Durable goods orders rose 2.9% in April for the fourth gain in five months, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

BTS 25-10 Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Contact: Dave Smallen Tel: 202-366-5568 BTS Releases 4th-Quarter 2009 Air Fare Data; Average 4th-Quarter Domestic Air Fares Fell 7.4% from 4th Quarter 2008 Top 100 Airports: Highest Fare in Huntsville, Lowest Fare at Atlantic City Average domestic air fares in the fourth quarter of 2009 fell to their lowest October-to-December level since 2006, dropping 7.4 percent from the fourth quarter of 2008 in the largest year-to-year decline since 2001, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today

Intermodal traffic volume gained 8.4% in the fourth quarter, an improvement over the fourth quarter’s decline of 6.4%, the Intermodal Association of North America said.

Intermodal traffic volume gained 8.4% in the fourth quarter, an improvement over the fourth quarter’s decline of 6.4%, the Intermodal Association of North America said.

The U.S. economy’s service sector grew in April for the fourth consecutive month, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.