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Dec 12, 2013 (newstodate): In its latest forecast, IATA predicts an annual increase in world air cargo volumes by 3.2 percent during 2013-17.
During the period, China will replace Germany as the world's largest airfreight market by 2017, adding more than one mio tonnes of cargo annually each year.
Looking ahead to 2017, traffic shares within Europe and in the North Atlantic are both expected to decrease by around 0.6 percentage points, to 8.3 and 9.5 percent, respectively
Europe-Asia Pacific and North and Mid-Pacific are both expected to be down by around 0.3 percentage points in 2017 compared to 2012.
By 2017, the five largest international freight markets will be the United States, China, Germany, Hong Kong, and the UAE.
Vietnam is expected to be the fastest growing country for airfreight volumes over the forecasting horizon with a annual growth in volumes by 6.6 percent.
During the period, China will replace Germany as the world's largest airfreight market by 2017, adding more than one mio tonnes of cargo annually each year.
Looking ahead to 2017, traffic shares within Europe and in the North Atlantic are both expected to decrease by around 0.6 percentage points, to 8.3 and 9.5 percent, respectively
Europe-Asia Pacific and North and Mid-Pacific are both expected to be down by around 0.3 percentage points in 2017 compared to 2012.
By 2017, the five largest international freight markets will be the United States, China, Germany, Hong Kong, and the UAE.
Vietnam is expected to be the fastest growing country for airfreight volumes over the forecasting horizon with a annual growth in volumes by 6.6 percent.