Fresh analysis by WorldACD reveals that total outbound tonnages from CSA rose, WoW, by a further +23% in week 17, following on from a rise of +14% in week 16, with the combined tonnages in weeks 16 and 17 recording +30% growth, compared with the previous two weeks (a 2Wo2W comparison), chiefly to destinations in North America.
Air cargo tonnages from Central & South America (CSA) continued to surge in the final full week of April, as flower growers, retailers and their logistics providers ship in flowers ahead of upcoming Mother’s Day events in May in North America and other parts of the world, while air cargo has also returned to growth from most of the other main world regions. According to the latest weekly figures and analysis from WorldACD Market Data, total worldwide tonnages rose by a further +5% in week 17 (22-28 April), after gaining +4% in week 16, more or less wiping out the week-on-week (WoW) declines of -2%, -4% and -6% in the previous three weeks caused by a combination of the effects of various holiday periods such as Easter and Eid. Average worldwide rates dropped back slightly (-1%) to $2.47 per kilo in week 17, also taking them back fractionally below their level in the equivalent week last year ($2.52), based on the more than 450,000 weekly transactions covered by WorldACD’s data. But the current rates remain significantly above pre-Covid levels: +37% compared to April 2019.