Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

BTS Data Release: Transportation Consumer Price Index – July 2025 The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all transportation goods and services was unchanged 0.0% from July 2024 to July 2025. Transportation contributed 1.0% to the 2.7% increase in the price of all goods and services, per the CPI. https://lnkd.in/eaRusQhu

BTS Data Release: U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Gained 8,962 Jobs in June 2025 U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 1,021,493 workers in June 2025, 8,962 (0.89%) more workers than in May 2025 (1,012,531). - Passenger Airlines: 551,287 workers - Cargo Airlines: 465,930 workers https://lnkd.in/evEFdTSU

BTS New Program Page: BTS Passenger Travel Facts and Figures BTS has developed a new Passenger Travel Facts and Figures webpage to showcase the agency’s snapshot of regularly updated passenger travel data. These passenger travel facts and figures compile characteristics and trends of personal travel in the United States and how people move. https://lnkd.in/eN9SrZz4

BTS Data Release: Airline Service Quality Performance Data – May 2025 Today BTS released its Airline Service Quality Performance data compiled for the month of May 2025 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, mishandled wheelchairs, and scooters. https://lnkd.in/erNJXRHF

Can a train arrive before it leaves? Before 1883, the answer was yes! At that time, North America used more than 144 local times, making travel schedules so confusing that trains sometimes arrived earlier than they left! With the rapid growth of railroads, this patchwork of local times became a safety and scheduling nightmare. To solve it, major railroads introduced a coordinated system of four time zones in 1883, an innovation that revolutionized how Americans measure and organize time. Because standardized time was born out of transportation needs, the federal government placed oversight with transportation agencies. By 1918, the Interstate Commerce Commission officially adopted five time zones: Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, and Alaska. The creation of the Department of Transportation (DOT) in 1966 reinforced the uniform adoption of time zones and Daylight Saving Time (DST), regulated by the Uniform Time Act. Today, DOT continues to oversee time zones and DST to support transportation, commerce, and daily life. Any changes to time zone boundaries must serve the “convenience of commerce” and require approval from state or local officials. For instance, Mercer County, ND, officially switched time zones as recently as 2010. In 2019, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), in partnership with the DOT Office of General Counsel, developed a verified digital map of U.S. time zone boundaries. This geospatial layer, part of BTS’ National Transportation Atlas Database, provides authoritative, easy-to-access information about our nine official U.S. time zones, from Atlantic to Chamorro. Explore the interactive map and learn how BTS supports the smooth running of transportation and commerce by keeping America’s time zones clear and coordinated. Discover this fascinating transportation-driven story of time at https://lnkd.in/er6PcATv #TransportationData #TimeZones #DaylightSavingTime #USDOT #BTS #TransportationHistory #DataForGood

BTS Product Release: BTS Unveils New Statistical Program on Trucking and Freight Mobility Today, BTS launched the first of several new experimental statistics related to freight mobility based on a national database of processed global position system (GPS) data harvested from a sample of over 350,000 trucks. The BTS American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) Freight Mobility Initiative (FMI), it provides users with the median, twenty-fifth percentile, and seventy-fifth percentile travel times observed by the subset of trucks seen moving between each unique pairing of the more than 3,000 counties in the United States. https://lnkd.in/epi-NHQS

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