Purchases, Inventory, and ISR Reports

Monthly Trends examines the data RTA collects from members every month. These reports provide suppliers and railroad industry partners with the latest analysis of tie demand, inventory and production information available.

Purchases data are calculated based on the difference between monthly production and the change in inventory. This is the most important producer information that RTA uses in its econometric forecasting process for tie demand.	This document is the purchases data itself viewable in Excel. Contact [email protected] with questions or access to work with this password-protected file.
Create individual scenarios and yearly forecasts. Change default percentages to adjust for changing conditions and to assess potential market outcomes from those changes.	The historical green tie pricing report is updated monthly.

 RTA thanks The Hardwood Market Report for the raw data which is rescaled and adjusted for inflation by RTA's economists.