Freight Transportation Services Index, August 2014 - August 2019

August 2019 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, rose 1.4% in August from July, rising to a new all-time high with the second consecutive monthly increase, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). From August 2018 to August 2019, the index rose 4.1% compared to a rise of 5.5% from August 2017 to August 2018 (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).

Table 9: Combined Transportation Services Index from Year-to-Year, August 2019

Table 8: Combined Transportation Services Index Monthly Changes, 2016-2019, August 2019

Table 7: Passenger Transportation Services Index from Year-to-Year, August 2019

Table 6: Passenger Transportation Services Index Monthly Changes, 2016-2019, August 2019

Table 5: Transportation Services Indexes from Previous Years, August 2019

Table 4: Freight Transportation Services Index from Year-to-Year, August 2019

Table 3: Freight, Passenger and Combined Transportation Services Indexes Year-to-Date Change, 2010-2019, August 2019

Table 2A: Freight Transportation Services Index by Month, 2016-2019, August 2019