Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

BTS Data Release: Motor Fuel Prices – July 2025 In July 2025, the average price for regular motor gasoline was $3.13 per gallon; down 0.8% from June 2025 and down 10.3% from July 2024. The average price for diesel no. 2 rose to $3.78 in July 2025, up 5.0% from June 2025, but down 0.8% from July 2024. By region: - West Coast: $4.03 - Central Atlantic: $3.14 - Rocky Mountain: $3.13 - New England: $3.02 - Midwest: $3.00 - Lower Atlantic: $2.92 - Gulf Coast: $2.73 https://lnkd.in/eR2pdc82

BTS Data Release: U.S. Airlines’ June 2025 Aviation Fuel Consumption up 3.0% and Fuel Cost per Gallon up 0.2% from May 2025 In June 2025, the cost per gallon of airline fuel was $2.22, an increase of $0.1 from May 2025, and a decrease of $0.32 cents from June 2024. In June 2025, U.S. airlines used 1.688 billion gallons of fuel, 3.0% more fuel than in May 2025 (1.639 billion gallons) and 0.4% more fuel than June 2024 (1.682 billion gallons). https://lnkd.in/e5VCDA-6

How can we inform smarter transportation policies and business strategies by better understanding shifting consumer preferences and market trends in the passenger-vehicle sector? The answer begins with National Transportation Statistics (NTS)—the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS’) resource presenting comprehensive data on the U.S. transportation system. Within NTS, the New and Used Passenger Car and Light Truck Sales and Leases dataset offers a timely and detailed view of the volumes, characteristics, and trends of auto sales and leases nationwide. (https://www.bts.gov/nts) This product tracks shifts between new sales and used automobile purchases, reveals the growing role of leasing, and highlights preferences by vehicle type and fuel efficiency. These insights are essential for policymakers and industry leaders as they shape emissions regulations; infrastructure investments, like EV charging networks; supply chain strategies; and mobility equity initiatives. For instance, detecting an increase in light truck leases helps anticipate changes in fleet turnover that impact safety, environmental outcomes, and economic performance. Meanwhile, trends in used car sales provide critical indicators about affordability and access to transportation for diverse populations. Thanks to BTS and its unwavering stewardship of NTS and its varied datasets, decision-makers have reliable, transparent, and current statistics to understand the transportation landscape, anticipate market changes, and build a sustainable, equitable, and efficient system. Explore the full NTS, and dive into the New and Used Passenger Car and Light Truck Sales and Leases data here: https://www.bts.gov/nts #TransportationData #AutomotiveIndustry #MobilityTrends #BTS #DataDrivenDecisions #SustainableTransport

BTS’ New OD40 Program Takes Flight Today, BTS officially launched the Origin-Destination Survey of Airline Passengers (OD40) program. OD40 is a major milestone for the BTS and the aviation industry, as the amount of origin-destination data will increase from a 10 percent sample of tickets collected quarterly from large carriers (OD10) to a 40 percent sample of tickets collected monthly from existing and new reporting carriers. Data collected includes the fare and itinerary of each sampled ticket. https://lnkd.in/ep7n_RbQ

BTS Data Release: July 2025 U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment (4.3%) Falls Below the July 2024 Level (5.7%) But Rises Above the Pre-Pandemic July 2019 Level (4.2%) In July 2025, the unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.3% (not seasonally adjusted), falling 1.4 percentage points from 5.7% in July 2024. Seasonally adjusted, employment in the transportation and warehousing sector rose to 6,738,200 in July 2025 — up 0.1% from June 2025. https://lnkd.in/eRj8RQb2

BTS Data Release: BTS Updates National Transportation Statistics (NTS) 7/31/2025 Today, BTS released its monthly update to NTS, a guide to historical national-level transportation trends from across the following areas: - The extent, condition, use, and performance of the physical transportation network and infrastructure; - Safety information including accidents, crashes, fatalities, and injuries for each transportation mode and for hazardous materials movement; - Transportation’s impact on the economy, including gross domestic product, employment by industry and occupation, and transportation-related consumer and Government expenditures; and - Transportation’s impact on energy use. https://lnkd.in/eQaYA7pP

📢 BTS Data Release! BTS Updates Datasets to National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD), Summer 2025. NTAD is a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, networks, and associated infrastructure. Updates include: • 119th Congressional Districts –attributes updated weekly; • Alternative Fueling Stations – updated daily; • Aviation Facilities – updated monthly; • Runways – updated monthly; • Dams – updated weekly; • Inland Electronic Navigational Charts; • Nonattainment Areas; • National Parks; • Marine Highways; • Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs); • National Transit Map Agencies; • National Transit Map Routes; • National Transit Map Stops; • Port Areas; • Port Statistical Areas; • North American Rail Network Lines; • North American Rail Network Nodes; • Rail Yards; • Railroad Grade Crossings; • National Bridge Inventory and Element data for 2025 https://lnkd.in/e9aPS-i2

BTS Data Release: North American Transborder Freight decreased 4.9% in May 2025 from May 2024 Total transborder freight was $132.1 billion (-4.9%) Between U.S. and Canada: $57.6B (-12.7%) Between U.S. and Mexico: $74.5B (+2.1%) Trucks: $86.7B (-4.6%) Railways: $16.0B (-13.6%) Pipelines: $8.3B (-13.2%) Vessels: $8.0B (-18.6%) Air: $4.6B (+4.4%) https://lnkd.in/eTZVFke9

BTS Data Spotlight: Trends in bus and bus passenger border crossings: 2019 – 2025 The Border Crossing data program provide monthly and annual statistics for trucks, trains, containers, buses, personal vehicles, passengers, and pedestrians entering the U.S. at land ports of entry. From 2019 to 2024, the number of incoming persons crossing by all modes of transportation declined 13.5% from Canada and 0.7% from Mexico. In the same period, the number of buses from both Canada and Mexico decreased, 34.5% and 12.4% respectively. https://lnkd.in/e5BSzEc4

How do data about the impacts of rising shipping costs improve the livelihoods of American farmers and U.S. economic competitiveness? An important piece of this complex puzzle is the Transportation Producer Price Index (PPI), which BTS releases each month to help researchers analyze data for ocean, rail, and truck freight and pinpoint specific changes in costs associated with various segments in the supply chain. For example, the PPI illustrates how subtle increases in transportation costs for U.S. agricultural exports erode this important industry’s competitive edge. Rising transportation expenses directly translate to higher final prices for U.S. goods abroad. This data-driven clarity supports new policies and targeted investments to improve port infrastructure, supply chain optimization programs, and trade policies. These adjustments aim to reduce freight costs, ensuring our agricultural products remain competitively priced globally and directly supporting the economic vitality of American farms and rural communities. This is just one example of how reliable transportation data from BTS helps turn complex economic challenges into actionable strategies for growth and national competitiveness. Learn more about the Transportation PPI at https://lnkd.in/erghg4Pk. #TransportationEconomics #ProducerPriceIndex #SupplyChain #USExports #EconomicDevelopment #Agriculture #USDOT #BTS #DataDrivenPolicy