Transport market dynamics according to Capgemini Consulting and Transporeon.
Transport prices increased by 10.4% in the second quarter of 2015 compared to prices in the first quarter of 2014, according to the twenty-fourth edition of the Transport Market Monitor (TMM) published by Capgemini Consulting and Transporeon.
The main points of the report are:
• The price index rose by 10.4% in Q2 2015, which is the highest rate since measurements began.
• Compared to the index level last year (index 100), the price index in Q2 2014 is 4.9% higher.
• In Q2 2015, the diesel price index rose by 5.3% (index 90.7). It is currently 10.6% lower compared to the same period in the previous year.
• The transport capacity index fell to 67.8 (-34.8%), which is the lowest index level since Q2 2011 (index 66.6), and the second lowest record since tracking transport market dynamics began in 2008.
– It seems that the data from 2015 truly reflects a gradual economic recovery in Europe. In the second quarter of 2015, transport prices reached their highest level since we started taking measurements in 2008. If you also take into account the very low diesel price index, this seems even more remarkable – said Erik van Dort, Supply Chain Director at Capgemini.
– The trend of low capacity, which already appeared at the beginning of the year, continues to develop in the second quarter. Our shippers confirm this development, facing greater difficulties in finding logistics service providers to fulfill their orders – adds Peter Förster, Managing Director at Transporeon.
More information about the Transport Market Monitor can be found at: www.transportmarketmonitor.com.