June statistics released by the International Air Transport Association (Iata) reveal a 16.5% decline in freight demand compared to the same month in the previous year. This is a moderate improvement, albeit from extremely weak levels, over May, which was 17.4% below 2008 levels. There has been some improvement in world trade and, after adjusting for seasonal fluctuations, freight volumes rose 6% from the low point recorded in December 2008. However, the utilisation of air freight capacity on international routes remained very weak (47.3%) in June.
Slight improvement in June stats
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