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Freight Transportation Services Index hits new all-time high, reports BTS
October 13, 2017
For August, the most recent month for which data is available, the Freight TSI was up 1.5% over July to 130.7, setting a new all-time high, while also rising 6.7% annually. It also outpaced July 2016 by, which was its highest level prior to 2017.
BTS reports another month of U.S.-NAFTA trade gains
September 5, 2017
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) recently reported that United States trade with its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico rose 7.7% annually in June, the most recent month for which data is available.
U.S.-NAFTA trade is up for seventh straight month, reports BTS
July 28, 2017
United States trade with its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico headed up 9.4% annually to $98.2 billion in May, for its seventh straight annual increase, according to the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
Freight Transportation Index hits all-time high
July 12, 2017
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported this week that its Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) headed up 2.2% from April to May, following two months of declines en route to its highest recording ever.
Freight TSI drops from all-time high reading
May 11, 2017
The March TSI reading at 124.0 was 1.5 percent below February’s 125.9, which topped the previous all-time high of 124.7 recorded in July 2016. And it is 30.9 percent above the all-time low of 94.7 recorded in April 2009.
BTS reports February gain in U.S.-NAFTA trade
April 28, 2017
United States trade with its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico increased 2.9 percent to $86.5 billion on an annual basis in February, the most recent month for which data is available, according to the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
U.S.-NAFTA freight up again in January, reports BTS
March 24, 2017
This marks the fourth increase in the last six months and the third straight month there has been an annual increase, as well as the largest annual increase going back to September 2014.
U.S.-NAFTA freight rises for third time in five months in December, reports BTS
February 24, 2017
United States trade with its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico rose 0.4 percent annually to $87.1 billion, according to data issued by the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), which was released this week.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports gains in Freight TSI
January 13, 2017
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported this week that its Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) headed up for the second straight month, rising 0.5 percent from October to November.
U.S.-NAFTA trade falls in October, reports BTS
January 6, 2017
United States trade with its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico fell 3.6 percent to $93.2 billion on an annual basis in October, according to data issued by the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
U.S.-NAFTA trade declines in September, reports BTS
November 30, 2016
This followed a 0.7 percent increase in August, which marks the only monthly increase going back to December 2014.
BTS reports first annual gain in U.S.-NAFTA freight value since December 2014
November 2, 2016
This slight increase snapped a stretch of annual declines for the total value of U.S.-NAFTA freight, going back to December 2014. And it comes off of July 2016’s $76.7, which stands as the lowest monthly amount going back to February 2011.
May trade between U.S. and NAFTA partners down 3.1 percent
July 29, 2016
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported this week that that U.S. trade with its North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico fell 3.1 percent annually to $89.8 billion in May.
Freight TSI sees growth for second straight month, reports Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 15, 2016
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported this week that its Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) increased 0.2 percent from April to May. This marks the second straight month of growth, following a 1.3 percent March to April increase, which represented the largest increase since March 2014.