Transport entrepreneurs have had a rough first quarter of 2017. Transport prices fell 9 per cent from the previous quarter. Transport prices are said to have barely exceeded prices at the time of the economic crisis.
This is according to the Transport Market Monitor (TMM) survey by Transporeon and Capgemini Consulting. The price index stood at 86.0 in the first three months of 2017. Compared to the first quarter of 2016, this is a 6 per cent drop.
Capacity index rose 20.4 per cent to a level of 11.8, compared to the last quarter of 2016. The diesel index rose 10 per cent to an index of 8.8. According to Transporeon, there is heavy competitive pressure in the industry, reflected in rising fuel prices and falling transport prices.
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