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
2020-05-01 84.3
2020-06-01 87.7
2020-07-01 92.8
2020-08-01 94.9
2020-09-01 98.5
2020-10-01 98.1
2020-11-01 101.1
2020-12-01 102.2
2021-01-01 105.2
2021-02-01 104.5
2021-03-01 104.4
2021-04-01 106.0

Passenger Transportation Services Index (TSIPSNGR)

date value
2020-05-01 17.6
2020-06-01 22.5
2020-07-01 28.8
2020-08-01 35.7
2020-09-01 43.9
2020-10-01 41.7
2020-11-01 49.4
2020-12-01 49.2
2021-01-01 53.5
2021-02-01 56.6
2021-03-01 52.8
2021-04-01 54.3

Freight Transportation Services Index (TSIFRGHT)

date value
2020-06-01 129.5
2020-07-01 133.5
2020-08-01 132.2
2020-09-01 132.5
2020-10-01 133.3
2020-11-01 132.9
2020-12-01 134.9
2021-01-01 136.9
2021-02-01 133.4
2021-03-01 135.9
2021-04-01 137.5
2021-05-01 137.7

Moving 12-Month Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (M12MTVUSM227NFWA)

date miles
2015-05-01 3051288
2016-03-01 3114474
2016-11-01 3169053
2017-02-01 3179961
2017-03-01 3183157
2017-06-01 3192959
2018-11-01 3237913
2019-08-01 3254166
2020-06-01 2997597
2020-08-01 2931027

Vehicle Miles Traveled (TRFVOLUSM227NFWA)

date miles
2019-02-01 229346
2019-07-01 292910
2020-01-01 251679
2020-04-01 165952
2020-08-01 252774
2020-09-01 247208
2020-10-01 259076
2020-11-01 233606
2021-01-01 223197
2021-03-01 262613

Truck Tonnage (TRUCKD11)

date miles
2019-05-01 117.2
2019-06-01 117.8
2019-08-01 120.2
2019-09-01 117.6
2019-12-01 116.4
2020-06-01 111.3
2020-08-01 111.7
2020-12-01 113.3
2021-01-01 114.8
2021-05-01 113.8

Rail Freight Carloads (RAILFRTCARLOADS)

date miles
2019-02-01 997818
2019-04-01 1120790
2019-11-01 1025480
2019-12-01 1020830
2020-05-01 821331
2020-08-01 992839
2020-09-01 956487
2020-11-01 970190
2020-12-01 973534
2021-02-01 825508

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

Public Transit Ridership (TRANSIT)

date value
2020-05-01 205293
2020-06-01 261083
2020-07-01 308709
2020-08-01 320686
2020-09-01 332995
2020-10-01 353887
2020-11-01 313518
2020-12-01 312095
2021-01-01 298507
2021-02-01 281133
2021-03-01 353054
2021-04-01 356228

Rail Passenger Miles (RAILPM)

date value
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 119971180
2021-02-01 115723821
2021-03-01 168864251
2021-04-01 197898318

Air Revenue Passenger Miles (AIRRPMTSID11)

date value
2020-04-01 3668744
2020-05-01 3639027
2020-06-01 5448613
2020-07-01 7962706
2020-08-01 14399720
2020-09-01 29299905
2020-10-01 28942564
2020-11-01 34259401
2020-12-01 33923575
2021-01-01 36517929
2021-02-01 42156179
2021-03-01 40739335