Transport and storage, price indices, Q3 2011

The total index for passenger air transport was 90.3 in the 3rd quarter of 2011. Business trips contributed the most to the decline with a price fall of 12.5 per cent during the same period. With respect to the same quarter last year, the decline amounts to 18.5 per cent. Leisure trips declined by 4.1 per cent relative to the last quarter, while the decline was 1.1 per cent relative to the same quarter in 2010.

Marginal increase for freight transport by road

Prices for freight transport by road increased by 0.5 per cent from the 2nd to the 3rd quarter of 2011. The sub-indices that grew the most during this quarter were petroleum transport and other gases and liquids in bulk , amounting to 1.7 and 1.5 per cent respectively. The total index stood at 122.6, which is 3.6 per cent higher than the same quarter last year.

Slight decline in storage prices

The index for storage services declined by 0.4 per cent with respect to the 2nd quarter of 2011. The index remains unaltered at 115.2 relative to the same quarter of 2010.

Slight price change for postal and courier activities and cargo handling

The index for postal and courier activities marginally declined by 0.1 per cent with respect to the 2nd quarter of 2011 and by 1.5 per cent relative to the 3rd quarter of 2010. The main index includes two sub-indices, namely: postal activities under universal service obligation , which declined by 0.1 per cent, and other postal and courier services , which remains unaltered with respect to the previous quarter.

The price index for cargo handling increased by 0.1 per cent relative to the 2nd quarter of 2011, while it went up by 3.3 per cent relative to the 3rd quarter of 2010.