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February 2020 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 0.2% in February from January, rising for the second consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). From February 2019 to February 2020, the index rose 0.1% compared to a rise of 2.6% from February 2018 to February 2019 and a rise of 7.2% from February 2017 to February 2018 (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).
Table 3: International Percent Change in US Airlines Freight in pounds from the Same Month of the Previous Year 2017-2020
International freight on a U.S. airline is carried between a U.S. airport and a foreign airport.
Table 2: Domestic Percent Change in US Airlines Freight Weight from the Same Month of the Previous Year 2017-2020
Domestic freight has a U.S. origin and U.S. destination
January 2020 U.S. Airline Freight Data (Preliminary)
U.S. airlines carried 0.7% less freight by weight in January 2020 than in January 2019, according to preliminary data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by the 15 airlines that carry the most freight.
The 15 airlines carry 97% of the total freight by weight on U.S. airlines.