Graph and download economic data for Freight Transportation Services Index (TSIFRGHT) from Jan 2000 to Jan 2025 about freight, transportation, services, indexes, and USA.

About Transportation Services Index

The Transportation Services Index (TSI), created by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), measures the movement of freight and passengers. The index, which is seasonally adjusted, combines available data on freight traffic, as well as passenger travel, that have been weighted to yield a monthly measure of transportation services output.

For charts and discussion on the relationship of the TSI to the economy, see our Transportation as an Economic Indicator: Transportation Services Index page (https://data.bts.gov/stories/s/TET-indicator-1/9czv-tjte)

For release schedule see: https://www.bts.gov/newsroom/transportation-services-index-release-schedule

About seasonally-adjusted data

Statisticians use the process of seasonal-adjustment to uncover trends in data. Monthly data, for instance, are influenced by the number of days and the number of weekends in a month as well as by the timing of holidays and seasonal activity. These influences make it difficult to see underlying changes in the data. Statisticians use seasonal adjustment to control for these influences.

Controlling of seasonal influences allows measurement of real monthly changes; short and long term patterns of growth or decline; and turning points. Data for one month can be compared to data for any other month in the series and the data series can be ranked to find high and low points. Any observed differences are “real” differences; that is, they are differences brought about by changes in the data and not brought about by a change in the number of days or weekends in the month, the occurrence or non-occurrence of a holiday, or seasonal activity.

Graph and download economic data for Truck Tonnage Index (TRUCKD11) from Jan 2000 to Jan 2025 about tonnage, trucks, and USA.

United States - Freight Transportation Services Index was 137.10000 Chain-type Index 2000=100 in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Freight Transportation Services Index reached a record high of 141.40000 in August of 2019 and a record low of 95.10000 in April of 2009. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Freight Transportation Services Index - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

This statistic presents the monthly development of chained volume index of gross value added of transport, storage and communication services in the United Kingdom (UK) between January 2019 and August 2020. The monthly chained volume index of transportation GVA fluctuated between 104.4 and 105.9 between January 2019 and February 2020. However, in spring 2020 the value plummeted until reaching 81.5 index points in April.

Page describes the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Transportation Services Index (TSI) which measures for-hire freight and passenger transportation volumes moved monthly

This statistic presents the percentage change in the chained volume index of gross value added of transport, storage and communications in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2018. In 2018, there was a 3.2 percentage change in index measuring the GVA contributions from the transport sector in the United Kingdom.

Graph and download economic data for Index of Truck Tonnage for General Freight Carriers for United States (M03032USM350SNBR) from Jan 1955 to Mar 1964 about tonnage, freight, trucks, indexes, and USA.

Winter weather helps stabilize the freight market as volumes rebound, influencing tender rejection rates and spot vs. contract rates.

Container freight rates oscillated dramatically between January 2023 and November 2024. Freight rates slumped to their lowest level on the 26th of October 2023, when the going rate for a 40-foot container was only 1,342 U.S. dollars. Since then, the global freight rate has significantly increased, hitting over 5,900 U.S. dollars in July 2024, the highest value on record. As of November 28th 2024, freight rates decreased to 3,331 U.S. dollars per 40ft container. How did we get here? The global supply chain is a fragile system consisting of numerous links. Disruption to one can send cascading effects down a chain that needs to function properly for the whole system to work. The COVID-19 pandemic turned out to be an event of such a magnitude to either bring to halt whole industries and supply chains, or severely reduce their efficiency. Due to its complexity and transcontinental nature, container shipping was hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the start of the pandemic, the shipping industry has had to struggle with port closures and congestions, labor shortages, difficulties with capacity utilization, as well as a lack of new shipping containers. In more recent months, the impact of the conflict in the Middle-East between Israel and numerous Islamic nations has had a significant effect on oil exports in the region, further exacerbating an industry in desperate need of recovery. Container carriers profiting While costs of operating a container fleet have increased, the surge in freight rates has not served just to cover rising expenses. Container ship operators had been reporting record-high operating profit margins since the beginning of the pandemic. However, despite these high profit margins, the freight rate increase has had some repercussions. In the second quarter of 2023, main container shipping companies had an average profit margin of 8.9 percent, a decrease of almost 50 percent compared to the peak EBIT in the first quarter of 2022. Despite this decrease, some of the carriers are combating this trend by using their previous profits to increase their carrying capacity by buying new containers and ordering new container ships. However, the delivery of these newly ordered ships is still years away.

