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 Aug. 27 through Sept. 7   The Bureau of Transportation Statistics will release the following data sets in the next two weeks:   Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption, July 2018 Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018 - 11:00am ET BTS Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption database to be updated with July data. Last month, US airlines June fuel cost was $2.21 per gallon, up 2 cents from May ($2.19) and up 67 cents from June 2017 ($1.54). Industry summary of airline fuel consumption, total fuel cost and price paid per gallon are available on the database. Individual airline numbers through March are available on the BTS website.     BTS Previously   BTS has released the following:   Passenger Airline Employment, June 2018 Aug. 20, 2018 BTS reported that U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.7 percent more workers in June 2018 than in June 2017: The highest monthly full-time equivalent (FTE) employment total (439,422 FTEs) since November 2004 (439,776 FTEs). The 56th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.            Release Database           North American Freight Data, June 2018 Aug. 22, 2018 BTS reported that truck was the most used mode for shipping freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in June 2018: Most-used mode: Truck moved $66.6 billion of freight, up 5.3 percent compared to June 2017  Second mode: Rail moved $15.7 billion of freight, up 2.0 percent compared to June 2017  Release TransBorder Freight Data   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)