Weekly Transportation Update: Inflation Eases But Remains a Worry

Consumer inflation eases year over year but remains a big concern.

• Merchant wholesaler sales, inventories edge higher.
• Flatbed pulls down spot metrics, but rates were sluggish in all segments.
• Intermodal volumes decline due to weakness in the west; grain bolstered rail carload traffic.
• Potential railroad labor disruptions are pushed out to December.