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December’s shipment reading—at 1.208—saw a 7.7% annual increase, and freight expenditures—at 4.419—increased 43.6%.

November’s shipment reading—at 1.206—saw a 4.5% annual increase, and freight expenditures—at 4.275—were up 43.9% annually.

The report’s shipment reading—at 1.184—eked out a 0.6% annual gain, well short of August’s 12.3% annual gain, and September freight expenditures—at 3.818—increased 32.2% annually, which is off from August’s 42.2% annual gain.

The report’s shipment reading—at 1.234—was up 12.3% annually, and freight expenditures—at 3.832—saw a 42.2% annual gain.

The report’s shipment reading—at 1.231—saw a 26.8% annual gain, falling short of May’s 35.3 annual increase, to 1.269, which set a new record for annual percentage growth and the second-best reading ever, trailing only May 2018. Compared to May, the June reading was off 3% and was off 4.2%, for the same period, on a seasonally-adjusted (SA) basis, following May’s 5.9% SA gain compared to April.

The report’s shipment reading—at 1.269—was up 35.3% annually, outpacing April’s 27.6% annual spread, setting a new record for annual percentage growth and the second-best reading ever, trailing only May 2018. For freight expenditures, Cass reported that, for May, freight expenditures grew at its fastest pace on record, increasing 49.9%. over May 2020, to 3.362, topping April’s 45.1% annual increase.

The report’s shipment reading—at 1.178—saw a 27.6% annual gain, which outpaced March’s 10% annual increase, and was down 3.1% compared to March on a seasonally-adjusted (SA) basis. On the spend side, Cass reported that April expenditures—at 3.452—headed up 45.1% annually, setting a new record and topping March’s 27.5% annual increase, and saw a 1.1% SA gain compared to March.

The report’s shipment reading—at 1.196—headed up 10% annually, well outpacing February’s 4.1% annual gain that was impacted by harsh winter weather, and was also up 5.8% compared to February and up 3.4% compared to February on a seasonally-adjusted (SA) basis.

The report’s shipment reading—at 1.130—increased 4.1% annually, trailing January’s 8.6% annual gain, and it was up 1.8% compared to January. February expenditures—at 3.132—rose 16.9% annually, trailing January’s 19.5% annual gain, while rising 2.0% annually.

The report’s shipment’s reading—at 1.110—headed up 8.6% annually, topping December’s 6.7% annual increase, and expenditures—at 3.070—saw a 19.5% annual gain and a 0.2% sequential decline.

The report’s December shipments reading—at 1.122—saw a 6.7% annual increase, and December freight expenditures—at 3.077—saw a 13% annual increase, turning in its highest reading on record.

The report’s November shipments reading—at 1.154—saw a 2.7% annual increase, topping October’s 2.4% annual gain (the first time this reading was positive in nearly two years, and November freight expenditures—at 2.971—headed up 5.7% annually, topping October’s 3.1% annual spread.

September shipments—at 1.099—were down 1.8% annually, nearly 6% better than August’s 7.6% annual decrease and were up 7.1% compared to August. And September expenditures, which measures the total amount spent on freight—at 2.888—rose 1.2% annually and were up 7.2% over August.

The ATA’s advanced Seaonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for August—at 107.5 (2015=100)—was off 5.6%, from July, which was at 113.9, to August, following a 1.4% decrease, from June to July.

August shipments—at 1.099—were off 7.6% annually, improving over July’s 13.1% annual decrease, while rising 8% over July and expenditures—at 2.695—were down 5.1% compared to August 2019 and up 9.9% compared to July.