Second flower boom of the year
According to figures and analysis from World ACD Market Data, total worldwide tonnages rose by a further +5% in week 17 (22-28 April), after gaining +4% in week 16, more or less wiping out the week-on-week (WoW) declines of -2%, -4% and -6% in the previous three weeks caused by a combination of the effects of various holiday periods such as Easter and Eid.
Fresh analysis reveals that total outbound tonnages from Central & South America (CSA) rose, WoW, by a further +23% in week 17, following on from a rise of +14% in week 16, with the combined tonnages in weeks 16 and 17 recording +30% growth, compared with the previous two weeks, chiefly to destinations in North America. Indeed, CSA to North America tonnages were up by +48%, on a 2Wo2W basis, ahead of Mother’s Day in the USA and Canada on 12 May. (ah)