Worldwide air cargo rates and tonnages edged up further in the final full week of September and the month as a whole, ahead of what is expected to be a strong peak season, according to the latest weekly figures and analysis from WorldACD Market Data.
After contracting by -2% the previous week as a result of national holidays in China, South Korea, and Chile, total global chargeable weight rebounded in week 39 (23-29 September) with a +2% week-on-week (WoW) increase, raising worldwide tonnages in week 39 to around +10% above their equivalent levels this time last year. That WoW increase in week 39 included traffic rebounding from Asia Pacific (+6%) and from Central & South America (CSA, +4%) – a recovery effect from the holidays the previous week. Combined with an increase from Middle East & South Asia (MESA, +2%) origins, these increases more than compensated for -2% WoW declines from Europe and North America.
