stackyFACTSOne man's literal trash is another man's forward-looking economic indicator.
One man's literal trash is another man's forward-looking economic indicator. Analysts often monitor the volume of waste being shipped out by rail from major industrial hubs. If factories are churning out goods, they are also churning out massive amounts of scrap metal, packaging, and industrial refuse. When the train cars full of garbage suddenly dry up, it means the assembly lines have slowed down, and the broader economy is about to take a massive hit.
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