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The Daily. Wednesday, November 29, 2000
Non-intermodal traffic loaded during the 10-day period ending October 31 was 7 million tonnes, an increase of 3.5 % compared with the same period of 1999. The number of cars loaded increased 3.4 %.
Intermodal traffic tonnage was 589 000 tonnes, a 4.2 % decrease from the same period of 1999. The year-to-date figures show a decrease of 0.1 %.
Total traffic increased 2.8 % during the period. This brought the year-to-date total to 202.2 million tonnes, a decrease of 4.9 % from the same period of 1999.
All year-to-date figures have been revised.
Note: Because of operational constraints, the weekly railway carloadings survey will be discontinued with the release of data for the last week of December. Concerned users of these data should pass their comments to Jean-Robert Larocque no later than December 1.
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Jean-Robert Larocque (613-951-2486; fax: 613-951-0009; laroque@statcan.gc.ca), Transportation Division.