Highlights
In January, the volume of freight carried by Canadian railways reached 31.7 million tonnes, up 18.7% from January 2022 levels, marking the ninth consecutive month of year-over-year increases.
Canadian grain shipments were the largest contributor to the year-over-year increase in January 2023, partly reflecting lower volumes in January 2022 attributable to the drought across the Prairies in the summer of 2021.
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