Rail traffic, Restaurant index, Import and export prices

Rail Week Ending 06 March 2016: Worse Than Last Week

Week 9 of 2016 shows same week total rail traffic (from same week one year ago) declined according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR) traffic data. Intermodal traffic continued to improve year-over-year, which accounts for approximately half of movements but the weekly railcar counts remained in contraction. Relatively speaking, this week was worse than last week, and the improvement seen last week is fading.
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Up a bit in January:
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Deflationary forces continue:
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