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STATISTICS * USA - Factory Orders Improve for Seventh Time in Eight Months
The trucking industry relies on factory orders and shipments for much of its business
Washington,DC,USA -Transport Topics -5 Jan 2010: -- November factory orders rose 1.1%, marking the seventh gain in eight months, the Commerce Department said Tuesday... Bookings excluding transportation orders, which tend to be volatile, jumped 1.9%, the biggest gain since June... Durable goods orders, which make up just over half of all orders, rose 0.2%, while non-durables orders such as oil and food rose 1.8%...
* NAFTA Trade Decline Slows
Washington,DC,USA -Transport Topics -6 January 2010: -- The decline in surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico slowed in October from a year ago compared with comparable figures for September, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday... Trade among the North American Free Trade Agreement partners fell 15.5% year-to-year in October, to $61.4 billion, compared with September’s 20.2% year-to-year decline, DOT said... Truck imports to the United States fell 9.9% to $21.5 billion from a year earlier, while exports fell 11.1% to $22.5 billion, a slight improvement from September... U.S.-Canada trade fell 19% to $36.3 billion, while the value of truck imports to the U.S. fell 15.8% and the value of truck exports fell 9.5%... U.S.-Mexico trade fell 10% to $25.1 billion. The value of truck imports fell 4.2% and the value of truck exports fell 13.5%...
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