Table 2. Value of Monthly U.S.-NAFTA Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation, August 2017

Table 3. Value of Monthly U.S.-Canada Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation, August 2017

Table 1. Value of Monthly U.S.-NAFTA Freight Flows, August 2017

Figure 6. Top Commodity Transported between the U.S. and Mexico for Each Mode of Transportation, August 2017

Figure 5. Top Commodity Transported between the U.S. and Canada for Each Mode of Transportation, August 2017

Figure 4. Percent Change in Value of U.S.-Mexico Freight Flows by Mode: August 2016-2017

Figure 3. Percent Change in Value of U.S.-Canada Freight Flows by Mode: August 2016-2017

Figure 2. Percent Change in Value of U.S.-NAFTA Freight Flows by Mode: August 2016-2017

Figure 1. U.S.-NAFTA Freight Value Percent Change from Previous Year, August 2017

August 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, reached an all-time monthly high in August, 1.5 percent higher than the previous highest level reached one month earlier in July, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). The August 2017 index level (130.7) was 38.0 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession.