Figure 1: North American Freight by Mode: July 2018

Figure 1: North American Freight by Mode: June 2018

June 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 0.4 percent in June from May, rising for the second consecutive month to reaching a new all-time high. The June 2018 index level (136.5) was 44.0 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).

Freight Transportation Services Index, June 2013 - June 2018

Jun 2018 TSI tables

Industry Snapshots: Uses of Transportation 2017 Update

Transportation activities made up almost 4 percent of the U.S. economy in 2016, a total of $734.7 billion. Transportation also contributed indirectly to the economy by enabling the production of goods and services as non-transportation industries required $951 billion of transportation services to produce output.

Certificated Air Carrier Fuel Consumption and Travel

KEY:  R = revised.

(a)  Aircraft are aircraft carrying passengers or cargo for hire under 14 CFR 121 (large aircraft-more than 30 seats) and 14 CFR 135 (small aircraft-30 seats or less). This definition is more encompassing than that in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Forecast- jet aircraft, 60 seats or more carrying passengers or cargo for hire. Beginning in 1990, the number of aircraft is the monthly average reported in use for the last three months of the year. Prior to 1990, it was the number of aircraft reported in use during December of a given year...

Fuel Consumption by Mode of Transportation

KEY: kWh = kilowatt-hour; N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available.

(a) Domestic operations only.

(b) Includes fuel used in air taxi operations, but not commuter operations. Data for 1996 are estimated using new information on no respondents and are therefore not comparable to earlier years. See the accuracy statement in the appendix for more detailed information.

(c) Data for 2007-2013 were calculated using a new methodology developed by FHWA. Data for these years are based on new categories and are not comparable to previous years. The new category...

Domestic Demand for Refined Petroleum Products by Sector (Petajoules) 

KEY:  R = revised.

Figure 1: North American Freight by Mode: April 2018