A Journey of 50 Years

April 2017 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 0.6 percent in April from March, falling for the second consecutive month after reaching an all-time high in February, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). The April 2017 index level (122.8) was 29.7 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).

April 2017 TSI Tables

Freight Transportation Services Index, April 2012 - April 2017

Table 9: Combined Transportation Services Index from Year-to-Year, April 2017

Table 8: Combined Transportation Services Index Monthly Changes, 2014-2017, April 2017

Table 7: Passenger Transportation Services Index from Year-to-Year, April 2017

Table 6: Passenger Transportation Services Index Monthly Changes, 2014-2017, April 2017

Table 5: Transportation Services Indexes from Previous Years, April 2017

Table 4: Freight Transportation Services Index from Year-to-Year, April 2017