Weekly snapshot · NRCan print Tue, 25 Aug 2026

Freight barometer

One screen of the numbers a cross-border carrier tracks every week — diesel, the North American index, the dollar, and the border — each dated and sourced.

Rebuilt 2026-08-26 01:25 UTC

Canadian diesel

234.4

¢/L · ten provinces · NRCan print Tue, 25 Aug 2026

North American index

220.5

¢/L · CA + US, equal weight

USD / CAD

1.3839

stronger CAD -0.0003 · Bank of Canada

Busiest crossing

70 min

Ambassador Bridge · CBSA

The week in one line

The week in one line: diesel at 234.4¢/L, the loonie at 1.3839, GDP moving +0.3% last month.

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Northern Mile freight barometer, 2026-08-26 01:25 UTC — Canadian diesel 234.4¢/L, North American index 220.5¢/L, USD/CAD 1.3839. Methodology · Prices by province

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