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Table 3: Railway Carloading Statistics for Non-Intermodal Traffic by Commodity in Canada - Western Division

  June 2004 June 2003
Cars Metric Tonnes Cars Metric Tonnes
Wheat 20,775 1,858,708 12,548 1,135,456
Other cereal grains 3,100 252,118 1,411 111,603
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 587 47,939 799 66,272
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 3,191 251,910 3,549 276,421
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 373 29,053 732 57,655
Animal feed and products 1,096 88,932 428 36,203
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 4 262 4 240
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,031 78,388 1,019 77,196
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,001 160,212 1,552 126,829
Sugar 89 7,795 75 6,707
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 258 15,437 127 7,781
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 52 4,329 24 1,969
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 2,266 201,558 2,455 218,642
Salt 338 30,129 256 21,855
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 6,091 584,278 6,600 634,223
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals2 510 45,548 448 40,347
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 655 58,631 588 53,000
Nickel ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates 166 14,658 233 20,706
Zinc ores and concentrates 227 19,863 232 20,664
Other metallic ores and concentrates 151 13,569 149 13,203
Coal 22,912 2,334,807 21,301 2,163,211
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 613 46,845 541 40,764
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 1,947 158,501 1,679 134,608
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 1,797 115,142 1,594 102,814
Coal coke and petroleum coke 683 51,508 748 59,403
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,684 129,989 1,374 107,401
Sulphuric acid 398 35,348 347 30,771
Alumina 0 0 0 0
Other basic chemicals 4,760 420,002 3,722 327,020
Potash 13,525 1,285,779 9,945 965,748
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,137 347,539 3,174 265,154
Other chemical products and preparations 119 9,488 118 9,414
Plastic and rubber 2,376 209,536 2,126 180,468
Logs and other wood in the rough 1,362 92,340 948 62,716
Wood chips 4,740 281,044 4,301 264,939
Lumber 9,933 802,016 9,326 747,008
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 4,428 339,829 3,591 276,031
Wood pulp 7,118 579,024 6,955 561,209
Newsprint 920 61,493 811 54,808
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 964 62,767 843 56,047
Cement 1,306 120,093 1,080 100,287
Other non-metallic mineral products 258 20,690 411 34,129
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 550 47,876 471 41,061
Copper, primary or semi-finished 71 5,937 89 7,185
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 13 1,005 11 904
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 487 37,006 472 34,314
Articles of base metal 633 43,456 420 29,738
Machinery 23 1,279 20 896
Automobiles and mini-vans 2,079 29,509 1,596 23,584
Freight motor vehicles 314 4,356 360 5,577
Other vehicles 2 107 25 732
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 1 80 4 279
Other transportation equipment 202 7,573 189 8,163
Metallic waste and scrap 1,260 98,296 949 68,561
Non-metallic waste and scrap 393 20,963 455 28,467
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 174 9,518 104 5,282
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 12 490 6 253
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 116 4,921 148 6,018
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
       
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded3 135,271 11,579,469 113,483 9,731,936
2. Includes carloadings of gypsum.
3. Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
- nil or zero.
x confidential figures.