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Transportation and communication, pipelines, air, rail and roads

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Transportation and communication, pipelines, air, rail and roads: Part 1
  Pipelines Gasoline sales
Crude oil Oil products Natural gas Domestic Retail Percentage change
m 3 -km tonne km m 3 -km tonne km m 3 -km tonne-km m 3 m 3  
v7472 v7473 v7477 v7469 v7481 v7482 v22455 v22460 v22460
  millions billions number percent
2008 126,069 106,413 20,879 15,898 240,908 175,862 41,766,623 37,295,631 -1.1
2009 125,427 105,872 20,585 15,673 .. .. 42,303,813 37,766,600 1.3
March 2008 10,160 8,576 1,692 1,288 20,843 15,215 3,354,290 2,993,425 2.0
April 2008 10,259 8,660 1,533 1,167 19,476 14,217 3,320,514 2,966,110 1.5
May 2008 10,338 8,726 1,902 1,448 19,530 14,257 3,619,392 3,231,020 -2.7
June 2008 9,943 8,393 1,824 1,389 20,056 14,641 3,498,054 3,121,610 -4.3
July 2008 10,397 8,776 1,467 1,117 21,155 15,443 3,680,414 3,285,349 -4.0
August 2008 11,077 9,350 1,422 1,083 20,153 14,712 3,647,522 3,256,306 -6.4
September 2008 10,300 8,694 1,292 984 19,919 14,541 3,429,040 3,062,378 -1.0
October 2008 10,842 9,152 1,677 1,277 20,450 14,928 3,593,153 3,210,464 -0.7
November 2008 10,850 9,158 1,765 1,344 18,869 13,774 3,379,904 3,020,548 -3.9
December 2008 11,092 9,362 2,236 1,703 19,642 14,339 3,622,055 3,231,936 2.5
January 2009 10,783 9,102 1,814 1,381 21,725 15,859 3,438,502 3,069,825 1.4
February 2009 9,313 7,861 1,679 1,278 19,477 14,218 3,091,044 2,760,458 -4.4
March 2009 10,192 8,603 1,676 1,276 20,235 14,771 3,378,517 3,012,715 0.6
April 2009 9,227 7,788 1,667 1,269 .. .. 3,469,880 3,100,774 4.5
May 2009 9,534 8,047 1,689 1,286 .. .. 3,587,520 3,201,328 -0.9
June 2009 10,529 8,887 1,495 1,138 .. .. 3,582,150 3,197,288 2.4
July 2009 11,450 9,665 1,506 1,147 .. .. 3,750,990 3,348,088 1.9
August 2009 10,627 8,970 1,763 1,343 .. .. 3,758,482 3,356,904 3.1
September 2009 10,576 8,927 1,587 1,208 .. .. 3,624,040 3,236,390 5.7
October 2009 10,895 9,197 1,707 1,300 .. .. 3,600,852 3,215,869 0.2
November 2009 10,849 9,158 2,105 1,603 .. .. 3,378,296 3,016,072 -0.1
December 2009 11,452 9,667 1,897 1,444 .. .. 3,643,540 3,250,889 0.6
January 2010 10,432 8,806 1,778 1,354 .. .. 3,452,744 3,085,631 0.5
February 2010 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,157,718 2,816,992 2.0
March 2010 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Transportation and communication, pipelines, air, rail and roads: Part 2
  Major Canadian airlines Rail
Passengers Passenger-kilometres Goods Car loadings
Kg Tonne-km Tonnes
v11743 v11744 v11745 v11746 v74870
  thousands
2008 37,494 96,678 218,944 1,260,823 244,377 
2009 36,244 93,336 195,068 1,169,416 212,864 
March 2008 3,352 8,567 19,594 138,370 20,666 
April 2008 3,086 7,679 18,639 97,514 21,838 
May 2008 3,198 8,171 18,680 104,977 21,761 
June 2008 3,205 8,586 19,123 108,431 20,050 
July 2008 3,441 9,475 20,893 121,205 20,476 
August 2008 3,667 9,965 20,457 118,077 20,117 
September 2008 2,969 8,031 17,935 104,914 21,057 
October 2008 2,960 7,455 18,918 111,247 21,323 
November 2008 2,703 6,402 16,338 93,075 20,215 
December 2008 2,991 7,419 14,806 83,727 17,335 
January 2009 2,889 7,361 12,836 72,733 16,847 
February 2009 2,795 6,824 12,936 72,911 16,958 
March 2009 3,099 7,717 15,098 86,933 18,124 
April 2009 3,043 7,595 13,941 81,566 17,368 
May 2009 2,884 7,411 13,928 82,417 17,175 
June 2009 2,927 7,819 14,622 88,607 18,120 
July 2009 3,329 9,156 17,789 110,213 16,819 
August 2009 3,599 9,818 18,342 111,498 17,065 
September 2009 2,965 7,945 16,965 103,627 18,230 
October 2009 2,931 7,437 19,003 116,823 19,715 
November 2009 2,681 6,446 18,634 115,234 18,897 
December 2009 3,102 7,808 20,974 126,854 17,546 
January 2010 3,016 7,811 18,312 113,377 17,804 
February 2010 2,911 7,322 18,573 114,429 17,716 
March 2010 3,347 8,529 22,811 95,830 20,722 
Transportation and communication, pipelines, air, rail and roads: Part 3
  Road vehicles
Number Kilometres travelled
v1930231 v1937875
  thousands
2007 79,953 332,275  
2008 81,744 325,611  
Third quarter 2006 19,732 91,286 
Fourth quarter 2006 19,750 81,070 
First quarter 2007 19,572 75,133 
Second quarter 2007 19,802 88,917 
Third quarter 2007 20,267 87,709 
Fourth quarter 2007 20,312 80,516 
First quarter 2008 20,098 72,797 
Second quarter 2008 20,311 82,616 
Third quarter 2008 20,689 88,362 
Fourth quarter 2008 20,646 81,837 
First quarter 2009 20,392 70,801 
Second quarter 2009 20,582 88,409 
Third quarter 2009 20,943 96,684 
Note(s):
Monthly and quarterly data, when presented in this table, are not seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil and Refined Petroleum Products. Natural Gas Transportation and Distribution. Aviation Statistics Centre, Aviation: Service Bulletin (Catalogue no. 51-004-XIB), contact: L. DiPietro (613-951-0146). Monthly Railway Carloadings (Catalogue no. 52-001-XIE), contact: A. Akuoko-Asibey (613-951-7330). The Canadian Vehicle Survey (Catalogue no. 53F0004XWE), contact: Client services: (1-866-500-8400). CANSIM tables: 134-0004, 133-0005, 129-0001, 401-0001, 404-0002, 405-0005 and 405-0008.
Date Modified: 2010-06-10

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