Slowing air freight exports from China fail to dampen market

China pulled back from its position as the ‘world’s air cargo engine’ in July, according to the latest data from WorldACD.

While the country has seen air freight exports grow in double-digit figures every month this year, in July growth shrank from the H1 average of 19% to just 8%. Import growth, however, remained high at 21% year on year.

As WorldACD points out, the slowdown has not affected the air cargo market overall, which continues to be buoyant in comparison with recent years. High growth ...