BTS Freight Data Newsletter

As Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) looks forward to 2025, we are excited to announce the following freight data products for release.

January 2025: (Experimental) County-Level Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) Flows
January 2025: (Experimental) FAF Multimodal Network Flow Map
2022 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) Data Release
- May 2025 – CFS estimates released (Aggregated estimates at the national, state, and metropolitan area geographies.)
- July 2025 – CFS Public Use File (PUF) released (Disaggregated, shipment-level data, best for custom tabulations.)
- August 2025 – CFS Subarea File released (Local level estimates (lower than metropolitan area).
- September 2025 – CFS Print Report released (PDF document with pre-made, select tables.)
- To stay up to date on all things CFS, please visit https://www.bts.gov/cfs. For any questions or input you would like to provide to the CFS team, please email us at cfs@dot.gov.

Please come visit us at the upcoming Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC January 5-9. We want to hear how our products can better meet your needs!

BTS staff will be available throughout the week. Please see the information below on where to find us. Thanks!

BTS Exhibit Booth Location: 851, 852
Presentations:
- "Freight Data Insights: From Infrastructure Mapping to Flow Analysis" (Lectern Session 2175, January 6, 3:45pm – 5:30pm, Convention Center Room 150B)
- "Latest Research in Trucking Economics" (Lectern Session 4070, January 8, 10:15am – 12pm, Convention Center Room 144AB)
Committee Meetings:
- Freight Transportation Planning & Logistics Committee (Monday, January 6, 1:30 PM-3:15 PM, Chinatown (M3), Marriott Marquis
- Freight Transportation Data Committee (January 7, 10:15am – 12pm, Liberty Salon L (M4), Marriott Marquis)
- Freight Modeling Subcommittee, (Wed., Jan. 8, 10:15am – 12pm, Treasury (M4), Marriott Marquis)