ESBR: Transportation

The index numbers for the latest three months are considered to be preliminary. BTS releases the preliminary number for the latest month and replaces the number for the oldest preliminary month with a revised number. All other revisions are held until an annual comprehensive revision of the TSI, which will be released as part of the following June TSI release.

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CHART: Transportation Services Index (monthly data, seasonally adjusted)	Economic Indexes: Transportation Services Index: Total The index numbers for the latest three months are considered to be preliminary. BTS releases the preliminary number for the latest month and replaces the number for the oldest preliminary month with a revised number. All other revisions are held until an annual comprehensive revision of the TSI, which will be released as part of the following June TSI release.	Previous 111.79 Feb-08 (2000=100)	Current 110.69 Mar-08 (2000=100)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Transportation Services Index (monthly data, seasonally adjusted)	Economic Indexes: Transportation Services Index: Freight The index numbers for the latest three months are considered to be preliminary. BTS releases the preliminary number for the latest month and replaces the number for the oldest preliminary month with a revised number. All other revisions are held until an annual comprehensive revision of the TSI, which will be released as part of the following June TSI release.	Previous 111.45 Feb-08 (2000=100)	Current 109.38 Mar-08 (2000=100)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Transportation Services Index (monthly data, seasonally adjusted)	Economic Indexes: Transportation Services Index: Passenger The index numbers for the latest three months are considered to be preliminary. BTS releases the preliminary number for the latest month and replaces the number for the oldest preliminary month with a revised number. All other revisions are held until an annual comprehensive revision of the TSI, which will be released as part of the following June TSI release.	Previous 114.08 Feb-08 (2000=100)	Current 116.17 Mar-08 (2000=100)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Air Travel Price Index (quarterly data)	Economic Indexes: Air Travel Price Index: U.S.-Origin The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality. 2005 data are preliminary.	Previous 114.0 2006 Quarter 4 (1995=100)	Current 118.7 2007 Quarter 4 (1995=100)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Air Travel Price Index (quarterly data)	Economic Indexes: Air Travel Price Index: Foreign-Origin The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality. 2005 data are preliminary.	Previous 95.1 2006 Quarter 4 (1995=100)	Current 100.5 2007 Quarter 4 (1995=100)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Air Travel Price Index (quarterly data)	Economic Indexes: Air Travel Price Index: Full-Scope The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality. 2005 data are preliminary.	Previous 110.7 2006 Quarter 4 (1995=100)	Current 115.4 2007 Quarter 4 (1995=100)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Value of U.S.-Canada Trade (monthly data)	U.S. Surface Trade with Canada: Truck The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.	Previous 24,990 Feb-07 (millions of dollars)	Current 27,171 Feb-08 (millions of dollars)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Value of U.S.-Canada Trade (monthly data)	U.S. Surface Trade with Canada: Rail The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.	Previous 6,349 Feb-07 (millions of dollars)	Current 7,802 Feb-08 (millions of dollars)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Value of U.S.-Canada Trade (monthly data)	U.S. Surface Trade with Canada: Pipeline The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.	Previous 4,214 Feb-07 (millions of dollars)	Current 6,996 Feb-08 (millions of dollars)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Value of U.S.-Mexico Trade (monthly data)	U.S. Surface Trade with Mexico: Truck The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.	Previous 17,441 Feb-07 (millions of dollars)	Current 19,363 Feb-08 (millions of dollars)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Value of U.S.-Mexico Trade (monthly data)	U.S. Surface Trade with Mexico: Rail The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.	Previous 3,437 Feb-07 (millions of dollars)	Current 3,978 Feb-08 (millions of dollars)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Value of U.S.-Mexico Trade (monthly data)	U.S. Surface Trade with Mexico: Pipeline The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.	Previous 39 Feb-07 (millions of dollars)	Current 96 Feb-08 (millions of dollars)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Domestic Airline Jet Fuel Prices by Type of Service (monthly data)	Domestic Airline Jet Fuel: Nonscheduled Airlines The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.	Previous 1.86 Mar-07 (dollars per gallon)	Current 3.10 Mar-08 (dollars per gallon)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Domestic Airline Jet Fuel Prices by Type of Service (monthly data)	Domestic Airline Jet Fuel: Scheduled Airlines The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.	Previous 1.81 Mar-07 (dollars per gallon)	Current 2.86 Mar-08 (dollars per gallon)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Flights Not Arriving On-Time (monthly data)	Major U.S. Air Carriers On-Time Performance The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.	Previous 27.03 Mar-07 (percent)	Current 28.42 Mar-08 (percent)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices (weekly data)	Motor Fuel Prices: Retail Diesel Prices	Previous 4.18 28-Apr-08 (dollars per gallon)	Current 4.15 5-May-08 (dollars per gallon)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 5, 2008.
CHART: Retail Gasoline Prices (weekly data)	Motor Fuel Prices: Retail Gasoline	Previous 3.60 28-Apr-08 (dollars per gallon)	Current 3.61 5-May-08 (dollars per gallon)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 5, 2008.
CHART: Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)	U.S. Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.	Previous 230,710 Jan-07 (millions)	Current 226,740 Jan-08 (millions)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Number of Passengers (monthly data)	Amtrak Ridership	Previous 1,778,662 Feb-07	Current 2,029,448 Feb-08
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Level (monthly data)	Index of Railroad Fuel Prices The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.	Previous 387.7 Mar-07	Current 627.5 Mar-08
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Amtrak Passenger Load Factor (monthly data)	Rail Capacity Utilization: Rail Passenger Load Factor The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.	Previous 39.0 Jan-07 (percent)	Current 43.2 Jan-08 (percent)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Rail Freight Revenue Ton-Miles (quarterly data)	Rail Freight: Revenue Ton-Miles The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.	Previous 437.2 2006 Quarter 4 (billions)	Current 446.0 2007 Quarter 4 (billions)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Amtrak Rail On-Time Performance (monthly data)	Rail On-Time Performance The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.	Previous 72.9 Jan-07 (percentage on-time)	Current 74.3 Jan-08 (percentage on-time)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.
CHART: Amtrak Revenue Passenger Miles (monthly data)	Use of Passenger Rail: Revenue Passenger Miles The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.	Previous 360,211 Feb-07 (thousands)	Current 395,821 Feb-08 (thousands)
	Provided by Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of May 2008.