Air Cargo Between the U.S. and World Regions, including China, February 2020 (Preliminary)
Airlines carried 7.3% less cargo by weight between the U.S. and foreign points in February 2020 than in February 2019, according to data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by large air carriers.
February 2020 cargo numbers by world geographic regions (by weight):
- Total: 593 thousand tons, down 7.3% from February 2019 (640T tons)
- Atlantic: 99.0 thousand tons, down 0.3% from February 2019 (99.3T tons)
- Latin America: 50 thousand tons, unchanged from February 2019 (50T tons)
- Pacific (including China): 60 thousand tons, down 24% from February 2019 (79T tons)
- China: 44 thousand tons, down 22% from February 2019 (57T tons)
Air cargo reports are filed monthly with BTS. Final February data will be released on May 14. Complete international data by origin and destination will be released on Aug. 13. Cargo data in this release consists of cargo carried between the U.S. and foreign points.