BTS: Freight TSI Drops 2% Y-o-Y in July


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- The Freight Transportation Services Index fell 2.0% 
year-on-year in July to settle at 135.7, Bureau of Transportation Statistics 
data released Wednesday (9/9) showed.

   On a month-over-month basis, the index dropped 0.7% from June, snapping a 
single month of growth. The July 2025 baseline stood at 138.5.

   The Freight TSI measures the amount of freight carried by the nation's 
for-hire transportation industry.

   The monthly decrease was driven by downturns in air freight, pipeline 
shipments and trucking volumes. Conversely, rail carloads, rail intermodal and 
water transportation posted gains during July.

   In broader economic indicators, Federal Reserve Board industrial production 
rose 0.2% in July, with manufacturing output also increasing by 0.2%. Mining 
output grew 0.2%, while utilities output expanded 0.5% during the month.

   Housing starts fell 12.4% in July to 1,239,000 units following a sharp 
increase in June. Meanwhile, the Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing 
Index rose 2.3 percentage points to 55.6%.

   BTS revised the June freight TSI up to 136.6 from the previously reported 
134.9 level. The agency scheduled the release of the August 2026 index for 
October 14.

    




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