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BTS Transportation Services Index — Freight
Mar 26 read
SteadyBTS Transportation Services Index (Freight) is at 138.7. Freight shipment activity is +0.7% YoY (+0.43% MoM).
Latest Index
138.7
Mar 26
Month-over-Month
+0.43%
from 138.1
Year-over-Year
+0.73%
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
54.5
Expanding
Retail Sales Growth
3.43%
year-over-year
Trucking Employment
1,496,300
+2,155 MoM
Industrial Production
104.85
index
Consumer Confidence
102.1
index
Freight TSI
150.2
index
Avg Hourly Earnings
$29.32
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