Bureau of Transportation Statistics Upcoming Releases

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. BTS 2-Week Outlook   Bureau of Transportation Statistics Upcoming Releases May 21 through June 1   The Bureau of Transportation Statistics will release the following data sets in the next two weeks:   North American Freight Data, March 2018 Tuesday, May 22, 2018 - 11:00am ET The release summarizes the value of freight transported in March by truck, rail and other modes between the U.S. and Canada and the U.S. and Mexico with the top states, ports and commodities. Last month, BTS reported that all modes of transportation moved $94.0 billion of freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico). The top two modes for those movements were truck and rail. Trucks moved freight valued at $59.5 billion, up 8.9 percent compared to February 2017. Rail moved freight valued at $13.6 billion, down 2.9 percent during the same period. The other $20.9 billion was transported on other modes. Previous release TransBorder Freight Data       BTS Previously   BTS has released the following:   Passenger Airline Employment, March 2018 Thursday, May 17, 2018 BTS reported that U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.8 percent more workers in March 2018 than in March 2017: The highest monthly full-time equivalent (FTE) employment total (434,243 FTEs) since December 2004 (436,909 FTEs). The 53rd consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.           Release  Database    See BTS Release Schedule       BTS Contact: Dave Smallen 202-366-5568 david.smallen@dot.gov You are subscribed to DOT email updates. Subscriber Services: Manage Preferences Questions for BTS? Contact BTS  STAY CONNECTED             U.S. Department of Transportation | 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE | Washington DC 20590 | 202-385-HELP (4357)