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U.S. Air Cargo Jumps 3.5 Percent.(Brief article)

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Cargo traffic for U.S. airlines, pushed by a surge in trans-Atlantic trade, grew 3.5 percent in November, the sharpest expansion in more than a year, the Air Transport Association said Monday.

The November report bolstered suggestions from air cargo officials that they saw a spike upward in shipping late in the 2007 fourth quarter peak season as shippers rushed goods to market after postponing shipping earlier in the year.

Atlantic traffic jumped 8.1 percent in November, the best showing this year in that market, and trans-Atlantic business was up 5.7 percent in the first 11 …

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