{"version":"1","article":{"id":"canada-july-2026-railway-freight","slug":"canada-july-2026-railway-freight","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/canada-july-2026-railway-freight","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-july-2026-railway-freight?lang=en","title":"Canadian railways moved 31.7 million tonnes of freight in July","summary":"Loadings rose 2.6% year over year, the third-highest July total on record. Grain shipments offset declines in coal and potash, while freight from US rail connections increased 11.1%.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-04T18:20:06+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-04T18:20:06+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-07","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Statistics Canada","url":"https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260928/dq260928a-eng.htm","publishedAt":"2026-09-28","checkedAt":"2026-10-04"},{"name":"Statistics Canada, Table 23-10-0216-01","url":"https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2310021601","checkedAt":"2026-10-04"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/canada-july-2026-railway-freight","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-july-2026-railway-freight?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/canada-july-2026-railway-freight","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-july-2026-railway-freight?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/canada-july-2026-railway-freight","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-july-2026-railway-freight?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/canada-july-2026-railway-freight","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-july-2026-railway-freight?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/canada-july-2026-railway-freight","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-july-2026-railway-freight?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"railway-freight-tonnage","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Kanada temmuz demiryolu yük tonajı","en":"Canada July railway freight tonnage","ar":"حمولات الشحن بالسكك الحديدية الكندية في يوليو","fr":"Tonnage ferroviaire canadien en juillet","es":"Tonelaje ferroviario canadiense en julio"},"description":{"tr":"Temmuz 2026 yük tonajı ve seçilmiş alt gruplar; sezon düzeltmesi yoktur.","en":"July 2026 freight tonnage and selected components; not seasonally adjusted.","ar":"حمولات يوليو 2026 وبعض المكونات؛ البيانات غير معدلة موسمياً.","fr":"Tonnage de juillet 2026 et composantes choisies; données non désaisonnalisées.","es":"Tonelaje de julio de 2026 y componentes seleccionados; sin ajuste estacional."},"methodology":{"tr":"Aylık yük akışı, mevsimsel düzeltme yok. Bileşenleri yuvarlanmış değerlerden toplamayın. Kaynak metrikleri milyon ton birimindedir.","en":"Monthly freight flow, not seasonally adjusted. Do not add rounded components to reconstruct the total. Source metrics are reported in million tonnes.","ar":"تدفق شحن شهري غير معدل موسمياً. لا تجمع المكونات المقربة لإعادة بناء الإجمالي. المقاييس بوحدة مليون طن.","fr":"Flux mensuel de fret non désaisonnalisé. Ne pas additionner les composantes arrondies pour reconstruire le total. Les mesures sont en millions de tonnes.","es":"Flujo mensual de carga sin ajuste estacional. No sumar componentes redondeados para reconstruir el total. Las métricas se expresan en millones de toneladas."},"sourceUrls":["https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260928/dq260928a-eng.htm"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-04T00:00:00Z","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Toplam demiryolu yükü","en":"Total railway freight","ar":"إجمالي الشحن بالسكك","fr":"Fret ferroviaire total","es":"Carga ferroviaria total"},"value":31.7,"unit":"million tonnes","period":"2026-07","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"railway-freight-tonnage","unitCode":"million-tonnes","geography":"canada","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Yurt içi konteyner dışı yük","en":"Domestic non-intermodal freight","ar":"الشحن المحلي غير متعدد الوسائط","fr":"Fret intérieur non intermodal","es":"Carga nacional no intermodal"},"value":24.8,"unit":"million tonnes","period":"2026-07","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"domestic-nonintermodal-freight-tonnage","unitCode":"million-tonnes","geography":"canada","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"ABD demiryolu bağlantıları yükü","en":"Freight from US railway connections","ar":"الشحن المرتبط بخطوط السكك الأمريكية","fr":"Fret des liaisons ferroviaires américaines","es":"Carga de conexiones ferroviarias estadounidenses"},"value":3.8,"unit":"million tonnes","period":"2026-07","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"us-railway-connections-freight-tonnage","unitCode":"million-tonnes","geography":"canada","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"railway-freight-tonnage","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"railway-freight-tonnage","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-july-2026-railway-freight/data/railway-freight-tonnage?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-july-2026-railway-freight/data/railway-freight-tonnage?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Statistics Canada’s July railway carloadings release, published September 28, reported 31.7 million metric tonnes of freight transported by Canadian railways during the month. That was 2.6% above July 2025 and the third-highest total on record for a July. The agency put the five-year average for July at 30.1 million tonnes, below the 2026 observation. The survey describes rail freight reported by operators; it does not cover every transport mode or represent all goods moving through the Canadian economy.","The year-over-year increase in total tonnage was attributed mainly to domestic non-intermodal loadings and traffic connected with U.S. railways. Domestic non-intermodal freight rose 1.9% to 24.8 million tonnes. This category primarily covers commodities moved outside intermodal containers, which are counted separately. It would be misleading to add rounded components and present the result as an exact reconstruction of the total. The published total and its subgroups should be read within their own definitions and rounding precision rather than treated as perfectly additive figures.","Grain shipments were a major part of the increase. Canola loadings rose 64.4% from a year earlier, adding 361,000 tonnes—the largest tonnage increase in more than a year and a half. Wheat loadings were up 16.0%, or 334,000 tonnes, the largest annual tonnage increase since November 2025 and a fourth consecutive monthly year-over-year gain. Animal feed and products rose 51.1%, adding 230,000 tonnes. These figures refer to rail loadings in