Freight volume change
% change from the same month one year earlier — Observed freight activity: lower volume can reflect demand or supply. This does not measure missing supplies or a disruption probability.
Y axis: Freight volume change from the same month a year earlier (%)
X axis: calendar dates; each series retains its own observation or simulation cadence.
Named US recession intervals provide historical context. They do not identify the cause of each change.
- COVID-19 downturn · Feb–Apr 2020 Source
US freight transportation volume: year-over-year change
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| Date / observation period | US freight transportation volume: year-over-year change |
|---|---|
| 2016-06 | 1.24 |
| 2016-07 | 2.29 |
| 2016-08 | 0.24 |
| 2016-09 | -0.89 |
| 2016-10 | 0.24 |
| 2016-11 | 1.99 |
| 2016-12 | 3.24 |
| 2017-01 | 1.39 |
| 2017-02 | 2.64 |
| 2017-03 | 3.74 |
| 2017-04 | 2.04 |
| 2017-05 | 3.2 |
| 2017-06 | 2.36 |
| 2017-07 | 2.4 |
| 2017-08 | 4.63 |
| 2017-09 | 5.57 |
| 2017-10 | 5.86 |
| 2017-11 | 6.99 |
| 2017-12 | 7.33 |
| 2018-01 | 6.06 |
| 2018-02 | 7.3 |
| 2018-03 | 8.33 |
| 2018-04 | 7.9 |
| 2018-05 | 8.18 |
| 2018-06 | 8.82 |
| 2018-07 | 5.77 |
| 2018-08 | 5.66 |
| 2018-09 | 7.14 |
| 2018-10 | 6.92 |
| 2018-11 | 5.69 |
| 2018-12 | 2.93 |
| 2019-01 | 4.72 |
| 2019-02 | 1.94 |
| 2019-03 | 0.81 |
| 2019-04 | 1.78 |
| 2019-05 | 0.88 |
| 2019-06 | -0.22 |
| 2019-07 | 2.21 |
| 2019-08 | 3.23 |
| 2019-09 | -0.72 |
| 2019-10 | -1.44 |
| 2019-11 | -1.8 |
| 2019-12 | -1.31 |
| 2020-01 | -1.38 |
| 2020-02 | -0.88 |
| 2020-03 | -1.83 |
| 2020-04 | -10.03 |
| 2020-05 | -8.66 |
| 2020-06 | -5.93 |
| 2020-07 | -4.4 |
| 2020-08 | -6.97 |
| 2020-09 | -4.31 |
| 2020-10 | -3.72 |
| 2020-11 | -3.22 |
| 2020-12 | -1.11 |
| 2021-01 | 0.44 |
| 2021-02 | -2.52 |
| 2021-03 | 0.52 |
| 2021-04 | 10.02 |
| 2021-05 | 7.65 |
| 2021-06 | 4.28 |
| 2021-07 | 0.3 |
| 2021-08 | 0.69 |
| 2021-09 | 1.3 |
| 2021-10 | 1.89 |
| 2021-11 | 2.42 |
| 2021-12 | 1.64 |
| 2022-01 | 0.88 |
| 2022-02 | 4.33 |
| 2022-03 | 3.34 |
| 2022-04 | 1.54 |
| 2022-05 | 2.15 |
| 2022-06 | 3.21 |
| 2022-07 | 3.09 |
| 2022-08 | 4.63 |
| 2022-09 | 4.14 |
| 2022-10 | 1.86 |
| 2022-11 | -0.59 |
| 2022-12 | -0.59 |
| 2023-01 | 0.51 |
| 2023-02 | 1.16 |
| 2023-03 | -1.01 |
| 2023-04 | -1.01 |
| 2023-05 | -0.87 |
| 2023-06 | -0.87 |
| 2023-07 | 0.51 |
| 2023-08 | -0.58 |
| 2023-09 | -0.58 |
| 2023-10 | 0.51 |
| 2023-11 | 2.08 |
| 2023-12 | 2.37 |
| 2024-01 | -2.1 |
| 2024-02 | -1.73 |
| 2024-03 | -0.73 |
| 2024-04 | -1.31 |
| 2024-05 | 1.32 |
| 2024-06 | 0.73 |
| 2024-07 | -0.29 |
| 2024-08 | 1.17 |
| 2024-09 | -0.15 |
| 2024-10 | 0.44 |
| 2024-11 | -0.29 |
| 2024-12 | -0.79 |
| 2025-01 | 1.92 |
| 2025-02 | 0.07 |
| 2025-03 | 0.66 |
| 2025-04 | 1.7 |
| 2025-05 | -1.15 |
| 2025-06 | -0.58 |
| 2025-07 | 0.87 |
| 2025-08 | 0.14 |
| 2025-09 | 0.51 |
| 2025-10 | -1.16 |
| 2025-11 | 0.07 |
| 2025-12 | -0.29 |
| 2026-01 | -1.09 |
| 2026-02 | 1.1 |
| 2026-03 | 1.24 |
| 2026-04 | 0.51 |
| 2026-05 | -1.24 |
| 2026-06 | -1.75 |