The 7^th edition of the Transport Market Monitor (a joint initiative by Transporeon and Capgemini) indicates that transport prices fell by 5.6% in the first quarter of 2011. Worse still, the effect of this fall has been exacerbated by the 5% rise in the fuel price index seen over the same period. As a result, the transport price index is back to the level of the 3^rd and 4^th quarters of 2009. According to Capgemini’s analysts, this slump can be attributed to strong growth in the capacity index.