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Weak growth in prices
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2009-05-29T10:00:00.000Z
Prices and price indices;Transport and tourism
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Transport and storage, price indices, Q1 2009

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Weak growth in prices

The price index for storage went up 2.2 per cent while the price index for freight transport by road was almost unchanged between the 4th quarter of 2008 and the 1st quarter of 2009. The price index for sea transport increased by 1.3 per cent during the same period.

Price indices with in Transport and storage, 1st quarter 2009. 2006=100
Industry Price index
1st quarter 2009 		Percentage change
4th quarter 2008-
1st quarter 2009 		1st quarter 2008-
1st quarter 2009
Freight transport by road  117.9 0.0 5.0
Sea transport  119.2 1.3 -5.3
Storage and warehousing  117.0 2.2 6.0

Dry goods in bulk have highest increase

Within freight transport by road, the prices for dry goods in bulk had the largest increase by 2.2 per cent, while the prices for transport of frozen or refrigerated goods and mixed goods/container goods declined by less than 0.5 per cent. The aggregate index for freight transport by road was 117.9 for the 1s t quarter of 2009. The price index has grown 5 per cent since the 1s t quarter of 2008.

Price indices for industries within transport and storage. 2006=100.

Trend shift for ocean transport of dry bulk

The most extreme changes in sea transport prices have been within ocean transport with goods and within supply and other sea transport offshore services.

After the dramatic decline in ocean transport of dry bulk observed in the second half of 2008, the prices are going up again. The dry bulk prices went up 25.4 per cent compared to the last quarter. In contrast, the situation faced by the industry of supply and other sea transport offshore services saw a decline of 17.6 per cent.

The index for sea transport fell 5.3 per cent between the first quarters of 2008 and 2009.

Continued growth for storage services

The price index for storage grew most compared to the two other indices above; a 2.2 per cent quarterly increase and a 6 per cent annual increase.

New publishing routines

Price indices belonging to the main industrial classification Transport and Storage will be jointly published starting the first quarter of 2009. The indices included are freight transport by road, sea transport, and storage and warehousing. (Changed 25 October 2010) The indices have 2006 as a base year (2006=100).