Table 2A: Freight Transportation Services Index by Month, 2015-2018

Table 2: Freight Transportation Services Index Monthly Changes, 2015-2018

Table 1A: Annual High and Low Points in Freight Transportation Services Index, 2009-2018

Table 1: Freight, Passenger and Combined Transportation Services Indexes Since November 2017

Freight Transportation Services Index, May 2013 - May 2018

April 2018 North American Freight Numbers

Date: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 

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Freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in April 2018:

• Most-used mode: Truck moved $65.7 billion of freight, up 15.3 percent compared to April 2017 
• Second mode: Rail moved $14.7 billion of freight, down 1.5 percent compared to April 2017 

April 2018 Transborder Data

April 2018 North American Freight Numbers

April 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, fell 0.1 percent in April from March, falling after reaching an all-time high in March. The April 2018 index level (134.3) was 41.7 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession.

April 2018 Freight Shipments