Black Five data released! Air freight increase

According to the latest data, in this year's Black Five and Net One activities in the United States, Amazon occupied the first place with sales of 106.18 billion US dollars; Wal-Mart ranked second with sales of 20.37 billion US dollars; In third place was Apple, with $13.95 billion in sales, followed by Target ($7.48 billion), eBay ($7.36 billion) and BestBuy ($6.29 billion). 

It is reported that a large number of product discounts on Amazon platform attracted consumers to go on a shopping spree. During the event, consumers around the world bought more than 1 billion products on Amazon. This shows that cross-border e-commerce plays a big role in driving the global import and export of goods, but the increase in cross-border orders has also caused the shortage of logistics capacity and the increase of freight rates. 

Freight rates for air cargo from China to Europe and the United States are up 50 percent from recent lows, and demand for goods such as low-priced clothing on e-commerce platforms is strong. Flights to North America, via Japan, are also on the rise, and freight rates for flights from Japan to North America are already rising due to tight transport space.

From the TAC index of international air cargo price index, the freight from Shanghai to North America was 5.94 US dollars per kilogram as of November 20, up 50% compared with the first week of July; Freight from Shanghai to Europe rose 53 percent to $4.64 per kilogram. Freight from Hong Kong to North America and Europe rose 32 percent and 37 percent respectively. 

The increase in freight rates represents a decrease in profit margins. Compared with air transportation, which is hard to find in one warehouse, sea transportation, which is safe and low in freight rates, has become the preferred logistics mode for most electric merchants. 

黑五数据出炉！空运加价

       据最新数据，在美国今年的黑五和网一活动中，亚马逊以1061.8亿美元销售额占据第一名；沃尔玛排在第二，销售额达203.7亿美元；排在第三的是苹果，销售额为139.5亿美元。其次是Target（74.8亿美元）、eBay（73.6亿美元）和BestBuy（62.9亿美元）。

       据悉，亚马逊平台大量的商品折扣，吸引了消费者进行疯狂购物，活动期间，全球消费者在亚马逊上购买了超过10亿件商品。由此可见，跨境电商目前为带动全球货物进出口起到不小的作用，但跨境订单的增多也造成了物流部分的运力紧张和运价升高。

       据报道，从中国到欧美的航空货物运费较近期低点上涨了50%，电子商务平台上的低价服装等商品出口需求旺盛。飞往北美、经由日本的航班也在增加，从日本至北美的航班已因运输空间紧张而运费上涨。

       从国际航空货运价格指标TAC指数看，从上海至北美的运费截至11月20日为每公斤5.94美元，与7月第一周相比上涨50%;上海至欧洲的运费为每公斤4.64美元，上涨53%。从香港出发至北美和欧洲的货运价格分别上涨32%和37%。

       运价上涨代表着利润空间减少，而相对于一仓难求的空运，运输方式安全目运价较低的海运成为了大部分电商人的首选物流方式。