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Table 2: Railway Carloading Statistics for Non-Intermodal Traffic by Commodity in Canada - Eastern Division

  April 2002 April 2001
Cars Metric Tonnes Cars Metric Tonnes
Wheat 325 29,022 362 32,918
Other cereal grains 214 17,847 186 16,219
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 32 2,714 43 3,794
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 21 1,076 148 11,272
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 83 7,141 211 18,013
Animal feed and products 588 44,779 637 50,692
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 74 5,336 44 3,267
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 125 9,683 175 13,173
Sugar 334 27,809 237 20,516
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 17 1,031 15 888
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 61 4,234 25 1,774
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,944 139,416 1,881 134,909
Salt 859 49,393 816 78,018
Phosphate rock 1,023 92,208 658 59,598
Sulphur 138 11,960 95 8,291
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals2 6,163 535,749 5,685 502,457
Iron ores and concentrates 29,509 2,908,777 19,522 1,881,554
Copper ores and concentrates 1,207 103,920 1,138 97,063
Nickel ores and concentrates 3,471 251,907 3,086 135,579
Lead ores and concentrates 110 9,889 395 35,137
Zinc ores and concentrates 1,149 102,167 1,343 114,861
Other metallic ores and concentrates 130 11,651 9 734
Coal 982 93,290 4,423 360,561
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 1,734 134,846 1,693 128,713
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 2,455 202,802 2,121 181,328
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 2,866 185,397 2,900 184,945
Coal coke and petroleum coke 780 46,703 871 52,546
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,147 85,292 1,326 96,691
Sulphuric acid 2,343 209,153 2,008 178,126
Alumina 5,400 495,553 5,340 489,522
Other basic chemicals 2,572 202,646 2,646 209,462
Potash 1,403 128,910 1,014 92,278
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 406 36,634 722 62,266
Other chemical products and preparations 730 62,262 668 57,909
Plastic and rubber 2,170 175,243 2,004 160,051
Logs and other wood in the rough 2,783 153,188 1,071 70,739
Wood chips 1,718 103,583 1,484 87,369
Lumber 5,480 407,664 4,888 367,617
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 2,533 188,202 2,216 168,451
Wood pulp 3,927 301,402 3,446 254,546
Newsprint 4,970 301,728 4,585 277,414
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 3,755 239,750 3,760 233,727
Cement 1,128 99,461 871 76,425
Other non-metallic mineral products 1,304 111,694 850 74,188
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 3,789 303,237 2,672 214,441
Copper, primary or semi-finished 583 51,400 475 39,837
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,140 170,347 1,826 142,655
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 413 36,232 384 33,521
Articles of base metal 382 27,069 511 33,024
Machinery 175 9,150 183 10,548
Automobiles and mini-vans 8,609 155,941 7,586 145,553
Freight motor vehicles 8,968 163,778 7,368 132,506
Other vehicles 728 15,541 626 13,611
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 2,468 84,190 1,542 52,984
Other transportation equipment 453 10,190 558 19,208
Metallic waste and scrap 866 68,617 1,310 106,724
Non-metallic waste and scrap 506 31,779 543 32,555
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 92 7,003 117 8,859
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 660 29,387 963 47,733
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 283 12,622 432 24,666
Less than carload shipments 272 0
       
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded3 131,278 9,509,867 114,714 8,144,026
2. Includes carloadings of gypsum.
3. Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
- nil or zero.
x confidential figures.