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June Freight Transportation Services Index hits new all-time high, reports BTS
August 11, 2022
June’s Freight TSI reading—at 142.4—topped May’s 140.0 (downwardly revised from an original reading of 140.1), for its highest reading since BTS began tracking it in 2000. This tops the previous high, of 142.0 set in August 2019 after increasing in 19 of the 34 months since that earlier peak, according to BTS.
Freight Transportation Services Index is up for fifth straight month, reports BTS
March 11, 2022
The January reading—at 138.9—headed up for the fifth consecutive month, increasing 1.2% over December and posting a 1.7% annual gain. It also was 1.8% above January 2020’s pre-pandemic reading, at 136.5 and 2.3% below the all-time high, of 142.1, recorded in August 2019.
Most recent Freight TSI reading, for July, is mixed, reports BTS
September 10, 2021
The July reading—at 134.5—fell 1.6% from July, seeing a decline for the third consecutive month. And compared to July 2020, it eked out a 0.5% gain.
Most recent Freight TSI reading is mixed, reports BTS
August 16, 2021
The June reading—at 136.9—was off 0.2% compared to May. And it was also the second straight decrease, for a cumulative 0.6% going back to April, and also the fourth decrease over the last eight months. What’s more, BTS said that the current Freight TSI reading is above any level recorded over the course of the pandemic, going back to before April 2021 while remaining below its November 2019 level.
BTS reports Freight TSI is up sequentially and annually
July 15, 2021
The May reading—at 137.7—eked out a 0.1% gain from April to May, heading up for the third straight month. On an annual basis, it rose 8.1%, essentially reversing the 8.9% decline, for the same period in 2020, and a 2.3%, for the same period, in 2019.
Freight TSI is down sequentially and annually, reports BTS
April 28, 2021
The February reading—at 132.2—decreased 3.6%, from January to February, down to its lowest level going back to September 2020, on the heels of five straight months of growth. And on an annual basis, the February Freight TSI was off 2.7%.
Freight TSI is mixed to begin 2021, reports Bureau of Transportation Statistics
March 30, 2021
The January reading—at 136.1—was up 1.1% over December and down 0.2% compared to January 2020. The January reading is 3.8% below the all-time high of 141.5 recorded in August 2019 and 43.4% above the April 2009 low of 94.9.
October Freight Transportation Services Index is mixed, reports BTS
December 15, 2020
The October reading—at 131.7—was up 0.1% compared to September, up sequentially for the second straight month, and was down 4.5% compared to October 2019. The October reading is 6.9% below the all-time high of 141.5 recorded in August 2019.
Freight TSI shows August declines, reports Bureau of Transportation Statistics
October 21, 2020
The August reading—at 131.1—was off 1.3% compared to July and was down 7.4% compared to August 2020. This decline followed three months of increases and is 7.4% below the all-time high of 141.6 recorded in August 2019.
Freight Transportation Services Index sees slight gain, says BTS
September 11, 2020
The United States Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported this week that its Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) eked out a slight increase in July, the most recent month for which data is available, up 0.3%, to 128.9, compared to June’s 128.5, which was revised from an initial reading of 128.3.
Freight TSI sees mild growth in February, reports BTS
April 10, 2020
This marks the second consecutive month of growth, with the February reading at 137.2, and it is up 0.1% annually. This is down from annual February spreads of 2.6% in February 2019 and 7.2% in 2018. And February was down 2.8% compared to the all-time high reading of 141.2, which was recorded during August 2019, and 44.6% higher than the low in April 2009, of 94.9.
Freight TSI falls for second straight month, reports BTS
February 14, 2020
December’s 0.9% decrease to 135.5 marks the second consecutive decline, marking its lowest level going back to 2015. On an annual basis, the December Freight TSI is down 0.8%. And for the fourth quarter the Freight TSI dipped 1%, marking the second straight quarterly decline, in addition to the largest decline going back to the fourth quarter of 2015, when it was down 2.2%
Freight TSI ekes out minimal growth in November, reports BTS
January 10, 2020
November’s 0.1% increase to 137.4 represents the second consecutive month of growth, with the Freight TSI falling 0.8% on an annual basis. And BTS noted that it is 2% below the all-time high level of 140.2 set in August 2019.
BTS reports Freight TSI sets a new record
October 11, 2019
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported this week that its Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) headed up 1.4% from July to August, the most recent month for which data is available, setting a new all-time high for the second consecutive month.