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The TSA Revenue Index for eastbound transpacific services fell in January on a month-on-moth basis for the first time in the past three months.
The index for cargo moving from Asia to the West Coast of the U.S. and interior point intermodal (IPI) was 85.62 points in January 2015, down 0.66 points compared to 86.28 for the previous month. Compared to 82.42 for the same month in the previous year, the January figure represents a 3.22 points increase.
On the trade from Asia to the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts, the index stood at 92.23 in January, up 4.38 points from the previous month's 87.85 points, marking the highest score in the past four years. Year on year, it gained 15.53 points compared to 76.70 for the corresponding month in 2014.
The TSA Revenue Index tracks average revenue per-40 foot container from Asia to the U.S. West Coast and to the East and Gulf coasts, which includes contracted and on-the-spot freight rates as well as terminal handling charges (THCs) and other non-floating charges but does not include bunker surcharges. The numbers are benchmarked in percentage terms against the baseline month of June 2008.
