October 2023 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Up 0.1% from the Previous Month and Down 0.9% from the Same Month Last Year

U.S. Airlines’ October 2023 Fuel Cost per Gallon Down 0.8% from September 2023; Aviation Fuel Consumption Up 2.9% from Pre-Pandemic October 2019

The number of EV charging stations in the U.S. is 59.9K.

EV Charging Stations in the U.S. as of 12/4/2023

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Truck Transportation Employment

1.59M January 2023, +600K from January 2022

Personal Spending on Motor Vehicles and Parts

$566B Q4 2022, -$8B from Q4 2021

State and Local Gov't Spending on Highway and Street Construction

$5.97B February 2023, +$950M from February 2022

Light Truck Sales

910K February 2023, +81K from February 2022

Transit Bus Ridership (Fixed Route)

246M December 2022, +25M from December 2021

Air Cargo Revenue Ton Miles

2.57B December 2022, -260M from Dec. 2021

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December 8, 2023

November 2023 U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment (4.5%) Falls Below the November 2022 Level (4.6%) But Rises Above the Pre-Pandemic November 2019 Level (3.3%)

The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.5% (not seasonally adjusted) in November 2023 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). These data have been updated on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Unemployment in Transportation dashboard. In November 2023, the transportation sector unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points from 4.6% in November 2022 but was above the pre-pandemic November 2019 level of 3.3%. Unemployment in the transportation sector

12/06/2023 October 2023 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Up 0.1% from the Previous Month and Down 0.9% from the Same Month Last Year

12/06/2023 Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA)

12/04/2023 U.S. Airlines’ October 2023 Fuel Cost per Gallon Down 0.8% from September 2023; Aviation Fuel Consumption Up 2.9% from Pre-Pandemic October 2019

12/01/2023 Air Travel Consumer Report: September 2023 Numbers and 3rd Quarter Numbers

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