August 2018 North American Transborder Freight Numbers

Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in August 2018:

• Most-used mode: Truck moved $66.6 billion of freight, up 5.7 percent compared to August 2017
• Second mode: Rail moved $15.5 billion of freight, up 5.5 percent compared to August 2017

Figure 1: North American Freight by Mode: August 2018

August 2018 Transborder Tables

Commodity Flow Survey 2017 Preliminary Tables

August 2018 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 0.1 percent in August from July, rising after a one month decline. The August 2018 index level (135.3) was 42.7 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).

Table 9: Combined Transportation Services Index from Year-to-Year, August 2018

Table 8: Combined Transportation Services Index Monthly Changes, 2015-2018, August 2018

Table 7: Passenger Transportation Services Index from Year-to-Year, August 2018

Table 5: Transportation Services Indexes from Previous Years, August 2018

Table 6: Passenger Transportation Services Index Monthly Changes, 2015-2018, August 2018