October 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 2.0 percent in October from September, rising for the second consecutive month to reach a new all-time high, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). The October 2018 index level (138.8) was 46.4 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession.

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

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

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

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

Table 5: Transportation Services Indexes from Previous Year, Oct 2018

Table 4: Freight Transportation Services Index from Year-to-Year, Oct 2018

Table 3: Freight, Passenger and Combined Transportation Services Indexes Year-to-Date Change, 2009-2018, Oct 2018

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

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