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Freight Transportation Services Index is up for fifth straight month, reports BTS

The January reading—at 138.9—headed up for the fifth consecutive month, increasing 1.2% over December and posting a 1.7% annual gain. It also was 1.8% above January 2020’s pre-pandemic reading, at 136.5 and 2.3% below the all-time high, of 142.1, recorded in August 2019.

source https://www.supplychain247.com/article/freight_transportation_services_index_is_up_for_fifth_straight_month_report

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