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Table 1: Railway Carloading Statistics for Non-Intermodal Traffic by Commodity in Canada - Total1

  June 2004 June 2003
Cars Metric Tonnes Cars Metric Tonnes
Wheat 21,269 1,902,986 12,774 1,155,922
Other cereal grains 3,392 277,467 1,509 119,972
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 607 49,544 830 68,698
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 3,204 253,019 3,577 278,758
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 469 37,644 842 67,479
Animal feed and products 1,751 139,118 1,196 96,188
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 5 316 7 435
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,117 84,745 1,056 80,273
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,317 183,644 1,732 140,600
Sugar 442 38,870 413 36,112
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 269 16,365 140 8,606
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 78 6,169 61 4,685
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 3,816 327,791 3,523 304,025
Salt 1,218 109,568 988 88,633
Phosphate rock 1,134 102,189 863 78,138
Sulphur 6,225 596,099 6,707 643,654
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals2 7,576 636,160 5,633 486,951
Iron ores and concentrates 29,358 2,707,504 31,717 2,916,945
Copper ores and concentrates 1,006 89,109 872 77,474
Nickel ores and concentrates 3,183 231,006 84 6,177
Lead ores and concentrates 252 22,397 359 31,896
Zinc ores and concentrates 1,242 110,326 1,288 114,984
Other metallic ores and concentrates 7,687 395,660 7,698 396,717
Coal 25,421 2,549,898 23,482 2,360,653
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 2,357 178,270 2,366 176,188
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 5,004 399,868 4,858 387,084
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 4,604 298,152 4,337 282,587
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,732 110,200 1,561 100,871
Other refined petroleum and coal products 3,156 240,609 2,562 195,846
Sulphuric acid 2,354 207,573 1,688 149,197
Alumina 6,192 559,261 5,883 540,947
Other basic chemicals 8,182 711,304 6,222 532,821
Potash 14,731 1,396,192 11,053 1,067,819
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,508 381,006 3,486 293,350
Other chemical products and preparations 828 70,346 664 56,346
Plastic and rubber 4,561 391,914 3,946 331,121
Logs and other wood in the rough 3,838 223,198 2,668 155,790
Wood chips 6,246 373,778 5,848 356,464
Lumber 14,461 1,164,505 12,936 1,028,401
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 6,685 506,640 5,095 388,618
Wood pulp 11,472 913,952 10,064 804,961
Newsprint 6,601 431,108 5,399 339,484
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 4,966 320,557 4,071 265,572
Cement 2,900 264,583 2,155 197,350
Other non-metallic mineral products 728 57,604 643 51,739
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 5,458 461,298 3,979 325,619
Copper, primary or semi-finished 213 18,419 308 26,096
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,178 179,818 2,388 192,710
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 764 61,032 736 57,254
Articles of base metal 987 68,937 726 50,273
Machinery 158 5,289 96 3,269
Automobiles and mini-vans 9,205 165,909 8,824 162,742
Freight motor vehicles 9,217 160,757 8,419 155,068
Other vehicles 10 415 35 1,003
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 3,114 92,067 2,524 71,536
Other transportation equipment 1,016 37,494 1,118 38,893
Metallic waste and scrap 2,897 224,126 2,355 177,603
Non-metallic waste and scrap 695 39,810 802 49,926
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 312 19,388 194 11,079
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 667 32,139 674 34,093
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 508 16,506 455 17,318
Less than carload shipments ... 32 ... 28
       
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded3 276,543 21,651,650 238,489 18,641,041
1. Data included in tables 1 and 4 represent about 40 railway carriers.
2. Includes carloadings of gypsum.
3. Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
- nil or zero.
x confidential figures.