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52-001-XIE
In May 2002, the freight loaded by railways in Canada (excluding intermodal traffic) totaled 20.9 million metric tonnes. This represented a decrease of 2.8% compared to May 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 13.5% compared to the same period in 2001, to reach 2.3 million metric tonnes. The five main loaded commodities were: coal (3.2 million metric tonnes), iron ores and concentrates (3.1 million metric tonnes), wheat (1.6 million metric tonnes), potash (1.2 million metric tonnes), and lumber (1.1 million metric tonnes). The cumulative freight loaded (excluding intermodal traffic) for the first five months of 2002 reached 97.9 million metric tonnes.
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