The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, declined 3.6% in February from January, falling to its lowest level since September, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). The decline in February followed five consecutive months of growth.

Total Transportation Services Index (TSITTL)

The Transportation Services Index, or TSI, is a monthly measure of the volume of services performed by the for-hire transportation sector. The index covers the activities of for-hire freight carriers, for-hire passenger carriers, and a combination of the two. The TSI tells us how the output of transportation services has increased or decreased from month to month. The movement of the index over time can be compared with other economic measures to understand the relationship of transportation to long-term changes in the economy.

date value
2020-02-01 136.4
2020-03-01 97.3
2020-04-01 60.5
2020-05-01 61.7
2020-06-01 65.2
2020-07-01 71.3
2020-08-01 75.9
2020-09-01 87.3
2020-10-01 86.9
2020-11-01 92.2
2020-12-01 92.6
2021-01-01 96.3

Passenger Transportation Services Index (TSIPSNGR)

date value
2020-02-01 136.8
2020-03-01 66.5
2020-04-01 10.2
2020-05-01 11.3
2020-06-01 15.5
2020-07-01 21.8
2020-08-01 29.7
2020-09-01 46.3
2020-10-01 45.1
2020-11-01 53.0
2020-12-01 52.5
2021-01-01 56.5

Freight Transportation Services Index (TSIFRGHT)

date value
2020-03-01 135.3
2020-04-01 125.7
2020-05-01 126.9
2020-06-01 128.6
2020-07-01 133.0
2020-08-01 131.4
2020-09-01 131.9
2020-10-01 132.8
2020-11-01 132.9
2020-12-01 134.6
2021-01-01 137.1
2021-02-01 132.2

Moving 12-Month Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (M12MTVUSM227NFWA)

date miles
2015-01-01 3032741
2015-02-01 3036012
2015-08-01 3070100
2018-09-01 3233105
2018-12-01 3240325
2019-07-01 3252391
2019-08-01 3253841
2020-05-01 3033914
2020-08-01 2930995
2020-12-01 2829044

Vehicle Miles Traveled (TRFVOLUSM227NFWA)

date miles
2019-01-01 246517
2019-03-01 272537
2019-04-01 276976
2019-06-01 284106
2019-08-01 286439
2019-11-01 261735
2020-02-01 233402
2020-04-01 165992
2020-05-01 212798
2020-12-01 243905

Truck Tonnage (TRUCKD11)

date miles
2019-02-01 115.9
2019-06-01 117.4
2019-07-01 118.5
2019-10-01 117.8
2019-12-01 116.4
2020-04-01 106.8
2020-05-01 109.8
2020-07-01 113.4
2020-08-01 111.5
2021-01-01 115.4

Rail Freight Carloads (RAILFRTCARLOADS)

date miles
2019-03-01 1064444
2019-06-01 1088710
2019-07-01 1118656
2019-09-01 1063191
2019-11-01 1025480
2020-01-01 1038813
2020-02-01 962057
2020-11-01 970190
2020-12-01 973534
2021-01-01 1020439

Load Factor for U.S. Air Carrier Domestic and International, Scheduled Passenger Flights (LOADFACTOR)

Public Transit Ridership (TRANSIT)

date value
2020-02-01 791750
2020-03-01 508509
2020-04-01 175647
2020-05-01 204047
2020-06-01 259916
2020-07-01 307533
2020-08-01 319437
2020-09-01 331326
2020-10-01 350866
2020-11-01 311813
2020-12-01 310358
2021-01-01 292211

Rail Passenger Miles (RAILPM)

date value
2020-02-01 400433113
2020-03-01 233377315
2020-04-01 36018048
2020-05-01 69098462
2020-06-01 128982242
2020-07-01 160734686
2020-08-01 157997236
2020-09-01 157507264
2020-10-01 161006011
2020-11-01 137301130
2020-12-01 130652258
2021-01-01 119930456

Air Revenue Passenger Miles (AIRRPMTSID11)

date value
2020-02-01 89762673
2020-03-01 41217249
2020-04-01 3867393
2020-05-01 3111319
2020-06-01 5194790
2020-07-01 8569495
2020-08-01 14308635
2020-09-01 29265115
2020-10-01 29225372
2020-11-01 34187399
2020-12-01 33659233
2021-01-01 36222019