North American Rail Traffic Fell 2.7% in Week Ended Sept. 11
September 15 2021 - 12:42PM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
North American rail traffic fell 2.7% last week, marking a
fourth straight weekly decline, as supply-chain issues continue to
weigh on volumes, data from the Association of American Railroads
showed.
Carload volume rose 2.4% for the week ended Sept. 11 on a dozen
reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads, while intermodal
traffic fell 7.3%, the trade group said Wednesday.
In the week ended Sept. 4, North American rail traffic fell
3.5%. For the first 36 weeks of the year, North American rail
traffic is up 8.9%, compared with a year-to-date gain of 9.2%
reported a week earlier.
The AAR said U.S. rail traffic fell 1.3% last week, as a 6%
decline in the volume of intermodal containers and trailers more
than offset a 4.5% rise in carloads. U.S. rail traffic is up 10%
for the first 36 weeks of the year.
Canadian rail traffic slid 8.3% last week amid a 5.8% decline in
carloads and an 11.1% drop in intermodal units. Canadian rail
traffic is up 5.9% for the first 36 weeks of the year.
Mexican rail traffic rose 1.6% last week, as a 13.5% jump in
carloads more than offset an 11.2% drop in intermodal units.
Mexican rail traffic is up 6% for the year to date, the AAR
said.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 15, 2021 12:27 ET (16:27 GMT)
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