Freight Shipment & Expenditures Down

Freight shipments in January were down 3.6 percent from December 2013, and down 2.0 percent from January of last year according to the Cass Freight Index Report.  Although January is typically the slowest month of the year, the winter weather conditions this January further contributed to the depressed figures.

Freight expenditures in January fell 5.1 percent from December, which can be attributed in large part to the 3.6 percent decline in the number of shipments in January.  However, freight expenditures were up 1.4 percent from January of last year.

Source: Cass Information Systems, Inc.

Freight Shipment & Expenditures Down

Freight shipments in January were down 3.6 percent from December 2013, and down 2.0 percent from January of last year according to the Cass Freight Index Report.  Although January is typically the slowest month of the year, the winter weather conditions this January further contributed to the depressed figures.

Freight expenditures in January fell 5.1 percent from December, which can be attributed in large part to the 3.6 percent decline in the number of shipments in January.  However, freight expenditures were up 1.4 percent from January of last year.

Source: Cass Information Systems, Inc.

Cass Freight Index: March

According to the Cass Freight Index Report shipment volume rose 5.8 percent from February to March, 4.2 percent higher than March 2012.  Freight shipments were up 6.4 percent since the end of last year compared to the same period last year.  Freight expenditures increased 6.5 percent in March, 4.4 percent higher than the same point in 2012.  Cass reported that a majority of the increase can be attributed to an increase in the number of shipments.

Cass Chart March 2013
Source: Cass Informations Systems: Cass Freight Index Report: March 2013

For the complete Cass Freight Index Report or more information on Cass please refer to the Cass Information Systems website.  Below is a direct link to the Cass Freight Index Report: March 2013.

http://www.cassinfo.com/~/media/Files/Transportation_Files/Freight%20Index/2013/Cass%20Freight%20Index%20Report%20-%20March%202013.ashx

 

Cass Freight Index: March

According to the Cass Freight Index Report shipment volume rose 5.8 percent from February to March, 4.2 percent higher than March 2012.  Freight shipments were up 6.4 percent since the end of last year compared to the same period last year.  Freight expenditures increased 6.5 percent in March, 4.4 percent higher than the same point in 2012.  Cass reported that a majority of the increase can be attributed to an increase in the number of shipments.

Cass Chart March 2013
Source: Cass Informations Systems: Cass Freight Index Report: March 2013

For the complete Cass Freight Index Report or more information on Cass please refer to the Cass Information Systems website.  Below is a direct link to the Cass Freight Index Report: March 2013.

http://www.cassinfo.com/~/media/Files/Transportation_Files/Freight%20Index/2013/Cass%20Freight%20Index%20Report%20-%20March%202013.ashx