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August 2019 North American Transborder Freight Numbers

Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in August 2019:

  • Total Transborder Freight: $105.1 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, down 1.7% compared to August 2018
  • Most-used mode: Trucks moved $66.1 billion of freight, down 0.8% compared to August 2018
  • Second mode: Railways moved $16.1 billion of freight, up 3.9% compared to August 2018

August 2019 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Data

The 21 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.3% more workers in August 2019 than in August 2018:

August’s 449,550 full-time equivalents (FTEs) was the down from the previous month’s employment total July 2019 (449,907 FTEs) but was the highest FTE total for the month of August since 2002 (472,168 FTEs).

August was the 70th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.

The 21 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.3% more workers in August 2019 than in August 2018:

  • August’s 449,550 full-time equivalents (FTEs) was the down from the previous month’s employment total July 2019 (449,907 FTEs) but was the highest FTE total for the month of August since 2002 (472,168 FTEs).
  • August was the 70th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.

Second Quarter 2019 Air Fare Data

The second quarter 2019 average domestic itinerary air fare of $364 was an increase from both the first quarter of 2019 and the second quarter of 2018, adjusted for inflation.

 

Adjusted for inflation, (constant 2019 dollars) the 2Q 2019 air fare was:

  • Up 2.5% from 2Q 2018 ($355)
  • Up 1.9% from 1Q 2019 ($358)
  • Down 14.4% from 2Q 2014 ($426)

 

The 2Q average fare calculation does not include Frontier Airlines due to data reporting problems. The largest potential impacts would be in cities where Frontier has a substantial market share, such as Denver (12% market share) and Orlando (10% market share).