📦 US freight costs are exploding higher 🚛💥
The latest Logistics Managers' Index (LMI) transportation prices index jumped +5.6 points in April, hitting 95.0 — the highest level since April 2018 (96.0) and the 3rd-highest reading ever since the index launched in 2016 📊
🔍 Quick context: The LMI surveys over 100 U.S. supply chain execs monthly across 8 key metrics (inventory, warehousing, transport costs & capacity, etc.).
A reading above 50 = freight costs rising. Below 50 = declining.
📈 Since September 2025, the LMI transportation prices index has skyrocketed +40.8 points, or +75% — that's a massive spike in just months ⏫
⚠️ This freight surge is landing right as U.S. inflation hits a 3-year high, adding even more heat to an already overheated economy.
Translation: inflationary pressures in transportation are intensifying fast 🔥
If you're not watching logistics data, you're missing one of the biggest inflation drivers right now.
Rates go up → costs go up → prices go up → your wallet feels it 💸
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