Rail traffic was very
negative YoY, but still due primarily to coal, while the diffusion index improved considerably: The American Association of Railroads reported that total rail traffic was down -1.8 % YoY.
Rail traffic remained
negative YoY, but still due to coal, while the diffusion index decreased considerably: The American Association of Railroads reported that total rail traffic was down -2.2 % YoY.
Not exact matches
Same Store Sales and Gallup consumer spending varied from weakly positive to substantially
negative, although Gallup is almost certainly due to the hurricane: The ICSC reported that same store sales for the week ending October 26 rose +0.5 % w / w and were up +2.8 %
YoY.
The
YoY trend just slipped into
negative terrain last November for the first time since 2009 — just something to consider.