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The Daily


Tuesday, August 22, 2006
June 2006 (preliminary)

Combined ridership on 10 large urban transit systems in Canada was 2.7% higher in June than it was for the same month in 2005.

Approximately 115.4 million passenger trips were taken on these transit systems in June. These systems account for about 80% of total urban transit in Canada.

The trips generated $185.4 million in revenue in June (excluding subsidies), up 3.3% compared with June 2005.

Available on CANSIM: table 408-0004.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2745.

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