Econintersect: Rail traffic YoY growth narrowed in week 9 of 2011 ending 05 March according to Railfax.
The big growth in rail traffic occurred in the 1st quarter of 2010 – and year-over-year comparisons will shortly be compared to larger base data. 2011 performance to date has been very strong.
Rail traffic in the current week slumped from 4.4% year-over-year last week over 2010 levels to 3.6% in this ninth week of the New Year. Year-to-date gains fell from 7.3% last week to 6.8% this week.
Major Commodity Groups | Total | Grain | Chemicals | Food | Forest | Metals | Coal | Autos | Intermodal |
Current Week | |||||||||
Vs. 2010 | 3.6% | (5.5%) | 12.3% | (8.1%) | 12.8% | 18.3% | 1.7% | 20.8% | 1.0% |
Vs. 2009 | 13.3% | 11.7% | 28.3% | 2.6% | 18.7% | 61.3% | (3.2%) | 43.0% | 19.0% |
4 Week Rolling Avg. | |||||||||
Vs. 2010 | 7.7% | (0.4%) | 6.4% | (7.1%) | 8.3% | 14.5% | 4.2% | 15.3% | 10.6% |
Vs. 2009 | 12.8% | 13.7% | 17.0% | 2.0% | 8.8% | 41.4% | (5.9%) | 39.1% | 25.5% |
Quarter to Date | |||||||||
Vs. 2010 | 6.8% | 4.2% | 6.0% | (5.9%) | 6.4% | 14.3% | 5.8% | 8.8% | 7.9% |
Vs. 2009 | 9.7% | 18.1% | 16.9% | 2.1% | 5.2% | 40.7% | (5.0%) | 48.0% | 15.9% |
Year to Date | |||||||||
Vs. 2010 | 6.8% | 4.2% | 6.0% | (5.9%) | 6.4% | 14.3% | 5.8% | 8.8% | 7.9% |
Vs. 2009 | 9.7% | 18.1% | 16.9% | 2.1% | 5.2% | 40.7% | (5.0%) | 48.0% | 15.9% |
Source: Railfax