2013-03-22 02:09:29 - New Transportation market report from MarketLine: "Rail Freight in Canada"

Rail Freight in Canada industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2008-12, and forecast to 2017). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Canada rail freight market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

* The rail freight sector is defined as consisting of revenues generated from freight transportation by rail. Units of volume are measured in freight ton kilometers (FTK). Rail freight volumes include both domestic and international freight, which for the purposes of this reportare counted in

the country of origin. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2011 annual average exchange rates.
* The Canadian rail freight sector is expected to generate total revenues of $10.4 billion in 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.4% between 2008 and 2012.
* Sector consumption volumes are forecast to increase with a CAGR of 2.7% between 2008 and 2012, to reach a total of 403.5 billion FTK in 2012.
* The performance of the sector is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 5.8% for the five-year period 2012 - 2017, which is expected to drive the sector to a value of $13.7 billion by the end of 2017.


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Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the rail freight market in Canada

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the rail freight market in Canada

Leading company profiles reveal details of key rail freight market players' global operations and financial performance

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Canada rail freight market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Canada economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Canada rail freight market by value in 2012?

What will be the size of the Canada rail freight market in 2017?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Canada rail freight market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

How large is Canada's rail freight market in relation to its regional counterparts?

Report Table of Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary
Market value
Market value forecast
Market volume
Market volume forecast
Geography segmentation
Market rivalry
Market Overview
Market definition
Market analysis
Market Data
Market value
Market volume
Market Segmentation
Geography segmentation
Market Outlook
Market value forecast
Market volume forecast
Five Forces Analysis
Summary
Buyer power
Supplier power
New entrants
Threat of substitutes
Degree of rivalry
Leading Companies
Canadian National Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited
Macroeconomic Indicators
Country Data
Appendix
Methodology
Industry associations

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Canada rail freight sector value: $ billion, 2008-12(e)
Table 2: Canada rail freight sector volume: billion FTK, 2008-12(e)
Table 3: Canada rail freight sector geography segmentation: $ billion, 2012(e)
Table 4: Canada rail freight sector value forecast: $ billion, 2012-17
Table 5: Canada rail freight sector volume forecast: billion FTK, 2012-17
Table 6: Canadian National Railway Company: key facts
Table 7: Canadian National Railway Company: key financials ($)
Table 8: Canadian National Railway Company: key financials (C$)
Table 9: Canadian National Railway Company: key financial ratios
Table 10: Canadian Pacific Railway Limited: key facts
Table 11: Canadian Pacific Railway Limited: key financials ($)
Table 12: Canadian Pacific Railway Limited: key financials (C$)
Table 13: Canadian Pacific Railway Limited: key financial ratios
Table 14: Canada size of population (million), 2008-12
Table 15: Canada gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2008-12
Table 16: Canada gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2008-12
Table 17: Canada inflation, 2008-12
Table 18: Canada consumer price index (absolute), 2008-12
Table 19: Canada exchange rate, 2008-12

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Canada rail freight sector value: $ billion, 2008-12(e)
Figure 2: Canada rail freight sector volume: billion FTK, 2008-12(e)
Figure 3: Canada rail freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2012(e)
Figure 4: Canada rail freight sector value forecast: $ billion, 2012-17
Figure 5: Canada rail freight sector volume forecast: billion FTK, 2012-17
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the rail freight sector in Canada, 2012
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the rail freight sector in Canada, 2012
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the rail freight sector in Canada, 2012
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the rail freight sector in Canada, 2012
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the rail freight sector in Canada, 2012
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the rail freight sector in Canada, 2012
Figure 12: Canadian National Railway Company: revenues & profitability
Figure 13: Canadian National Railway Company: assets & liabilities
Figure 14: Canadian Pacific Railway Limited: revenues & profitability
Figure 15: Canadian Pacific Railway Limited: assets & liabilities

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