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Box 1. What is the Transportation Services Index?

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Box 1. What is the Transportation Services Index?

The TSI is represented by two indexes: freight transportation services (freight TSI) and passenger transportation services (passenger TSI). The TSI includes only domestic "for-hire" transportation operated on behalf of or by a company that provides transport services to an external company for a fee. Not included in the for-hire population is transportation in vehicles owned by private firms providing services to those firms or transportation provided by private individuals (e.g., trips in the family car).