Canadian Railway Carloadings June 2010

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Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association Aug 26, 2010

The volume of cargo carried by Canadian railways increased in June, as both commodity loadings in Canada and traffic received from the United States increased. Total freight traffic originating in Canada and received from the United States increased by 11.2% from June 2009 to 24.4 million metric tonnes in June. Compared with June 2009, freight loaded in Canada rose 8.2% to 21.8 million metric tonnes in June. The Canadian railway industry's core transportation systems, non-intermodal and intermodal, both contributed to the rise in cargo loaded.

Non-intermodal freight loadings, which are typically carried in bulk or loaded in box cars, rose 7.4% to 19.5 million metric tonnes. The commodity groups with the largest increases in tonnage were potash, iron ores and concentrates and coal. In contrast, several commodity groups registered declines. Leading the drop in tonnage was wheat, followed by wood pulp and other cereal grains.

Intermodal freight loadings, transported through containers and trailers loaded onto flat cars, increased 15.1% to 2.4 million metric tonnes in June, compared with the same month a year earlier. Rail freight traffic coming from the United States rose to about 2.6 million metric tonnes, up 44.7% from June 2009. Both non-intermodal and intermodal freight transported from the United States contributed to the increase.