Indicators show US economic recovery slow, uneven
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="erratic">erratic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="Economists">Economists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 70% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freight">freight</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Trucking">Trucking</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="freight">freight</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>, <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="factories">factories</span>, <span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="indicator">indicator</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="indicator">indicator</span> ((<span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="future">future</span>)) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="tonnage">tonnage</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>,“ <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="Costello">Costello</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="economist">economist</span>.</p><p><span word="Freight">Freight</span> <span word="tonnage">tonnage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>," <span word="Costello">Costello</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="clues">clues</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="freight">freight</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="freight">freight</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 3% <span word="globally">globally</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="July">July</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> -- <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="indicator">indicator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="downturn">downturn</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Perry">Perry</span> <span word="Flint">Flint</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p>
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