fall of 1.5%)

December 14, 2012

Air Cargo World reports that during 2012, there has been a decline in global air freight. Until 2011 air freight and number of air passengers roughly matched each other. And air freight roughly matched world economic growth. But since last year, passenger numbers have continued to rise, while air freight has declined. World trade has grown steadily for 3 years but has lost its correlation with air freight. Volumes of goods carried by container ships has not decreased. The reason for the decline in air freight may be that emerging economies such as China, India and Latin America were now driving global growth and were transporting bulk commodities by sea rather than flying low-volume, high-value goods. The US and Europe have lost their historic dominance and are now responsible for just 9% and 7% respectively of trade growth. Over the decade 2001 to 2011 global air freight grew by an average of 3.7%. It grew by an average of 6.1% per year from 1991 to 2001. But Boeing forecasts global air freight will grow by 5.2% annually over the next 20 years. ??   Click here to view full story…

 

International air freight figures – from IATA

IATA releases press releases each month, showing passenger data and also global international (not domestic) air freight tonnages, showing Freight Tonne Kilometres (FTK) and Available Tonne Kilometres (ATK) the 6 main regions of the world, and the global total.  Figures show % change from a year earlier.
Monthly figures at: 
Monthly traffic figures from IATA Economics

2012 Traffic Results

showing % change on same month a year earlier.

FTK: Freight-Tonne-Kilometers; AFTK: Available Freight Tonne Kilometers;

For the whole of  2012

http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/Documents/economics/MIS_Note_Dec12.pdf

All of 2012   

World   FTK – 1.5%  AFTK + 0.2%

Europe FTK – 2.9% AFTK – +0.3 %    

Asia/Pacific    FTK – 5.5%    AFTK  -2.4%        

Middle East  FTK + 14.7%   AFTK + 11.4%

North America  FTK  -0.5%   AFTK  -2.0%

Latin America  FTK  -1.2%  AFTK  +4.9%   

Africa  FTK   +7.1%   AFTK   + 9.2%

 

 

December 2012                                                                                                                            Passenger Demand Grew as Air Cargo Declined in 2012                                                       December 2012  Europe FTK – 1.8 % AFTK – 7.7%   World FTK – 0.3% AFTK – 1.9 %

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November 2012
http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/Documents/economics/MIS_Note_Nov12.pdf   November 2012 Europe FTK – 0.0% AFTK + 0.3 %   World FTK + 1.6% AFTK 0.0%

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October 2012  
Hurricane Sandy Added to Industry Challenges in October

http://www.iata.org/publications/economics/Documents/mis-note-oct12.pdf    October 2012     Europe FTK   – 4.3%    AFTK  – 1.7%   World   FTK – 3.5%   AFTK  – 2.2%

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September 2012
Traffic Growth Continues to Slow in September                                                                                September 2012     Europe FTK – 0.4%  AFTK + 1.2%    World FTK  + 0.6% AFTK – 0.6%

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August 2012
Demand Slowdown Continues                                                                                                  August 2012     Europe FTK – 0.8% AFTK + 1.9 %   World FTK – 0.8% AFTK +0.4%

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July 2012
Growth Slows Again in July          http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/Documents/economics/MIS_Note_Jul12.pdf                                                                                                          July 2012   Europe FTK – 3.8% AFTK + 0.8 %   World FTK – 3.2% AFTK – 0.6%

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June 2012
Demand Growth Slows      http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/Documents/economics/MIS_Note_Jun12.pdf                                                                                                              June 2012     Europe  FTK- 3.6%   AFTK + 0.9%     World  FTK  – 3.2%    AFTK  – 0.6%

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May 2012
Big Downside Risks on Weak Profitability-European Losses Deepen     http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/Documents/economics/MIS_Note_May12.pdf                                   May 2012     Europe – 5.7%  AFTK + 1%      World FTK  – 1.9%  AFTK  + 0.7%

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April 2012
Demand Growth Compromised by High Oil Prices    http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/Documents/economics/MIS_Note_Apr12.pdf                                                                      April 2012   Europe FTK – 5.2% AFTK – 0.2 %   World FTK – 4.2% AFTK – 0.3%

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March 2012
Strong February Performance – But Outlook Remains Fragile        http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/Documents/economics/MIS_Note_Mar12.pdf                                    March 2012 Europe FTK – 2.2% AFTK + 1.5 %   World FTK + 0.3% AFTK + 1.7%

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February 2012
Rising Oil Prices Reducing Profitability – Regional Differences Widen     http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/Documents/economics/MIS_Note_Feb12.pdf                                   February 2012 Europe FTK – 1.8% AFTK + 5.2 %   World FTK +5.2% AFTK +6.9%

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2011 Traffic Results

Whole of 2011

http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/Documents/economics/MIS_Note_Dec11.pdf

World  – 0.7%  AFTK + 4.1%

 Europe FTK   + 1.3%  AFTK + 6.2%    

December 2011  Europe  FTK + 2.1%  AFTK + 5.5%    World    FTK  – 0.8%  AFTK   + 4.5%

30 December
Monthly traffic results November                                                                                                  November 2011 Europe FTK – 4.6%  AFTK + 1.6%    World FTK – 3.8%  AFTK + 1.9%

 

 

 

 

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