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

  January 2003 to September 2003 January 2002 to September 2002
Cars Metric Tonnes Cars Metric Tonnes
Wheat 3,855 346,198 2,229 200,832
Other cereal grains 1,225 103,969 1,188 96,034
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 315 27,220 421 36,383
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 244 14,363 223 12,420
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 464 40,696 587 51,414
Animal feed and products 7,972 629,475 7,884 596,415
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 12 710 4 270
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 479 39,146 651 48,126
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 1,695 129,321 1,554 116,499
Sugar 2,611 228,522 2,616 223,747
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 347 11,473 171 10,358
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 337 23,231 682 46,461
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 9,929 767,655 9,349 758,028
Salt 7,862 713,921 8,076 726,206
Phosphate rock 8,220 743,230 8,160 743,391
Sulphur 935 82,625 965 84,764
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals2 41,837 3,521,281 47,105 3,932,622
Iron ores and concentrates 267,591 24,551,743 246,713 22,638,062
Copper ores and concentrates 4,621 397,860 6,224 535,533
Nickel ores and concentrates 15,085 1,087,270 23,600 1,711,726
Lead ores and concentrates 1,249 111,751 1,440 129,792
Zinc ores and concentrates 9,238 823,492 8,468 752,525
Other metallic ores and concentrates 1,977 170,929 2,320 202,310
Coal 22,657 1,925,782 24,435 2,136,146
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 16,501 1,241,934 16,169 1,231,863
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 30,292 2,417,004 21,878 1,719,008
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 31,456 2,042,500 30,760 1,973,753
Coal coke and petroleum coke 8,598 436,728 10,613 757,872
Other refined petroleum and coal products 10,406 771,498 12,458 918,573
Sulphuric acid 15,517 1,372,248 18,999 1,689,363
Alumina 45,885 4,224,253 47,935 4,401,155
Other basic chemicals 23,995 1,928,286 23,557 1,864,822
Potash 8,776 805,345 7,013 643,320
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 2,829 253,746 3,365 302,845
Other chemical products and preparations 5,368 462,102 6,411 548,570
Plastic and rubber 18,331 1,513,816 19,426 1,589,888
Logs and other wood in the rough 18,636 995,741 19,825 1,045,504
Wood chips 13,598 781,586 13,766 821,181
Lumber 37,556 2,881,193 40,753 3,032,415
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 17,041 1,308,318 20,891 1,580,718
Wood pulp 35,715 2,757,995 40,564 3,154,234
Newsprint 44,848 2,792,705 44,182 2,699,417
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 33,006 2,131,855 31,931 2,029,728
Cement 9,476 851,378 9,909 884,037
Other non-metallic mineral products 1,842 141,450 10,303 906,893
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 30,533 2,517,110 36,011 2,932,336
Copper, primary or semi-finished 2,456 212,035 3,192 277,873
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 20,556 1,652,255 19,616 1,571,626
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 2,949 253,478 2,700 232,915
Articles of base metal 2,767 193,667 3,315 231,162
Machinery 2,090 106,980 1,626 79,786
Automobiles and mini-vans 69,379 1,266,184 69,937 1,298,722
Freight motor vehicles 67,547 1,236,867 70,688 1,289,278
Other vehicles 6,836 142,965 5,977 127,997
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 20,243 647,857 20,525 629,405
Other transportation equipment 8,584 256,103 5,756 129,620
Metallic waste and scrap 15,498 1,215,373 12,894 1,019,208
Non-metallic waste and scrap 3,605 232,765 3,518 221,344
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 1,103 77,867 1,373 97,972
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 5,969 287,932 6,146 292,429
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 2,683 109,952 3,201 134,330
Less than carload shipments ... 0 ... 32
       
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded3 1,103,227 79,012,934 1,122,248 80,151,258
2. Includes carloadings of gypsum.
3. Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
- nil or zero.
x confidential figures.