July; they are not measures of crop production, export receipts or prices received by farmers.","The same release cited July year-over-year export increases of 148.5% for canola and 7.4% for wheat. Their simultaneous movement gives trade context but does not by itself establish that railway shipments caused the export changes. Statistics Canada said grain traffic remained strong amid elevated stocks of principal field crops and strong global demand. That is the agency’s interpretation; the release does not measure a particular route, buyer, freight rate or total farm income. Railway figures offer one lens on internal goods movement, rather than a complete account of agricultural commerce.","The growth was partly offset by declines in other commodities. Coal loadings fell 19.1% year over year, declining for a fifth straight month. Potash tonnage was down 16.1%, a third consecutive annual decline, while iron ores and concentrates fell 5.5%. Domestic intermodal freight was little changed at 3.2 million tonnes, 25,139 tonnes below the year-earlier level. The release noted delays to east-west movements amid wildfires but said container volumes remained strong. This mix shows why aggregate growth does not imply that every commodity or shipping segment expanded.","Freight loadings from connections with U.S. railways increased 11.1% to 3.8 million tonnes, marking a fifth consecutive year-over-year rise. The agency said the increase may partly reflect some traffic rerouted through American connections during wildfires in northern Ontario and British Columbia; this was presented as a possible explanation, not a quantified causal estimate. The Monthly Railway Carloadings Survey gathers rail-car, tonnage, unit and TEU information from for-hire freight operators in Canada. Cross-border-connected tonnage should not be confused with total exports or unique shipments.","The reported data are not seasonally adjusted and are revised monthly as new information arrives. July’s increase is a comparative observation about freight volume during that month; it does not measure network capacity, transit delays, freight prices, emissions or the supply-chain position of every producer. The five-year July average provides seasonal context but cannot alone establish a long-term structural trend. The commodity mix helps readers see the roles of agricultural freight and U.S.-connected traffic. Subsequent months will show whether these patterns continued, changed direction or reflected temporary timing and routing conditions."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Loadings rose 2.6% year over year, the third-highest July total on record. Grain shipments offset declines in coal and potash, while freight from US rail connections increased 11.1%.\n\nStatistics Canada’s July railway carloadings release, published September 28, reported 31.7 million metric tonnes of freight transported by Canadian railways during the month. That was 2.6% above July 2025 and the third-highest total on record for a July. The agency put the five-year average for July at 30.1 million tonnes, below the 2026 observation. The survey describes rail freight reported by operators; it does not cover every transport mode or represent all goods moving through the Canadian economy.\n\nThe year-over-year increase in total tonnage was attributed mainly to domestic non-intermodal loadings and traffic connected with U.S. railways. Domestic non-intermodal freight rose 1.9% to 24.8 million tonnes. This category primarily covers commodities moved outside intermodal containers, which are counted separately. It would be misleading to add rounded components and present the result as an exact reconstruction of the total. The published total and its subgroups should be read within their own definitions and rounding precision rather than treated as perfectly additive figures.\n\nGrain shipments were a major part of the increase. Canola loadings rose 64.4% from a year earlier, adding 361,000 tonnes—the largest tonnage increase in more than a year and a half. Wheat loadings were up 16.0%, or 334,000 tonnes, the largest annual tonnage increase since November 2025 and a fourth consecutive monthly year-over-year gain. Animal feed and products rose 51.1%, adding 230,000 tonnes. These figures refer to rail loadings in July; they are not measures of crop production, export receipts or prices received by farmers.\n\nThe same release cited July year-over-year export increases of 148.5% for canola and 7.4% for wheat. Their simultaneous movement gives trade context but does not by itself establish that railway shipments caused the export changes. Statistics Canada said grain traffic remained strong amid elevated stocks of principal field crops and strong global demand. That is the agency’s interpretation; the release does not measure a particular route, buyer, freight rate or total farm income. Railway figures offer one lens on internal goods movement, rather than a complete account of agricultural commerce.\n\nThe growth was partly offset by declines in other commodities. Coal loadings fell 19.1% year over year, declining for a fifth straight month. Potash tonnage was down 16.1%, a third consecutive annual decline, while iron ores and concentrates fell 5.5%. Domestic intermodal freight was little changed at 3.2 million tonnes, 25,139 tonnes below the year-earlier level. The release noted delays to east-west movements amid wildfires but said container volumes remained strong. This mix shows why aggregate growth does not imply that every commodity or shipping segment expanded.\n\nFreight loadings from connections with U.S. railways increased 11.1% to 3.8 million tonnes, marking a fifth consecutive year-over-year rise. The agency said the increase may partly reflect some traffic rerouted through American connections during wildfires in northern Ontario and British Columbia; this was presented as a possible explanation, not a quantified causal estimate. The Monthly Railway Carloadings Survey gathers rail-car, tonnage, unit and TEU information from for-hire freight operators in Canada. Cross-border-connected tonnage should not be confused with total exports or unique shipments.\n\nThe reported data are not seasonally adjusted and are revised monthly as new information arrives. July’s increase is a comparative observation about freight volume during that month; it does not measure network capacity, transit delays, freight prices, emissions or the supply-chain position of every producer. The five-year July average provides seasonal context but cannot alone establish a long-term structural trend. The commodity mix helps readers see the roles of agricultural freight and U.S.-connected traffic. Subsequent months will show whether these patterns continued, changed direction or reflected temporary timing and routing conditions.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}