U.S. Freight Carloads Weekly – December 5, 2011
(For The Week Ending November 25, 2011)
U.S. railroads originated 265,305 carloads, down 12.6% compared with the same week in 2010 and down 12.3% in relation to 5-year average. Week over week change was -12.1% . This was all due to Thanksgiving Day seasonality.
Following 2010 pattern. Nothing pointing to a recession here.