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Weekly Transportation Update: U.S. adds 227,000 payroll jobs in November as unemployment ticks up

Weekly Transportation Update: Housing starts and permits fade in October as backlog declines

Weekly Transportation Update: Manufacturing production falls in October

Weekly Transportation Update: Election of President Trump likely to shake up trade, labor policies

Weekly Transportation Update: Imports, consumer spending fuel a strong freight economy in Q3

Weekly Transportation Update: Sales of new and existing homes were mixed in September

Weekly Transportation Update: Hurricanes, Boeing strike hit industrial production in September

Weekly Transportation Update: Consumer price increases hold steady in September

Weekly Transportation Update: East/Gulf Coast container terminal strike suspended after three days

Weekly Transportation Update: Real consumer spending was sluggish in August as inflation cooled

Weekly Transportation Update: The Fed cuts the target federal funds rate by half a point

Weekly Transportation Update: U.S. adds 142,000 payroll jobs in August; the unemployment rate edges lower.

Weekly Transportation Update: Vehicle purchases spur consumer spending; personal saving rate sinks.

Weekly Transportation Update: Home sales rise in July, especially sales of new homes

Weekly Transportation Update: Automotive output, Hurricane Beryl hit industrial activity in July

Weekly Transportation Update: First-time claims for unemployment benefits fall sharply

Weekly Transportation Update: The U.S. economy adds just 114,000 payroll jobs in July

Weekly Transportation Update: The freight transportation economy posts strong gain in Q2

Weekly Transportation Update: Manufacturing output strengthens as automotive nearly matches its record

Weekly Transportation Update: Consumer inflation falls m/m for the first time in just over four years

Weekly Transportation Update: U.S. adds 206,000 payroll jobs as the unemployment rate rises to 4.1%

Weekly Transportation Update: Real consumer spending rises in May after downward revisions.

Weekly Transportation Update: Manufacturing output rises in May and is basically flat y/y

Weekly Transportation Update: May sees no inflation at either the consumer or producer level

Weekly Transportation Update: U.S. adds 272,000 payroll jobs in May; unemployment ticks up

Weekly Transportation Update: Real consumer spending on goods falls in April

Weekly Transportation Update: Sales of new and existing homes decline in April

Weekly Transportation Update: Industrial production and retail sales were flat in April versus March

Weekly Transportation Update: Wholesale sector sales decline more than inventories in March

Weekly Transportation Update: U.S. economy adds 175,000 payroll jobs in April

Weekly Transportation Update: U.S. economic growth slowed in Q1, but strong goods imports were a factor

Weekly Transportation Update: Automotive production was quite strong in March

Weekly Transportation Update: Consumer inflation rose in March at the same rate as February

Weekly Transportation Update: U.S. adds 303,000 payroll jobs in March as unemployment dips

Weekly Transportation Update: Durable goods orders edge higher in February

Weekly Transportation Update: Housing starts rebound in February after weather-induced drop

Weekly Transportation Update: Manufacturing’s February gain fails to offset January drop in output

Weekly Transportation Update: U.S. adds 275,000 payroll jobs in February

Weekly Transportation Update: Consumer spending on goods falls sharply in January

Weekly Transportation Update: Sales of existing homes on the rise

Weekly Transportation Update: Retail sales decline in January, but weather might have been a factor

Weekly Transportation Update: Wholesale inventories rise in December but so do sales

Weekly Transportation Update: U.S. adds 353,000 payroll jobs, seasonally adjusted, in January

Weekly Transportation Update: The economy sees solid growth in Q4 as does the freight economy

Weekly Transportation Update: Manufacturing output holds steady as automotive continues recovery

Weekly Transportation Update: Consumer inflation ticks up in December but remains fairly cool

Weekly Transportation Update: Automotive sector rebound bolsters manufacturing output

Weekly Transportation Update: U.S. adds 199,000 payroll jobs in November

Weekly Transportation Update: Retail inventories aside from automotive are extraordinarily lean.

