North American Rail Traffic Rose 0.6% in Week Ended Aug. 14
August 18 2021 - 1:44PM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
North American rail traffic edged up 0.6% last week in a stretch
marked by steep drops in shipments of grain and motor vehicles and
parts, data from the Association of American Railroads showed.
Carload volume rose 2.9% for the week ended Aug. 14 on a dozen
reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads, while intermodal
traffic fell 1.5%, the trade group said Wednesday.
In the week ended Aug. 7, North American rail traffic rose 1.1%.
For the first 32 weeks of the year, North American rail traffic is
up 10.3%, compared with a year-to-date gain of 10.7% reported a
week earlier.
The AAR said U.S. rail traffic ticked up 0.9% last week, with a
5.7% rise in carloads more than offsetting a 3% drop in the volume
of intermodal containers and trailers. U.S. rail traffic is up
11.6% for the first 32 weeks of the year.
Canadian rail traffic rose 2.6% last week, with carloads down
2.3% but intermodal units rising 7.8%. Canadian rail traffic is up
6.9% for the first 32 weeks of the year.
Mexican rail traffic fell 10.7% last week, as carloads fell 7.7%
and intermodal units slid 14.5%. Mexican rail traffic is up 6.5%
for the year to date, the AAR said.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 18, 2021 13:40 ET (17:40 GMT)
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