the Dow Jones Transportation Averagenoun [ S ]
ukusabbreviation DJTA, also DJT, also the Dow Jones Transportation index STOCK MARKETa US stock market index (= system for measuring the present value of shares) that is based on 20 important transport companies in the US:
Railroad stocks posted strong gains, sending the Dow Jones Transportation Average up 51.47 points to 1,890.98.
The DJTA is the most widely recognized gauge of the transportation sector.