Worldwide shipments of Traditional PCs, inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, reached 83.6 million units in 2Q21, up 13.2% from the second quarter of 2020, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation ( IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. Read our monthly report, typically released on the 12th of the month, for analysis and commentary on the Cass Freight Index, the Cass Truckload Linehaul Index®, and the current state of the freight market.Ī simple calculation of the Cass Freight Index data (expenditures divided by shipments) produces a data set of inferred freight rates that explains the overall movement in rates (specifically, the cost of a shipment):ĭownload the data or read the full analysis.NEEDHAM, Mass., J– The surge in PC demand continued through the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21) despite global component shortages and logistics issues.
The diversity of shippers and aggregate volume provide a statistically valid representation of North American shipping activity. Annual freight volume per organization ranges from $40 million to over $2 billion. These companies represent a broad sampling of industries including consumer packaged goods, food, automotive, chemical, medical/pharma, OEM, retail and heavy equipment.
Our monthly data and the Cass Transportation Index Report provide valuable insight into freight trends as they relate to other economic and supply chain indicators and the overall economy.ĭata within the Index includes all domestic freight modes and is derived from 37 million invoices and $37 billion in spend processed by Cass annually on behalf of its client base of hundreds of large shippers. Since 1995, the Cass Freight Index® has been a trusted measure of the North American freight market.
A Measure of North American Freight Volumes
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