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Freight

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FAF FAQs

1. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FREIGHT ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK (FAF) AND THE COMMODITY FLOW SURVEY (CFS)?

The CFS primarily covers the mining, manufacturing, and wholesale sectors. FAF is comprehensive and integrates additional data to estimate volumes of shipments from industries that are...

Freight Analysis Framework Version 4 (FAF4)

The Freight Analysis Framework (FAF), produced through a partnership between BTS and FHWA, integrates data from a variety of sources to create a comprehensive picture of freight movement among states and major metropolitan areas by all modes of transportation. Starting with data from the Commodity...

Port Performance Freight Statistics Annual Report

Port Performance Freight Statistics in 2019, Annual Report to Congress 2020, a congressionally-mandated report, is now available from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). This edition is the fifth annual report from the BTS Port Performance Freight Statistics Program established by the...

U.S. Airlines Carried 12% More Cargo in November 2020

U.S. airlines carried 12% more cargo by weight in November 2020 (preliminary) than in November 2019.  The rise was fueled by gains of 13% in domestic cargo and 10% in international cargo, according to data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 14 of the leading U.S. cargo...

November 2020 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Fell Slightly

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 0.1% in November from October, falling slightly after two consecutive monthly increases, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of...