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BTS Transportation Services Index — Freight
Apr 26 read
RisingBTS Transportation Services Index (Freight) is at 139.6. Freight shipment activity is +1.4% YoY (+0.29% MoM).
Latest Index
139.6
Apr 26
Month-over-Month
+0.29%
from 139.2
Year-over-Year
+1.38%
from 137.7
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
56.3
Expanding
Retail Sales Growth
3.74%
year-over-year
Trucking Employment
1,525,500
+2,700 MoM
Industrial Production
106.6
index
Consumer Confidence
105.1
index
Freight TSI
154
index
Avg Hourly Earnings
$29.73
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