Graph and download economic data for Real personal consumption expenditures: Transportation services (chain-type quantity index) (DTRSRA3A086NBEA) from 1929 to 2024 about quantity index, chained, transportation, PCE, consumption expenditures, consumption, personal, services, real, GDP, and USA.

Jordan Imports Volume Index: Machinery and Transport Equipment data was reported at 355.800 1994=100 in Nov 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 340.900 1994=100 for Oct 2023. Jordan Imports Volume Index: Machinery and Transport Equipment data is updated monthly, averaging 235.900 1994=100 from Jan 1999 (Median) to Nov 2023, with 299 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 871.300 1994=100 in Apr 2017 and a record low of 46.000 1994=100 in Jan 1999. Jordan Imports Volume Index: Machinery and Transport Equipment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Jordan. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jordan – Table JO.JA023: Import and Export Volume Index: 1994=100.

Russia Import Volume Index: Machines, Equipment & Transportation Means data was reported at 122.335 Prev Year=100 in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 100.521 Prev Year=100 for 2020. Russia Import Volume Index: Machines, Equipment & Transportation Means data is updated yearly, averaging 119.700 Prev Year=100 from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2021, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 146.500 Prev Year=100 in 2004 and a record low of 49.100 Prev Year=100 in 2009. Russia Import Volume Index: Machines, Equipment & Transportation Means data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Customs Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Foreign Trade – Table RU.JAG003: Export and Import: Volume Index: by Product: Annual.

97,0 (%) in abril de 2018. Indicator characterizes the dynamics of the commercial services to general public volume and is calculated as the indicator's value of the reporting period divided by its value of the base period and adjusted for inflation component using consumer price index of services.

Finland Industrial Output Volume Index: Mfg: MI: Transport Equipment: Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Semi Trailers data was reported at 86.300 2005=100 in Dec 2012. This records a decrease from the previous number of 90.100 2005=100 for Nov 2012. Finland Industrial Output Volume Index: Mfg: MI: Transport Equipment: Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Semi Trailers data is updated monthly, averaging 88.900 2005=100 from Jan 1995 (Median) to Dec 2012, with 216 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 145.600 2005=100 in Mar 2006 and a record low of 18.400 2005=100 in Jul 1995. Finland Industrial Output Volume Index: Mfg: MI: Transport Equipment: Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Semi Trailers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Finland. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Finland – Table FI.B008: Industrial Output Volume Index: 2005=100.

106.6 (%) in نيسان, 2018. Indicator characterizes the dynamics of the commercial services to general public volume and is calculated as the indicator's value of the reporting period divided by its value of the base period and adjusted for inflation component using consumer price index of services.

A monthly measure of the volume of services performed by the for-hire transportation sector. The index covers the activities of local mass transit, intercity passenger rail, and passenger air transportation.

122.4 (%) in 2018年4月. Indicator characterizes the dynamics of the commercial services to general public volume and is calculated as the indicator's value of the reporting period divided by its value of the base period and adjusted for inflation component using consumer price index of services.

99.5 (%) in 2018年4月. Indicator characterizes the dynamics of the commercial services to general public volume and is calculated as the indicator's value of the reporting period divided by its value of the base period and adjusted for inflation component using consumer price index of services.

104.1 (%) in 2018年4月. Indicator characterizes the dynamics of the commercial services to general public volume and is calculated as the indicator's value of the reporting period divided by its value of the base period and adjusted for inflation component using consumer price index of services.