FTR Reports Preliminary Trailer Orders…
FTR reports preliminary trailer orders continue to slide to the bottom of this cycle, registering only 8,200 units in July 32% below June and -58% y/y. Trailers orders for the past...
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Reyco Granning Achieves Independent Front…
Reyco Granning announced the production of its fifty thousandth independent front suspension (IFS). The company has been producing IFS modules for the motorhome, firetruck, and b...
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Import Prices Increase 0.3% in…
Prices for U.S. imports increased 0.3% in July, after advancing 1.1% the previous month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The July increase was driven by higher ...
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Consumer Prices up 5.4 Percent…
Over the 12 months ended July 2021, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 5.4%. Food prices increased 3.4% over the last 12 months. Within the food category, f...
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Manufacturing, Trade Inventories, Sales Up…
The U.S. Census Bureau announced the following new manufacturing and trade statistics for June 2021: Sales The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipm...
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August Fed Bank of NY…
Business activity continued to increase significantly in the region’s service sector, according to firms responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s August 2021 Busine...
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Retail and Food Services Down…
The U.S. Census Bureau announced the following advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for July 2021: Advance Estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services Advance es...
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Real Hourly Earnings Down 1.2…
Real (adjusted for inflation) average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.1% from June to July 2021. This result stems from an increase of 0.4% in average hourly earnings...
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FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index Eased…
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for June as reported in the August issue of the Trucking Update was strong, although it declined to 12.61 from a reading of 15.72 in May. Th...
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