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EC Estimates Impact of Volcanic Ash Air Ban on Trade

The European Commission has issued statistics estimating the impact of the recent volcanic ash air ban on EU trade. The report states that 27% of EU goods exports use air transport and 19% of EU imports come in by air.…

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That is about 5 billion euros of trade each way, per week. (Notice, posted 04/22/10, available at http://ec.europa.eu/trade/statistics/)