Air Cargo Shipments Rise 3.8% in September

ir cargo shipments rose 3.8% in September compared with a year earlier, the Air Transport Association said Monday.

Domestic shipments rose 0.7% to 1.04 million revenue ton-miles, while international shipments jumped 6.6% to 1.2 million RTMs, the trade group said in its monthly report.

The overall increase to 2.3 million RTMs followed August’s 9.7% gain. Domestic shipments had risen 9.1% and international by 10.1%.

Air cargo shipments always have a trucking component, since air carriers use trucks for local and regional ground transportation.