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Table 2: Railway Carloading Statistics for Non-Intermodal Traffic by Commodity in Canada - Eastern Division

  September 2003 September 2002
Cars Metric Tonnes Cars Metric Tonnes
Wheat 1,218 108,454 330 29,708
Other cereal grains 274 23,150 170 13,222
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 38 3,294 43 3,727
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 32 1,992 36 2,294
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 9 853 22 1,932
Animal feed and products 955 75,303 1,129 75,230
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 1 58
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 85 7,041 47 3,900
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 269 19,368 277 20,555
Sugar 395 34,057 248 21,870
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 23 1,937 7 428
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 34 2,302 27 1,780
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,152 87,329 1,469 107,318
Salt 747 67,774 844 75,977
Phosphate rock 829 74,981 880 80,552
Sulphur 86 7,649 65 5,558
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals2 4,891 408,491 4,784 414,451
Iron ores and concentrates 30,215 2,799,255 26,431 2,420,722
Copper ores and concentrates 618 53,434 609 52,656
Nickel ores and concentrates 1,389 98,878 1,820 132,324
Lead ores and concentrates 110 9,889 217 19,080
Zinc ores and concentrates 1,159 103,331 842 75,042
Other metallic ores and concentrates 249 21,290 223 19,716
Coal 2,583 219,897 1,776 164,600
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 1,827 135,745 1,858 136,927
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 3,061 245,355 2,545 199,309
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 3,370 220,571 3,423 218,044
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,015 55,309 1,035 71,228
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,126 85,578 1,115 82,103
Sulphuric acid 1,630 144,898 1,849 163,622
Alumina 6,150 567,204 5,562 511,265
Other basic chemicals 2,703 217,303 2,422 191,213
Potash 890 81,852 504 46,476
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 291 26,016 220 19,364
Other chemical products and preparations 544 46,860 695 59,827
Plastic and rubber 2,011 166,634 2,065 170,475
Logs and other wood in the rough 2,098 116,938 2,274 115,072
Wood chips 1,537 84,351 1,420 82,354
Lumber 4,393 338,915 4,354 331,474
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 2,212 170,511 2,204 168,410
Wood pulp 3,730 286,365 4,206 329,517
Newsprint 4,501 281,414 4,994 307,414
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 3,674 239,728 3,791 242,984
Cement 1,569 143,009 1,105 99,180
Other non-metallic mineral products 204 16,020 1,145 101,783
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 3,148 259,506 3,803 309,161
Copper, primary or semi-finished 348 30,490 277 24,119
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,485 198,433 2,155 172,785
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 409 35,149 374 32,434
Articles of base metal 248 16,624 321 22,939
Machinery 189 7,237 203 9,242
Automobiles and mini-vans 8,007 148,842 7,362 140,272
Freight motor vehicles 7,557 134,981 8,022 146,794
Other vehicles 800 17,132 700 14,236
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 2,588 83,780 2,295 72,922
Other transportation equipment 847 30,230 566 14,353
Metallic waste and scrap 1,690 130,120 1,456 116,253
Non-metallic waste and scrap 425 27,510 371 23,844
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 38 2,722 175 11,749
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 753 35,405 670 32,174
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 324 14,010 390 14,806
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 0
       
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded3 125,752 9,072,696 120,223 8,548,824
2. Includes carloadings of gypsum.
3. Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
- nil or zero.
x confidential figures.