Data within the Index includes all domestic freight modes and is derived from $23 billion in freight transactions processed by Cass annually on behalf of its client base of hundreds of large shippers. These companies represent a broad sampling of industries including consumer packaged goods, food, automotive, chemical, OEM, retail and heavy equipment. Annual freight volume per organization ranges from $1 million to over $1 billion. The diversity of shippers and aggregate volume provide a statistically valid representation of North American shipping activity.
The following chart shows the annual average of the index (to remove seasonal variations).
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Looks like we've got zero chance of making it back to 2006 levels. Oh, well.
The following chart shows the year over year percentage change.
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Look at that strong and robust recovery! Ignore the part where the growth is stagnant or negative (the last 2 years or so).
The future's so bright, I gotta swear, "Hades!"
Oops. Somebody moved the "s" and added a comma. D'oh!
Source Data:
St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart #1
St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart #2
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Cass Freight Shipping Index Updated at :
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Thursday, February 6, 2014
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