Highlights
Canadian railways carried 32.1 million tonnes of freight in May, up 8.7% from May 2021 levels and ending the string of eight straight year-over-year monthly decreases in tonnage. Higher shipments of iron ores and some energy products more than offset a continued slide in agricultural and food products.
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