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North American freight activity followed virtually the same path in 2013 as it did in the previous two years, concluding with the typical December falloff, according to new issue of the Cass Freight Index Report.

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U.S. trade with its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, amounted to $103.1 billion in October, up 4.5% from the same time a year earlier and exceeded $100 billion for the first month on record, according to new U.S. Department of Transportation figures.

Tags: Canada, Cross-Border Trucking, Mexico, Surface Trade, Freight, Economy

Shipments and new orders for manufactured goods in the United States both hit their highest levels on record in November, according to a new U.S. Commerce Department report released on Monday.

Tags: Economy, Freight, Manufacturing, Factory Orders

Economic activity in the nation’s manufacturing sector expanded in December for the seventh consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 55th consecutive month, according to a new report from the nation’s purchasing managers.

Tags: Economy, Manufacturing, Construction Spending, Consumer Confidence

The final week of 2013 provided some encouraging economic numbers including about holiday sales.

Tags: Durable Goods, Home Sales, Consumer Spending, Economy, Retail Sales

The American economy expanded more in the third quarter of the year than earlier projections, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.

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UPDATED -- Existing home sales in the United States have fallen for the third straight month, according to the National Association of Realtors, but it’s not due to lack of interest from prospective buyers.

Tags: Economy, Home Sales, Federal Reserve

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 0.7% in October from September, the first monthly decline after three months of increases, according to a new figures from U.S. Department of Transportation and its Freight Transportation Services Index.

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Unemployment moved down in November to its lowest level in five years and with it trucking added the most jobs in several months.

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Border crossings into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico in 2012 included 10.7 million truck crossings, along with with personal vehicles entering the U.S. nearly 96 million times (33.1 million from Canada, and 62.7 million from Mexico.) The stats also include 320,000 buses and 37,000 trains.

Tags: Canada, Economy, Cross-Border Trucking, Mexico, Surface Trade, Freight

The broadest measure of health of the nation’s economy shows it expanded at an annual rate of 3.6% in the third quarter of the year, more than originally reported, according to the U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday.

Tags: Economy, ATA, GDP

Sales of new homes on the United States skyrocketed in October, recording the biggest monthly increase in more than 30 years, according to a new U.S. Commerce Department report.

Tags: Economy, Home Sales, Employment

UPDATED -- Total construction spending in the United States hit a four and half year high in October, according to U.S. Commerce Department report released on Monday.

Tags: Economy, Durable Goods, Leading Economic Indicators, Construction Spending, Manufacturing

Despite a partial government shut down last month, resulting in hundreds of thousands of people being out of work and with no paychecks, retail sales in the U.S. unexpectedly increased.

Tags: Freight, Consumer Prices, Home Sales, Economy, Retail Sales

FTR's Noel Perry discussed the role of regulatory shocks in capacity and freight rates, plus the economic backdrop to what's going on in the industry, in FTR's recent State of Freight conference call.

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A new report shows the American economy expanded in the third quarter of the year at a surprisingly higher rate than expected.

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Conditions for the American economy are improving and may continue doing so, according to a new report out from one private research group.

Tags: Economy, Leading Economic Indicators

Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in October for the 46th consecutive month, according to the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing Institute for Supply Management Report On Business.

Tags: Economy, Manufacturing, Non-Manufacturing