One of the biggest drivers of the U.S. economy as well as trucking freight is expected to outperform last year’s activity.
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Industrial production in the U.S. decreased 0.3% in January after having risen 0.3% in December, according to numbers from the U.S. Federal Reserve released on Friday. This decline in the total output from the nation’s factories, mines and utilities is the largest drop since May 2009.
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Retail sales in the U.S. have fallen for a second straight month according to new U.S. Commerce Department figures.
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The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 1% in December from November, declining after a one-month rise, according to new U.S. Department of Transportation figures, but activity is still very healthy.
Read More →UPDATED -- Unemployment in the U.S. continues moving lower, but job growth is also weakening, according to new U.S. Labor Department figures.
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North American shipment volumes and freight expenditures both continued the decline that began in December after the economy abruptly reversed direction near the end of last year, according to the latest Cass Freight Index.
Read More →Private sector employment increased by 175,000 jobs from December to January, according to new report released Wednesday from the payroll service provider ADP.
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Shipments and new orders for factor good both declined in December, according to new figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department.
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in January for the eighth consecutive month, but retreated from levels seen in December, say the nation's supply executives.
Read More →Consumer spending in the U.S. posted modest gains in December and all of last year, according to new Commerce Department figures.
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