diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 64d37529..a25b65b9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -305,15 +305,15 @@ checksum = "acbf1af155f9b9ef647e42cdc158db4b64a1b61f743629225fde6f3e0be2a7c7"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "console"
-version = "0.15.5"
+version = "0.15.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c3d79fbe8970a77e3e34151cc13d3b3e248aa0faaecb9f6091fa07ebefe5ad60"
+checksum = "c926e00cc70edefdc64d3a5ff31cc65bb97a3460097762bd23afb4d8145fccf8"
 dependencies = [
  "encode_unicode",
  "lazy_static",
  "libc",
  "unicode-width",
- "windows-sys 0.42.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.45.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "atty",
  "bytes",
  "chrono",
+ "console",
  "dialoguer",
  "dirs",
  "env_logger",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d3e40464..87bf5ffb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ pest = "2.6.0"
 pest_derive = "2.6.0"
 bytes = "1.4.0"
 itertools = "0.10.5"
+console = "0.15.7"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 assert_cmd = "2.0.2" # contains helpers make executing the main binary on integration tests easier.
diff --git a/src/transfer.rs b/src/transfer.rs
index 23be31f3..89024471 100644
--- a/src/transfer.rs
+++ b/src/transfer.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+use console::Term;
+use std::collections::VecDeque;
+use std::time::Instant;
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
     fs,
@@ -38,6 +41,77 @@ struct SuggestedAttribute {
     type_str: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Hash, PartialOrd, PartialEq)]
+struct ProgressState {
+    processed_items: usize,
+    recent_processed_items: VecDeque<(Instant, usize)>,
+    max_recordable_observations: usize,
+}
+
+impl ProgressState {
+    fn new(max_recordable_observations: usize) -> ProgressState {
+        ProgressState {
+            processed_items: 0,
+            recent_processed_items: VecDeque::with_capacity(max_recordable_observations),
+            max_recordable_observations,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn add_observation(&mut self, processed_items: usize) {
+        self.add_observation_with_time(processed_items, Instant::now())
+    }
+
+    fn add_observation_with_time(&mut self, processed_items: usize, at: Instant) {
+        self.processed_items += processed_items;
+
+        if self.recent_processed_items.len() == self.max_recordable_observations {
+            self.recent_processed_items.pop_back();
+        }
+        self.recent_processed_items
+            .push_front((at, processed_items));
+    }
+
+    fn processed_items(&self) -> usize {
+        self.processed_items
+    }
+
+    fn recent_average_processed_items_per_second(&self) -> f64 {
+        self.recent_average_processed_items_per_second_with_time(Instant::now())
+    }
+
+    fn recent_average_processed_items_per_second_with_time(&self, at: Instant) -> f64 {
+        let mut sum = 0.0;
+        for v in &self.recent_processed_items {
+            sum += v.1 as f64
+        }
+        if let Some((oldest_time, _)) = self.recent_processed_items.back() {
+            if at == *oldest_time {
+                f64::NAN
+            } else {
+                sum / at.duration_since(*oldest_time).as_secs_f64()
+            }
+        } else {
+            0.0
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn show(&self) {
+        let items = self.processed_items();
+        let items_per_sec = self.recent_average_processed_items_per_second();
+        let mut term = Term::stdout();
+        term.clear_line().expect("Failed to clear line");
+        write!(
+            term,
+            "{} items processed ({:.2} items/sec)",
+            items, items_per_sec
+        )
+        .expect("Failed to update message");
+        term.flush().expect("Failed to flush");
+    }
+}
+
+const MAX_NUMBER_OF_OBSERVES: usize = 10;
+
 /* =================================================
 Public functions
 ================================================= */
@@ -111,6 +185,7 @@ pub async fn export(
     tmp_output_file.set_len(0)?;
 
     let mut last_evaluated_key: Option<HashMap<String, rusoto_dynamodb::AttributeValue>> = None;
+    let mut progress_status = ProgressState::new(MAX_NUMBER_OF_OBSERVES);
     loop {
         // Invoke Scan API here. At the 1st iteration exclusive_start_key would be "None" as defined above, outside of the loop.
         // On 2nd iteration and later, passing last_evaluated_key from the previous loop as an exclusive_start_key.
