traffic is up 4.7% for sept.  y-o-y in n. America.   the only big troubling thing about this data, is that auto/auto parts traffic is down big (down about 35%).   and lumber is down slightly (is the housing market stagnating?).

other wise, things look good in America for now.  2 other categories that are interesting are up nicely.  waste is up 12%,  and the all other category is up 9%. 

traffic for europe is off 9% .  so it is looking like Europe may be in a recession.

for the aussies, traffic is up huge, but...some things are up big, some things are down big.  so I expect this is just a one off quirk in traffic.