Economic Indicators

Key economic metrics impacting the trucking industry

BTS Transportation Services Index — Freight

Jan 26 read

Steady

BTS Transportation Services Index (Freight) is at 136.4. Freight shipment activity is -0.3% YoY (-0.58% MoM).

BTS Transportation Services Index — Freight (TSIFRGHT)

Latest Index

136.4

Jan 26

Month-over-Month

-0.58%

from 137.2

Year-over-Year

-0.29%

from 136.8

24-Month Trend

Index (2000=100, seasonally adjusted)

What this tracks: BTS-published index of for-hire freight shipments across trucking, rail, water, pipeline, and air. Considered the single best macro pulse for U.S. freight activity. Status logic: Rising when YoY ≥ +1%, Declining when ≤ -1%, otherwise Steady. Updated monthly with ~2-month lag. Source: BTS via FRED (TSIFRGHT), U.S. Public Domain.

GDP Growth Rate

0.00%

annualized

Manufacturing PMI

52.93

Expanding

Retail Sales Growth

3.17%

year-over-year

Trucking Employment

1,475,220

+2,105 MoM

Industrial Production

103.75

index

Consumer Confidence

99.4

index

Freight TSI

146

index

Avg Hourly Earnings

$28.89

trucking

GDP Growth & Manufacturing PMI

12-month trend

Freight Indices

TSI and Truck Tonnage trends

Trucking Employment

Thousands of workers, 12-month trend

Consumer Metrics

Confidence index and retail sales growth