IATA reports air cargo grew by 9.4 percent in September
The International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s international air cargo markets report for September 2024 confirmed persevering with robust annual development in demand.
IATA director-general Willie Walsh remarked: “September performance brought continued good news for air cargo markets. With 9.4 percent year-on-year growth, cargo volumes continued to mark all-time highs for demand.”
Walsh added that yields are bettering, as there are up by 11.7 percent from 2023 and at the moment are 50 percent above 2019 ranges.
All this factors to a powerful end for this yr. For longer-term traits, the air cargo sector is at the moment keeping track of the end result of the US election for indications of how US commerce coverage will evolve.
September in a nutshell
Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs), rose by 9.4 percent in comparison with September 2023 ranges (10.5 percent for worldwide operations) for a 14th consecutive month of development.
Capacity, measured in obtainable cargo tonne-kilometres (ACTKs), elevated by 6.4 percent in comparison with September 2023 (8.1 percent for worldwide operations).
This continued to be largely associated to the expansion in worldwide stomach capability, which rose by 10.3 percent, extending the development of double-digit annual capability development to 41 consecutive months.
Monthly efficiency by area
Asia-Pacific airways noticed 11.7 percent year-on-year demand development for air cargo in September. Capacity elevated by 8.5 percent year-on-year.
North American carriers noticed 3.8 percent year-on-year demand development for air cargo in September. Capacity elevated by 4.2 percent year-on-year.
European carriers noticed 11.7 percent year-on-year demand development for air cargo in September. Capacity elevated 7.5 percent year-on-year.
Middle Eastern carriers noticed 10.1 percent year-on-year demand development for air cargo in September. Capacity elevated 2.9 percent year-on-year.
Latin American carriers noticed 20.9 percent year-on-year demand development for air cargo in September, the strongest development among the many areas. Capacity elevated 7.9 percent year-on-year.
African airways noticed 1.7 percent year-on-year demand development for air cargo in September, the slowest amongst areas. September capability elevated by 13.9 percent year-on-year.
IATA additionally identified that worldwide routes skilled distinctive site visitors ranges for a fifth month, with a ten.5% year-on-year improve in September. Airlines are benefiting from rising e-commerce demand in the US and Europe amid ongoing capability limits in ocean delivery.
Points for consideration
The report’s authors identified that September development could also be attributed to a number of components noticed throughout the month.
Year-on-year, industrial manufacturing rose 1.6 percent whereas international items commerce elevated 2.8 percent for a sixth consecutive month of development. Monthly commerce grew by 1.4 percent, the very best in seven months.
The Purchasing Managers Index (PMIs) for international manufacturing output, and the PMI for brand new export orders, have been each under the 50-mark at 49.4 and 47.5 respectively, indicating contraction.
Also, US headline inflation, primarily based on the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI), declined by 0.2 proportion factors to 2.4 percent in September, marking the seventh straight month of easing inflation.
In the identical month, the inflation price in the EU fell by 0.3 proportion factors to 2.1 percent, persevering with a course of began in January 2023.
China’s shopper inflation remained low at 0.4 percent in September amid considerations of an financial slowdown.