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Figure 6-2 Recent Fluctuations in Freight: January 2000–November 2012

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

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Recent Fluctuations in Freight: January 2000–November 2012

SOURCE: Freight TSI: U.S. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration.Bureau of Transportation  Statistics.Transportation Services Index (Updated monthly).Available at www.bts.gov as of  March 2013. Recession Dates: National Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. Business Cycle Expansions and Contractions, available at www.nber.org/cycles.html as of February 2013.