Figure 6-2 Recent Fluctuations in Freight: January 2000–November 2012
Chain-type Freight Transportation Services Index: 2000 = 100
| Recession | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Freight TSI (Smoothed) | Start | End | |
| Jan-00 | 104.1 | Mar-01 | Nov-01 |
| Feb-00 | 104.4 | Dec-07 | Jun-09 |
| Mar-00 | 104.5 | ||
| Apr-00 | 102.9 | ||
| May-00 | 101.6 | ||
| Jun-00 | 100.7 | ||
| Jul-00 | 100.4 | ||
| Aug-00 | 99.9 | ||
| Sep-00 | 99.9 | ||
| Oct-00 | 99.6 | ||
| Nov-00 | 99.4 | ||
| Dec-00 | 99.3 | ||
| Jan-01 | 99.0 | ||
| Feb-01 | 99.1 | ||
| Mar-01 | 99.0 | ||
| Apr-01 | 99.1 | ||
| May-01 | 98.9 | ||
| Jun-01 | 99.1 | ||
| Jul-01 | 99.0 | ||
| Aug-01 | 98.8 | ||
| Sep-01 | 99.0 | ||
| Oct-01 | 98.7 | ||
| Nov-01 | 98.5 | ||
| Dec-01 | 98.3 | ||
| Jan-02 | 98.1 | ||
| Feb-02 | 98.3 | ||
| Mar-02 | 98.6 | ||
| Apr-02 | 98.6 | ||
| May-02 | 98.9 | ||
| Jun-02 | 99.5 | ||
| Jul-02 | 100.1 | ||
| Aug-02 | 100.8 | ||
| Sep-02 | 101.3 | ||
| Oct-02 | 101.7 | ||
| Nov-02 | 102.3 | ||
| Dec-02 | 102.8 | ||
| Jan-03 | 103.3 | ||
| Feb-03 | 103.3 | ||
| Mar-03 | 102.9 | ||
| Apr-03 | 103.1 | ||
| May-03 | 103.2 | ||
| Jun-03 | 103.0 | ||
| Jul-03 | 102.8 | ||
| Aug-03 | 103.1 | ||
| Sep-03 | 103.2 | ||
| Oct-03 | 103.5 | ||
| Nov-03 | 104.2 | ||
| Dec-03 | 104.6 | ||
| Jan-04 | 105.5 | ||
| Feb-04 | 106.0 | ||
| Mar-04 | 107.1 | ||
| Apr-04 | 107.8 | ||
| May-04 | 108.5 | ||
| Jun-04 | 108.9 | ||
| Jul-04 | 109.3 | ||
| Aug-04 | 109.6 | ||
| Sep-04 | 109.6 | ||
| Oct-04 | 109.6 | ||
| Nov-04 | 109.9 | ||
| Dec-04 | 110.1 | ||
| Jan-05 | 110.1 | ||
| Feb-05 | 111.1 | ||
| Mar-05 | 111.3 | ||
| Apr-05 | 111.4 | ||
| May-05 | 111.6 | ||
| Jun-05 | 111.5 | ||
| Jul-05 | 111.4 | ||
| Aug-05 | 111.3 | ||
| Sep-05 | 111.3 | ||
| Oct-05 | 111.1 | ||
| Nov-05 | 110.9 | ||
| Dec-05 | 111.4 | ||
| Jan-06 | 111.4 | ||
| Feb-06 | 111.4 | ||
| Mar-06 | 110.9 | ||
| Apr-06 | 110.9 | ||
| May-06 | 110.8 | ||
| Jun-06 | 111.1 | ||
| Jul-06 | 111.4 | ||
| Aug-06 | 111.2 | ||
| Sep-06 | 110.3 | ||
| Oct-06 | 110.6 | ||
| Nov-06 | 110.4 | ||
| Dec-06 | 109.4 | ||
| Jan-07 | 109.5 | ||
| Feb-07 | 109.2 | ||
| Mar-07 | 108.9 | ||
| Apr-07 | 109.5 | ||
| May-07 | 109.4 | ||
| Jun-07 | 109.1 | ||
| Jul-07 | 108.9 | ||
| Aug-07 | 108.6 | ||
| Sep-07 | 108.4 | ||
| Oct-07 | 108.3 | ||
| Nov-07 | 108.6 | ||
| Dec-07 | 108.8 | ||
| Jan-08 | 109.1 | ||
| Feb-08 | 109.9 | ||
| Mar-08 | 110.4 | ||
| Apr-08 | 110.2 | ||
| May-08 | 110.2 | ||
| Jun-08 | 110.2 | ||
| Jul-08 | 110.1 | ||
| Aug-08 | 110.0 | ||
| Sep-08 | 109.4 | ||
| Oct-08 | 108.7 | ||
| Nov-08 | 107.8 | ||
| Dec-08 | 106.4 | ||
| Jan-09 | 104.3 | ||
| Feb-09 | 102.1 | ||
| Mar-09 | 101.4 | ||
| Apr-09 | 99.8 | ||
| May-09 | 98.1 | ||
| Jun-09 | 97.1 | ||
| Jul-09 | 96.6 | ||
| Aug-09 | 96.7 | ||
| Sep-09 | 97.3 | ||
| Oct-09 | 97.5 | ||
| Nov-09 | 97.4 | ||
| Dec-09 | 98.2 | ||
| Jan-10 | 99.0 | ||
| Feb-10 | 99.6 | ||
| Mar-10 | 100.4 | ||
| Apr-10 | 101.4 | ||
| May-10 | 102.0 | ||
| Jun-10 | 102.7 | ||
| Jul-10 | 103.1 | ||
| Aug-10 | 103.5 | ||
| Sep-10 | 103.6 | ||
| Oct-10 | 104.0 | ||
| Nov-10 | 104.3 | ||
| Dec-10 | 104.4 | ||
| Jan-11 | 105.1 | ||
| Feb-11 | 106.0 | ||
| Mar-11 | 106.1 | ||
| Apr-11 | 106.8 | ||
| May-11 | 107.0 | ||
| Jun-11 | 106.5 | ||
| Jul-11 | 106.9 | ||
| Aug-11 | 107.1 | ||
| Sep-11 | 107.4 | ||
| Oct-11 | 107.9 | ||
| Nov-11 | 108.2 | ||
| Dec-11 | 108.4 | ||
| Jan-12 | 110.1 | ||
| Feb-12 | 110.0 | ||
| Mar-12 | 110.2 | ||
| Apr-12 | 110.0 | ||
| May-12 | 109.9 | ||
| Jun-12 | 109.9 | ||
| Jul-12 | 109.9 | ||
| Aug-12 | 109.9 | ||
| Sep-12 | 109.6 | ||
| Oct-12 | 109.5 | ||
| Nov-12 | 108.9 | ||
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.