Econintersect: Rail traffic for w/e 11 December remains stable viewing the data YoY. Early in 2010, rail’s performance YoY was growing. It stabilized in the middle of the 2Q – and early in the 4th quarter began trending down. Growth is now remaining constant with approximately 12% YoY growth.
Source: Railfax
Total US Rail Traffic
Major Commodity Groups | Total | Grain | Chemicals | Food | Forest | Metals | Coal | Autos | Intermodal |
Current Week | |||||||||
Vs. 2009 | 11.9% | 4.7% | 11.4% | 1.3% | 8.1% | 27.2% | 10.5% | (5.2%) | 14.1% |
Vs. 2008 | 3.5% | 12.7% | 23.3% | 5.9% | (7.5%) | 17.4% | (10.8%) | 5.5% | 10.7% |
4 Week Rolling Avg. | |||||||||
Vs. 2009 | 8.7% | (0.6%) | 7.3% | (1.2%) | 4.8% | 30.4% | 5.1% | (11.7%) | 12.4% |
Vs. 2008 | 2.6% | 11.4% | 17.8% | 2.9% | (6.8%) | 26.2% | (9.9%) | (4.9%) | 7.8% |
Quarter to Date | |||||||||
Vs. 2009 | 9.5% | 4.1% | 7.0% | (0.7%) | 4.3% | 33.2% | 4.8% | (4.7%) | 12.9% |
Vs. 2008 | (1.3%) | 10.4% | 9.5% | 1.1% | (15.3%) | 6.9% | (10.7%) | (10.1%) | 3.9% |
Year to Date | |||||||||
Vs. 2009 | 10.1% | 10.8% | 8.8% | 2.4% | 3.9% | 39.1% | 0.8% | 18.5% | 14.3% |
Vs. 2008 | (7.6%) | (6.6%) | (3.2%) | (5.9%) | (22.7%) | (15.9%) | (10.0%) | (23.7%) | (2.9%) |