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52-001-XIE
In April 2002, the freight loaded by railways in Canada (excluding intermodal traffic) totaled 21.2 million metric tonnes. This represented an increase of 5.7% compared to April 2001. The intermodal tonnage, represented by "container-on-flat-cars" (C.O.F.C.) and "trailer-on-flat-cars" (T.O.F.C.) increased by 18.7% compared to the same period in 2001, to reach 2.2 million metric tonnes. The five main loaded commodities were: coal (3.0 million metric tonnes), iron ores and concentrates (2.9 million metric tonnes), potash (1.8 million metric tonnes), wheat (1.6 million metric tonnes), and lumber (1.2 million metric tonnes) The cumulative freight loaded (excluding intermodal traffic) for the first four months of 2002 reached 77.0 million metric tonnes.
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