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Table 6: Railway Carloading Statistics for Non-Intermodal Traffic by Commodity in Canada (YTD) - Western Division

  January 2004 to June 2004 January 2003 to June 2003
Cars Metric Tonnes Cars Metric Tonnes
Wheat 97,893 8,778,813 64,239 5,794,414
Other cereal grains 27,059 2,175,016 8,996 697,618
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 7,711 658,238 5,169 425,062
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 23,406 1,860,325 16,244 1,263,461
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 3,066 238,758 2,499 198,907
Animal feed and products 5,921 483,567 3,267 265,625
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 5 346 7 456
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 5,637 430,771 5,560 418,080
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 14,114 1,137,982 9,343 764,756
Sugar 457 40,983 323 29,125
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 1,511 92,124 1,375 55,601
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 262 21,701 228 18,769
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 9,891 881,968 11,004 971,397
Salt 2,249 198,767 2,009 170,288
Phosphate rock 0 0 0 0
Sulphur 40,506 3,881,095 37,221 3,584,925
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals2 2,685 239,376 2,510 223,608
Iron ores and concentrates 1 58 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 3,502 313,723 3,331 298,771
Nickel ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates 1,060 93,799 1,766 156,675
Zinc ores and concentrates 1,175 103,446 1,359 121,016
Other metallic ores and concentrates 662 59,536 724 64,596
Coal 145,368 14,654,128 142,458 14,441,246
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 2,569 197,058 2,492 187,886
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 13,250 1,085,313 12,523 1,004,736
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 16,037 1,012,133 16,657 1,059,124
Coal coke and petroleum coke 3,766 288,900 3,981 312,602
Other refined petroleum and coal products 8,859 695,244 6,652 509,524
Sulphuric acid 1,963 173,186 2,151 189,435
Alumina 0 0 0 0
Other basic chemicals 27,144 2,399,221 26,228 2,308,993
Potash 86,174 8,155,982 75,589 7,238,865
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 27,475 2,292,661 24,625 2,051,321
Other chemical products and preparations 737 57,264 552 44,124
Plastic and rubber 13,056 1,148,066 12,397 1,071,895
Logs and other wood in the rough 8,808 601,547 9,414 648,378
Wood chips 27,431 1,624,352 27,761 1,640,557
Lumber 54,805 4,421,826 52,705 4,228,148
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 24,246 1,865,709 21,876 1,688,970
Wood pulp 42,802 3,492,257 42,333 3,410,327
Newsprint 5,427 367,438 5,756 384,610
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 5,020 328,926 5,294 344,766
Cement 5,711 529,545 5,377 503,042
Other non-metallic mineral products 1,626 127,915 1,784 145,457
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 3,121 272,067 2,965 258,533
Copper, primary or semi-finished 338 27,962 608 49,093
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 100 7,929 83 6,851
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 2,543 190,765 2,770 200,601
Articles of base metal 2,807 197,175 2,270 168,800
Machinery 109 6,183 82 4,631
Automobiles and mini-vans 10,646 153,788 10,967 162,424
Freight motor vehicles 1,835 27,008 1,824 28,237
Other vehicles 23 993 61 1,912
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 30 805 10 689
Other transportation equipment 1,444 55,747 1,360 51,012
Metallic waste and scrap 6,035 452,188 5,401 399,605
Non-metallic waste and scrap 2,053 105,738 2,134 124,710
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 1,046 54,611 583 26,205
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 34 1,231 28 996
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 1,662 36,047 780 31,751
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
       
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded3 804,873 68,799,300 707,705 60,453,206
2. Includes carloadings of gypsum.
3. Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
- nil or zero.
x confidential figures.