TIMELY RAILWAY DATA - A LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATOR FOR GDP?

This paper outlines the results of preliminary research into the use of potentially new economic indicators for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - railway carloadings. The Railway Carloadings Survey is a monthly survey of 18 Class I and II common carrier railways operating in Canada. The survey contains information on revenue freight by weight (in metric tonnes), the number of carloads and the commodity, for Eastern and Western Canada. The research outlined in this paper should be considered preliminary and is presented with the intent of inviting discussion and debate.

• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Transportation Research Forum

  209-15 Innovation Boulevard
  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Kohn, H
  • Sheikh, Y
• Conference:
  • Going Beyond: Moving into the New Millennium
  • Location: Montreal, Canada
  • Date: 1999-5-16 to 1999-5-19
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 74-88

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carloadings; Commodities by type; Common carriers; Economic indicators; Freight transportation; Gross domestic product; Railroads; Revenues
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00789383
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 2000 12:00AM