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Table 4: Railway Carloading Statistics for Non-Intermodal Traffic by Commodity in Canada (YTD) - Total1

  January 2004 to June 2004 January 2003 to June 2003
Cars Metric Tonnes Cars Metric Tonnes
Wheat 100,925 9,049,403 65,821 5,937,648
Other cereal grains 28,554 2,302,097 9,672 754,526
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 7,844 668,843 5,383 441,978
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 23,455 1,864,406 16,285 1,266,857
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 3,446 272,191 2,902 234,170
Animal feed and products 11,692 935,625 8,906 710,977
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 8 529 12 771
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 6,025 460,990 5,834 440,662
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 15,923 1,273,127 10,500 854,024
Sugar 2,476 217,448 1,959 172,910
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 1,570 96,714 1,678 63,761
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 390 30,654 429 32,814
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 18,071 1,529,844 17,063 1,446,652
Salt 7,993 718,655 7,497 668,387
Phosphate rock 5,903 533,036 5,303 479,350
Sulphur 41,279 3,949,432 37,867 3,642,052
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals2 35,141 2,914,135 29,367 2,491,611
Iron ores and concentrates 175,248 15,962,082 169,489 15,480,990
Copper ores and concentrates 7,006 618,254 6,350 558,544
Nickel ores and concentrates 16,765 1,214,841 13,462 973,624
Lead ores and concentrates 1,831 163,064 2,574 229,175
Zinc ores and concentrates 7,067 629,257 7,243 645,910
Other metallic ores and concentrates 21,953 1,173,592 22,134 1,190,181
Coal 158,146 15,744,723 157,409 15,721,203
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 13,230 998,508 13,768 1,038,401
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 31,068 2,508,053 32,728 2,620,182
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 36,837 2,363,829 37,307 2,417,437
Coal coke and petroleum coke 10,249 637,609 9,921 601,587
Other refined petroleum and coal products 16,864 1,298,564 13,431 1,008,866
Sulphuric acid 14,033 1,237,242 13,242 1,166,661
Alumina 33,234 3,011,575 28,347 2,612,122
Other basic chemicals 47,166 4,093,089 41,421 3,553,911
Potash 93,246 8,803,408 82,584 7,880,510
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 29,797 2,500,870 26,379 2,208,474
Other chemical products and preparations 4,696 399,693 4,233 361,701
Plastic and rubber 25,740 2,204,915 24,579 2,081,312
Logs and other wood in the rough 21,184 1,297,147 21,978 1,317,363
Wood chips 36,407 2,150,072 36,629 2,153,251
Lumber 79,710 6,392,966 76,040 6,040,029
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 36,428 2,777,206 31,257 2,397,305
Wood pulp 68,630 5,484,979 63,513 5,091,684
Newsprint 39,948 2,598,026 34,876 2,197,739
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 26,793 1,727,192 25,005 1,607,283
Cement 12,560 1,149,462 10,560 966,535
Other non-metallic mineral products 4,013 309,873 2,911 231,918
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 30,353 2,559,380 23,940 1,984,435
Copper, primary or semi-finished 2,205 189,233 2,029 170,596
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 13,986 1,143,651 13,637 1,095,270
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 4,841 388,483 4,956 388,846
Articles of base metal 5,343 381,359 4,211 307,732
Machinery 660 23,115 890 53,100
Automobiles and mini-vans 51,237 943,793 53,735 987,865
Freight motor vehicles 53,719 955,720 51,213 943,656
Other vehicles 127 4,968 105 2,895
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 20,121 607,759 17,684 508,824
Other transportation equipment 6,541 243,567 7,196 214,723
Metallic waste and scrap 15,809 1,219,523 15,749 1,227,949
Non-metallic waste and scrap 3,939 222,370 4,224 255,809
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 1,833 111,785 1,480 90,227
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 3,781 183,114 3,883 183,642
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 3,592 98,304 2,412 92,147
Less than carload shipments ... 132 ... 137
       
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded3 1,598,631 125,543,476 1,443,192 112,500,901
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.