BTS: Freight TSI Drops 0.3% in June


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- The Freight Transportation Services Index fell 0.3% in 
June from May, according to Bureau of Transportation Statistics data released 
Thursday (8/13). The index declined for the third consecutive month, reaching a 
reading of 134.9.

   Year-over-year, the freight index dropped 1.7% compared with the June 2025 
level of 137.3. 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, rail carloads, 
pipeline shipments and water transportation. Conversely, rail intermodal and 
trucking volumes posted gains during June.

   In broader economic indicators, Federal Reserve Board industrial production 
rose 0.1% in June, while manufacturing output remained flat. Mining output 
increased by 0.4%, and utilities output also grew 0.4% during the month.

   Housing starts surged 19.0% in June to 1,427,000 units following a sharp 
drop in May. Meanwhile, the Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing Index 
slipped 0.7 percentage points to 53.3%.

   BTS revised the May freight TSI down to 135.3 from the previously reported 
136.7 level. The agency scheduled the release of the July 2026 index for Sept. 
9, 2026.




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