Highlights
In December, Canadian railways carried 28.4 million tonnes of freight, up slightly (+0.5%) from December 2021, marking the third consecutive month of year-over-year growth.
For 2022 as a whole, rail cargo volume totalled 366.4 million tonnes, up slightly (+0.5%) from 2021 levels, driven by increases in carloadings of some energy products and iron ores.
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