DOT by the Numbers

Transportation Economic Data – April 2025 The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all transportation goods and services fell 1.5% from April 2024 to April 2025. Per CPI, the increase in prices for all goods and services was 2.3%, but transportation dampened the average by 10.0%. The Producer Price Index (PPI) measures inflation from the perspective of costs to industry or producers of products. Transportation prices increased 1.7% for freight transportation and equipment in April 2025 from April 2024.