Weekly Transportation Update: Manufacturing holds steady aside from inevitable automotive drop

Weekly Transportation Update: Wholesale inventories were leaner in September

Weekly Transportation Update: Economic growth and the freight economy were robust in Q3

Weekly Transportation Update: Freight Economy Sinks as Overall Economy Grows

Weekly Transportation Update: Historically Strong Auto Output Falls in Short-Term

Weekly Transportation Update: Core Consumer Inflation Lowest in Almost Two Years

Weekly Transportation Update: Employment Growth Cools in June

Weekly Transportation Update: Housing Starts Surge as Existing Homes Sales Flounder

Weekly Transportation Update: Auto and Light Truck Sales Decline But Remain Above 2022 Average

Weekly Transportation Update: Job Openings Rise for First Time Since December

Weekly Transportation Update: Core Capital Goods Orders Rise in April

Weekly Transportation Update: Retail Sales Hold Steady

Weekly Transportation Update: Unemployment Hits 54-Year Low

Weekly Transportation Update: Housing Starts Ease After Strong February

Weekly Transportation Update: Inflation Cools While Job Growth Impresses

Weekly Transportation Update: Job Openings Fall For Second Straight Month

Weekly Transportation Update: Industrial Production Weaker As Automotive Drives Retail Inventory Growth

Weekly Transportation Update: Existing Home Sales Trend Upward After Long Fall

Weekly Transportation Update: Lean Retail Inventories Reduce Prospects for Correction

Weekly Transportation Update: U.S. Jobs Rise Overall While Trucking Jobs Drop

Weekly Transportation Update: Mortgage Rates Rise While Diesel Prices Fall

Weekly Transportation Update: Real Consumer Spending Rises While Existing Home Sales Fall

Weekly Transportation Update: Manufacturing and Retail Make Up For Weak Housing Starts

Weekly Transportation Update: Victory For Carriers in Chassis Choice Case

Weekly Transportation Update: Unemployment Plummets to Levels Not Seen in 50 Years

Weekly Transportation Update: A Growing Economy Does Little For Freight Demand

Weekly Transportation Update: Retail Sales Decline as Manufacturing Output Drops

Weekly Transportation Update: Falling Gas Prices Ease Consumer Spending

Weekly Transportation Update: Inflation Eases But Remains a Worry

Weekly Transportation Update: GDP Rises as Goods Transport Falls

Weekly Transportation Update: September Strong for Production and Manufacturing

Weekly Transportation Update: New Home Sales Surprise with a Sharp Rebound

Weekly Transportation Update: Production Dips Due to Weaker Utilities Output

Weekly Transportation Update: Falling Fuel Prices Hit Wholesalers Hard

Morning Coffee: Stocks Week Ends on Down Note

Electric Engines: The Future is Here

Morning Coffee: Wall Street Ends Lower in Three Major Indexes

The Economy: Recession? Or a Near Miss?

2022 Mid-Year Look Around

Insights: Coal Industry

Enemy No. 1: Inflation

Insights: Construction Industry

Insights: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Transportation Update | March 2022

Semiconductors: What Are They and Why Is There a Shortage?

Insights: Paper Industry

Intermodal Challenges Persist

C-Suite Synopsis: Freight Transportation for February 2022

February Preliminary Orders: Class 8 Truck & Trailer

Transportation Update | February 2022

Artificial Intelligence: Its Promises and Risks

Forecast risks abound heading into 2022

The Global Economy: Opportunities and Risk in 2022

Insights: Oil and Gas Industry

Transportation Update | January 2022

Class 8 Truck & Trailer Preliminary Orders

Intermodal at a glance | November 2021

Transportation Update | U.S. Economy

C-Suite Synopsis: Freight Transportation for November 2021

Trucking & Shippers Conditions Indices

Virtual Series Sessions Available

C-Suite Synopsis: Freight Transportation for September 2021

Perspectives on the U.S. and Global Recovery

Trucking capacity through the last decade

Revising data | FTR's Freight•cast and FED Industrial Production data

C-Suite Synopsis for July 2021

The global economy: prospects and challenges

Why aren’t we getting more truck drivers?

Transportation Update | June 2021

Changes are coming to the U.S. economy: Things to watch for in coming months

Transportation Update | May 2021

U.S. Economic Outlook | April/May, 2021

Economy discussion: We do not recommend complacency

Ake’s Take: Retail Sales Are Vibrant – Where Is The Money Going?

The future is near: A look at hydrogen vehicles

Pent-Up Demand and a Roaring Twenties Redux

April Market Update

CP/KCS Merger Stirs Up Railroad Industry

April C-Suite Synopsis

Drivers Are Now the Key Unknown for 2021

Perspectives on the Future, Part 1 - Population

Ake's Take: Are the Fears Inflated?

The Jobs Smoother: 2021 employment coming into view