The Transportation Services Index (TSI) is a monthly measure of the volume of services performed by the for-hire transportation sector. The TSI tells us how the output of transportation services has increased or decreased from month to month.
Index: Monthly average of 2000 = 100.0; seasonally adjusted
TABLE C-10 Transportation Services Index (TSI): October 2005-October 2006
Index: 2000=100
TSI total
TSI freight
TSI passenger
October-05
109.79
109.93
109.44
November-05
111.51
112.12
109.85
December-05
110.51
110.90
109.47
January-06
110.89
111.12
110.17
February-06
109.43
109.66
108.70
March-06
110.89
110.60
111.02
April-06
110.52
109.62
111.60
May-06
112.14
111.90
112.15
June-06
111.79
111.60
111.72
July-06
111.46
111.68
110.18
August-06
108.71
108.07
108.82
September-06
110.32
109.50
110.70
October-06
110.30
109.11
111.31
NOTE: August-October 2006 data are preliminary. See source for balance of data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Transportation
Services Index, available at http://www.bts.gov/, as of December 2006.
