ATA: Cargo traffic grew in March -- total cargo carried increased 1.4 percent.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-7 May 1999-ATA: Cargo traffic grew in March -- total cargo carried increased 1.4 percent (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:060599 Washington, DC -- The Air Transport Association (ATA) announced today that cargo traffic increased 1.4 percent in March, year over year. International cargo outpaced domestic cargo in March, increasing 2.7 percent, while domestic grew 0.3 percent.

Cargo traffic includes mail, freight and express. System-wide freight and express cargo growth was stronger in March than in previous months, increasing 1.4 percent. Domestic freight and express remained constant, increasing 0.3 percent, and international growth was stronger, increasing 2.7 percent. "Cargo traffic, which had seen a decline in growth during the...