The latest update of global freight data collected by the International Transport Forum at the OECD through April 2016 shows that:

• International trade related air freight volumes, in tonnes of goods moved, considered as a lead indicator, remain below the pre-crisis level both in the EU area and in the US.
• Exports to BRICS and Asia remain the locomotives of growth.
• Surface freight volumes, measured in tonne-kilometres of goods transported, show signs of a slowing down in China and in the EU.