Highlights
In August, Canadian railways transported 31.0 million tonnes of freight, up 2.4% from August 2021 levels, marking the fourth consecutive month of year-over-year increase.
The overall freight volume was just under the five-year average of 31.4 million tonnes for the month. Higher carloadings of certain energy products as well as some other commodities more than offset a sharp year-over-year drop in fuel oils and crude petroleum as well as ongoing declines in grain.
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