Economic Indicators

Key economic metrics impacting the trucking industry

BTS Transportation Services Index — Freight

Aug 26 read

Declining

BTS Transportation Services Index (Freight) is at 134.4. Freight shipment activity is -3.0% YoY (-0.37% MoM).

BTS Transportation Services Index — Freight (TSIFRGHT)

Latest Index

134.4

Aug 26

Month-over-Month

-0.37%

from 134.9

Year-over-Year

-2.96%

from 138.5

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

60.5

Expanding

Retail Sales Growth

4.82%

year-over-year

Trucking Employment

1,629,850

+4,855 MoM

Industrial Production

110.8

index

Consumer Confidence

113

index

Freight TSI

164.7

index

Avg Hourly Earnings

$31.27

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