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title: "Weekly Transportation Update: Lean Retail Inventories Reduce Prospects for Correction"
description: Manufacturing output and retail sales were lackluster in February. 
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# [Weekly Transportation Update: Lean Retail Inventories Reduce Prospects for Correction](https://today.ftrintel.com/weekly-transportation-update-lean-retail-inventories-reduce-prospects-for-correction)

 Written by [The FTR Experts](https://today.ftrintel.com/author/experts) | 3/20/23 3:27 PM

Manufacturing output and retail sales were lackluster in February. 

- Retail inventories were leaner in January, reducing prospects for a stronger correction.
- Housing starts and permits see solid increases in February.
- Van segments’ spot rates reverse their gains from the prior week.
- STB approves Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger.

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