Statistics Canada reports that the volume of cargo carried by Canadian railways edged up in May (+0.1%) to 32.7 million tonnes, on higher shipments of wheat, iron ores and potash.

Non-intermodal freight loadings in Canada were up for the third consecutive month, rising 1.4% year over year to 25.8 million tonnes in May.

Intermodal shipments -mainly containers- originating in Canada increased year over year for the third month in a row, up 7.2% to 3.4 million tonnes. Intermodal rail volume reached its highest level on record for the month of May, reflecting strong growth in Canada's imports of consumer goods during the same month.

May freight loadings from US rail connections totalled 3.6 million tonnes, a decline of 13.2% (-543 000 tonnes) from the same month a year earlier. This was the lowest volume recorded for the month of May in four years and came on the heels of large year-over-year decreases in March (-15.0%) and April (-22.5%) 2025.

 

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