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

  June 2004 June 2003
Cars Metric Tonnes Cars Metric Tonnes
Wheat 494 44,278 226 20,466
Other cereal grains 292 25,349 98 8,369
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 20 1,605 31 2,426
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 13 1,109 28 2,337
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 96 8,591 110 9,824
Animal feed and products 655 50,186 768 59,985
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 1 54 3 195
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 86 6,357 37 3,077
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 316 23,432 180 13,771
Sugar 353 31,075 338 29,405
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 11 928 13 825
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 26 1,840 37 2,716
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,550 126,233 1,068 85,383
Salt 880 79,439 732 66,778
Phosphate rock 1,134 102,189 863 78,138
Sulphur 134 11,821 107 9,431
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals2 7,066 590,612 5,185 446,604
Iron ores and concentrates 29,358 2,707,504 31,717 2,916,945
Copper ores and concentrates 351 30,478 284 24,474
Nickel ores and concentrates 3,183 231,006 84 6,177
Lead ores and concentrates 86 7,739 126 11,190
Zinc ores and concentrates 1,015 90,463 1,056 94,320
Other metallic ores and concentrates 7,536 382,091 7,549 383,514
Coal 2,509 215,091 2,181 197,442
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 1,744 131,425 1,825 135,424
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 3,057 241,367 3,179 252,476
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 2,807 183,010 2,743 179,773
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,049 58,692 813 41,468
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,472 110,620 1,188 88,445
Sulphuric acid 1,956 172,225 1,341 118,426
Alumina 6,192 559,261 5,883 540,947
Other basic chemicals 3,422 291,302 2,500 205,801
Potash 1,206 110,413 1,108 102,071
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 371 33,467 312 28,196
Other chemical products and preparations 709 60,858 546 46,932
Plastic and rubber 2,185 182,378 1,820 150,653
Logs and other wood in the rough 2,476 130,858 1,720 93,074
Wood chips 1,506 92,734 1,547 91,525
Lumber 4,528 362,489 3,610 281,393
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 2,257 166,811 1,504 112,587
Wood pulp 4,354 334,928 3,109 243,752
Newsprint 5,681 369,615 4,588 284,676
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 4,002 257,790 3,228 209,525
Cement 1,594 144,490 1,075 97,063
Other non-metallic mineral products 470 36,914 232 17,610
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 4,908 413,422 3,508 284,558
Copper, primary or semi-finished 142 12,482 219 18,911
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,165 178,813 2,377 191,806
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 277 24,026 264 22,940
Articles of base metal 354 25,481 306 20,535
Machinery 135 4,010 76 2,373
Automobiles and mini-vans 7,126 136,400 7,228 139,158
Freight motor vehicles 8,903 156,401 8,059 149,491
Other vehicles 8 308 10 271
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 3,113 91,987 2,520 71,257
Other transportation equipment 814 29,921 929 30,730
Metallic waste and scrap 1,637 125,830 1,406 109,042
Non-metallic waste and scrap 302 18,847 347 21,459
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 138 9,870 90 5,797
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 655 31,649 668 33,840
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 392 11,585 307 11,300
Less than carload shipments ... 32 ... 28
       
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded3 141,272 10,072,181 125,006 8,909,105
2. Includes carloadings of gypsum.
3. Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
- nil or zero.
x confidential figures.