Monday, July 16, 2012
Cass Freight Index Report
Cass Freight Index Report™ ‐ June 2012
The trend of 2012: Slow growth in freight volumes. 2012 June year change Year‐over‐ Month‐to‐ month. The trend in North American freight volumes continues to follow the path of general malaise that the economy is experiencing. The number of freight shipments in June was up a scant 1.3 percent from the previous month, while at the same time total freight costs declined 0.1 percent. The economy has been flat for several months and is even beginning to trend downward in terms of new orders and manufacturing output. This slowdown on manufactured goods is putting downward pressure on freight. Calendar year‐to date figures show growth for the first half of the year: 9.9 percent on shipment volume and 7.7 percent on total freight expenditures. But compared to the same period a year ago, 2012 growth is significantly slower, as shipment volumes in 2011 were up 15.5 percent from 2010.
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