Sinclair Bradley W
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November 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 0.8 percent in November from October, rising for the fifth consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). The November 2014 index level (123.2) was 30.2 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).
The level of freight shipments in November measured by the Freight TSI (123.2) reached its all-time high (Table 2A). BTS’ TSI records begin in…
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