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Air Freight in the United States

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  • 54 Pages
  • February 2024
  • Region: United States
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 5979213
Air Freight in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2018-23, and forecast to 2028). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • Air freight is a mode of transportation that involves the movement of goods and cargo through the airways.
  • The US air freight sector recorded revenues of$17.76 billion in 2023, representing a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.6% between 2018 and 2023.
  • Sector consumption volumes declined with a negative CAGR of 0.8% between 2018 and 2023, to reach a total of41.31 billion FTK in 2023.
  • In 2023, the US new export orders component of the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a crucial indicator of cargo demand, experienced a decline. For instance, according to the Institute for Supply Management, the ISM Manufacturing PMI in the US declined to 46 points in June 2023 from 47.7 points in February 2023.

Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the air freight market in the United States
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the air freight market in the United States
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key air freight market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United States air freight market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the United States air freight market by value in 2023?
  • What will be the size of the United States air freight market in 2028?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United States air freight market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • How large is the United States’s air freight market in relation to its regional counterparts?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Market volume
1.4. Market volume forecast
1.5. Category segmentation
1.6. Geography segmentation
1.7. Market rivalry
1.8. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
3.2. Market volume
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
5.2. Market volume forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strengths of the leading players?
7.3. What strategies do the leading players follow?
7.4. What are the recent developments by the players?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
8.2. FedEx Corp
8.3. United Airlines Holdings Inc
8.4. United Parcel Service, Inc.
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related research
10.4. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: United States air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 2: United States air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Table 3: United States air freight sector category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2018-2023
Table 4: United States air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Table 5: United States air freight sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 6: United States air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Table 7: United States air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Table 8: Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.: key facts
Table 9: Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 10: Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.: Key Employees
Table 11: Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.: Key Employees Continued
Table 12: FedEx Corp: key facts
Table 13: FedEx Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 14: FedEx Corp: Key Employees
Table 15: FedEx Corp: Key Employees Continued
Table 16: FedEx Corp: Key Employees Continued
Table 17: United Airlines Holdings Inc: key facts
Table 18: United Airlines Holdings Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 19: United Airlines Holdings Inc: Key Employees
Table 20: United Airlines Holdings Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 21: United Parcel Service, Inc.: key facts
Table 22: United Parcel Service, Inc.: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 23: United Parcel Service, Inc.: Key Employees
Table 24: United Parcel Service, Inc.: Key Employees Continued
Table 25: United States size of population (million), 2019-23
Table 26: United States gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019-23
Table 27: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019-23
Table 28: United States inflation, 2019-23
Table 29: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2019-23
Table 30: United States exchange rate, 2019-23
List of Figures
Figure 1: United States air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 2: United States air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Figure 3: United States air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Figure 4: United States air freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 5: United States air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Figure 6: United States air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Figure 7: Forces driving competition in the air freight sector in the United States, 2023
Figure 8: Drivers of buyer power in the air freight sector in the United States, 2023
Figure 9: Drivers of supplier power in the air freight sector in the United States, 2023
Figure 10: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the air freight sector in the United States, 2023
Figure 11: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the air freight sector in the United States, 2023
Figure 12: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the air freight sector in the United States, 2023

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
  • FedEx Corp
  • United Airlines Holdings Inc
  • United Parcel Service, Inc.