@@ -128,6 +203,8 @@ pub async fn export(
         let items = scan_output
             .items
             .expect("Scan result items should be 'Some' even if no item returned.");
+
+        progress_status.add_observation(items.len());
         match format_str {
             None | Some("json") => {
                 let s = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&data::convert_to_json_vec(&items))?;
@@ -156,6 +233,7 @@ pub async fn export(
             }
             Some(o) => panic!("Invalid output format is given: {}", o),
         }
+        progress_status.show();
 
         // update last_evaluated_key for the next iteration.
         // If there's no more item in the table, last_evaluated_key would be "None" and it means it's ok to break the loop.
@@ -241,18 +319,23 @@ pub async fn import(
             let headers: Vec<&str> = lines[0].split(',').collect::<Vec<&str>>();
             let mut matrix: Vec<Vec<&str>> = vec![];
             // Iterate over lines (from index = 1, as index = 0 is the header line)
+            let mut progress_status = ProgressState::new(MAX_NUMBER_OF_OBSERVES);
             for (i, line) in lines.iter().enumerate().skip(1) {
                 let cells: Vec<&str> = line.split(',').collect::<Vec<&str>>();
                 debug!("splitted line => {:?}", cells);
                 matrix.push(cells);
                 if i % 25 == 0 {
                     write_csv_matrix(&cx, matrix.clone(), &headers, enable_set_inference).await?;
+                    progress_status.add_observation(25);
+                    progress_status.show();
                     matrix.clear();
                 }
             }
             debug!("rest of matrix => {:?}", matrix);
             if !matrix.is_empty() {
                 write_csv_matrix(&cx, matrix.clone(), &headers, enable_set_inference).await?;
+                progress_status.add_observation(matrix.len());
+                progress_status.show();
             }
         }
         Some(o) => panic!("Invalid input format is given: {}", o),
@@ -441,9 +524,14 @@ async fn write_array_of_jsons_with_chunked_25(
     array_of_json_obj: Vec<JsonValue>,
     enable_set_inference: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), batch::DyneinBatchError> {
+    let mut progress_status = ProgressState::new(MAX_NUMBER_OF_OBSERVES);
     for chunk /* Vec<JsonValue> */ in array_of_json_obj.chunks(25) { // As BatchWriteItem request can have up to 25 items.
-        let request_items: HashMap<String, Vec<WriteRequest>> = batch::convert_jsonvals_to_request_items(&cx, chunk.to_vec(), enable_set_inference).await?;
+        let items = chunk.to_vec();
+        let count = items.len();
+        let request_items: HashMap<String, Vec<WriteRequest>> = batch::convert_jsonvals_to_request_items(&cx, items, enable_set_inference).await?;
         batch::batch_write_untill_processed(cx.clone(), request_items).await?;
+        progress_status.add_observation(count);
+        progress_status.show();
     }
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -467,3 +555,41 @@ async fn write_csv_matrix(
     batch::batch_write_untill_processed(cx.clone(), request_items).await?;
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::ops::Add;
+    use std::time::Duration;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_progress_status() {
+        let mut progress = ProgressState::new(2);
+
+        let first_observation = Instant::now();
+        progress.add_observation_with_time(10, first_observation);
+        assert_eq!(progress.processed_items(), 10);
+        assert_eq!(progress.recent_processed_items.len(), 1);
+        assert!(progress
+            .recent_average_processed_items_per_second_with_time(first_observation)
+            .is_nan());
+
+        let second_observation = first_observation.add(Duration::from_millis(500));
+        progress.add_observation_with_time(10, second_observation);
+        assert_eq!(progress.processed_items(), 20);
+        assert_eq!(progress.recent_processed_items.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(
+            progress.recent_average_processed_items_per_second_with_time(second_observation),
+            (10.0 + 10.0) / 0.5
+        );
+
+        let third_observation = first_observation.add(Duration::from_millis(1000));
+        progress.add_observation_with_time(12, third_observation);
+        assert_eq!(progress.processed_items(), 32);
+        assert_eq!(progress.recent_processed_items.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(
+            progress.recent_average_processed_items_per_second_with_time(third_observation),
+            (10.0 + 12.0) / 0.5
+        );
+    }
+}