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Table 5: Railway Carloading Statistics for Non-Intermodal Traffic by Commodity in Canada (YTD) - Eastern Division

  January 2004 to June 2004 January 2003 to June 2003
Cars Metric Tonnes Cars Metric Tonnes
Wheat 3,032 270,590 1,582 143,234
Other cereal grains 1,495 127,081 676 56,908
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 133 10,605 214 16,916
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 49 4,081 41 3,396
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 380 33,433 403 35,263
Animal feed and products 5,771 452,058 5,639 445,352
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 3 183 5 315
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 388 30,219 274 22,582
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 1,809 135,145 1,157 89,268
Sugar 2,019 176,465 1,636 143,785
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 59 4,590 303 8,160
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 128 8,953 201 14,045
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 8,180 647,876 6,059 475,255
Salt 5,744 519,888 5,488 498,099
Phosphate rock 5,903 533,036 5,303 479,350
Sulphur 773 68,337 646 57,127
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals2 32,456 2,674,759 26,857 2,268,003
Iron ores and concentrates 175,247 15,962,024 169,489 15,480,990
Copper ores and concentrates 3,504 304,531 3,019 259,773
Nickel ores and concentrates 16,765 1,214,841 13,462 973,624
Lead ores and concentrates 771 69,265 808 72,500
Zinc ores and concentrates 5,892 525,811 5,884 524,894
Other metallic ores and concentrates 21,291 1,114,056 21,410 1,125,585
Coal 12,778 1,090,595 14,951 1,279,957
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 10,661 801,450 11,276 850,515
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 17,818 1,422,740 20,205 1,615,446
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 20,800 1,351,696 20,650 1,358,313
Coal coke and petroleum coke 6,483 348,709 5,940 288,985
Other refined petroleum and coal products 8,005 603,320 6,779 499,342
Sulphuric acid 12,070 1,064,056 11,091 977,226
Alumina 33,234 3,011,575 28,347 2,612,122
Other basic chemicals 20,022 1,693,868 15,193 1,244,918
Potash 7,072 647,426 6,995 641,645
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 2,322 208,209 1,754 157,153
Other chemical products and preparations 3,959 342,429 3,681 317,577
Plastic and rubber 12,684 1,056,849 12,182 1,009,417
Logs and other wood in the rough 12,376 695,600 12,564 668,985
Wood chips 8,976 525,720 8,868 512,694
Lumber 24,905 1,971,140 23,335 1,811,881
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 12,182 911,497 9,381 708,335
Wood pulp 25,828 1,992,722 21,180 1,681,357
Newsprint 34,521 2,230,588 29,120 1,813,129
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 21,773 1,398,266 19,711 1,262,517
Cement 6,849 619,917 5,183 463,493
Other non-metallic mineral products 2,387 181,958 1,127 86,461
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 27,232 2,287,313 20,975 1,725,902
Copper, primary or semi-finished 1,867 161,271 1,421 121,503
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 13,886 1,135,722 13,554 1,088,419
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 2,298 197,718 2,186 188,245
Articles of base metal 2,536 184,184 1,941 138,932
Machinery 551 16,932 808 48,469
Automobiles and mini-vans 40,591 790,005 42,768 825,441
Freight motor vehicles 51,884 928,712 49,389 915,419
Other vehicles 104 3,975 44 983
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 20,091 606,954 17,674 508,135
Other transportation equipment 5,097 187,820 5,836 163,711
Metallic waste and scrap 9,774 767,335 10,348 828,344
Non-metallic waste and scrap 1,886 116,632 2,090 131,099
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 787 57,174 897 64,022
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 3,747 181,883 3,855 182,646
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 1,930 62,257 1,632 60,396
Less than carload shipments ... 132 ... 137
       
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded3 793,758 56,744,176 735,487 52,047,695
2. Includes carloadings of gypsum.
3. Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
- nil or zero.
x confidential figures.