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WEEKLY RAIL INTERMODAL TRAFFIC

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

WEEKLY RAIL INTERMODAL TRAFFIC

Rail Intermodal Traffic, U.S. and Canada (weekly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Rail Intermodal Traffic, U.S. and Canada (weekly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Rail intermodal traffic consists of units of trailers and containers. Increases in rail intermodal traffic have been in the number of container units.

Rail Intermodal Traffic, U.S. and Canada Week 31-00 Week 31-01
United States 182,938 180,376
U.S. rail intermodal traffic percent change from same week previous year    4.40   -1.40
Canada  35,296  35,370
Canada rail intermodal traffic percent change from same week previous year   28.65    0.21

NOTE: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.

Traffic of Canadian railroads reflect their Canadian and U.S. operations, and the operations of their subsidiaries. U.S. traffic reflects the U.S. and Canadian operations of U.S. railroads.

SOURCE: Association of American Railroads, Policy and Communication Department, Weekly Railroad Traffic, Intermodal Traffic, Washington, DC.