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Cass Freight Index sees ‘considerable’ U.S. freight recession risk

2022.05.12 19:51

Cass Freight Index sees 'considerable' U.S. freight recession risk
FILE PHOTO: Two freight trucks are driven on the Fisher freeway in Detroit, Michigan March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A closely watched transportation report on Thursday said “the prospect of freight recession is now considerable” as the spending shift from goods to services accelerates, inflation erodes disposable income and interest rates climb.

Freight transportation is viewed as a barometer for the U.S. economy because when goods purchases fall, trucks and trains carry less cargo and business activity slows.

“After a nearly two-year cycle of surging freight volumes, the freight cycle has downshifted with a thud,” authors of the Cass Freight Index wrote in their April report.

U.S. freight volumes fell in April from March and the year-ago period, according to the report produced by data company Cass Information Systems Inc that is closely followed by analysts and investors.

The shipments component of the index fell 0.5% year over year in April, following a 0.6% year-on-year increase in March.

The April shipments component dropped 2.6% from March, and was 0.9% below the normal seasonal pattern.

“With more difficult comparisons in the next few months as global supply chain disruptions are set to intensify, more softness is on the horizon,” the report said.

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