Shipping costs will keep rising in 2012
Trucking rates will climb 6% and possibly higher, following a 6.3% jump this year. Higher costs are being driven largely by the dearth of highly qualified truck drivers. Rail freight rates, up 5% or so, as firms keep moving cargo from trucks to rail. Air cargo … 3% higher than this year, assuming that jet fuel remains stable. Airfares, ditto. Look for the combination of base fares and ancillary fees for everything from seats with more leg room to blankets to climb as much as 6%. Figure on fewer and more crowded flights, too, in light of coming capacity cutbacks.
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