The January AAR report has come out and it is not pretty for the railroads. Of course coal has been a big driver but it looks like all commodities are in a decline and that has really hurt the rail. Intermodal is up 3.4% which is "ok" but nothing spectacular.
Bottom line is the economy is just slow and not sure when it will come out of this. I have not written my "Macroeconomic Monday" report in a long time but I can tell you that the dynamics of this economy are very slow growth, tepid employment and lack of wage growth. All of this is driving the consumer to save more or pay down debt which limits macro demand. This is always first seen in the transportation of goods.
More to come... Buckle up for 2016.
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