Economic Indicators

Key economic metrics impacting the trucking industry

BTS Transportation Services Index — Freight

Jun 26 read

Declining

BTS Transportation Services Index (Freight) is at 134.9. Freight shipment activity is -1.8% YoY (-0.30% MoM).

BTS Transportation Services Index — Freight (TSIFRGHT)

Latest Index

134.9

Jun 26

Month-over-Month

-0.30%

from 135.3

Year-over-Year

-1.75%

from 137.3

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

58.3

Expanding

Retail Sales Growth

4.17%

year-over-year

Trucking Employment

1,572,700

+3,400 MoM

Industrial Production

108.65

index

Consumer Confidence

109

index

Freight TSI

158.9

index

Avg Hourly Earnings

$30.44

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