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Air Freight Up in North America in November, But Down Elsewhere

Air freight grew faster in November than in previous months at +1.8%, due in part mainly to a recovery in shipments through the holiday season, said the Airport Operators Council International. The biggest revival was in North America, where the…

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air freight volume increased by +3.5%. Africa had a decline of 4.6%, Latin America-Caribbean dropped 1.7% and Europe 0.9%, it said. The result was overall flat growth in 2012, said ACI World Economics Director Rafael Echevarne, and "it is still too early to project sustained growth [for 2013] based on the present conditions and risks.