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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Total

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Total
  September 2008 September 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 16,099 1,479,346 13,643 1,247,188
Other cereal grains 5,358 429,693 9,319 725,685
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 4,206 384,255 4,020 365,495
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 10,150 827,661 7,008 570,760
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 437 34,605 809 66,999
Animal feed and products 2,227 182,023 2,322 180,005
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 0 0
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,182 92,383 1,069 84,007
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,634 211,406 2,494 200,356
Sugar 412 35,676 402 35,204
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 257 18,252 250 18,278
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 185 13,471 104 8,218
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 4,292 384,425 2,574 218,525
Salt 909 80,845 599 53,398
Phosphate rock 951 85,382 808 72,937
Sulphur 5,874 559,701 6,591 635,699
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 4,599 414,174 5,455 482,285
Iron ores and concentrates 32,383 2,919,697 33,414 3,096,279
Copper ores and concentrates 1,002 89,512 934 83,334
Nickel ores and concentrates 2,564 197,340 2,249 172,067
Lead ores and concentrates 210 16,211 145 11,181
Zinc ores and concentrates 865 71,820 497 42,886
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,165 492,738 5,417 516,877
Coal 26,492 2,769,871 28,765 2,976,231
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 3,017 226,631 3,030 232,145
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 4,690 371,733 5,159 412,788
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 4,705 298,807 5,317 337,533
Coal coke and petroleum coke 2,205 152,202 1,757 114,272
Other refined petroleum and coal products 2,822 220,550 2,541 196,523
Sulphuric acid 2,955 266,944 2,062 186,255
Alumina 3,256 298,254 3,071 282,002
Other basic chemicals 7,805 668,475 6,885 601,761
Potash 12,666 1,247,401 15,289 1,487,317
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 5,285 444,738 4,291 361,719
Other chemical products and preparations 883 74,044 899 76,441
Plastic and rubber 3,541 305,427 4,147 360,970
Logs and other wood in the rough 2,152 122,087 1,941 100,419
Wood chips 4,575 273,399 4,324 254,462
Lumber 10,272 861,528 12,128 1,020,766
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 3,650 295,700 4,881 387,626
Wood pulp 9,130 745,015 9,548 783,587
Newsprint 4,776 320,702 4,746 316,456
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 4,899 340,230 4,425 310,968
Cement 2,840 270,485 2,652 247,688
Other non-metallic mineral products 187 15,884 220 20,031
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 5,125 429,335 5,716 472,467
Copper, primary or semi-finished 408 33,515 369 31,071
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 3,413 285,843 3,076 254,049
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 755 54,763 618 50,642
Articles of base metal 1,230 87,465 1,066 82,295
Machinery 132 5,647 168 7,556
Automobiles and mini-vans 9,503 166,263 7,730 134,573
Freight motor vehicles 6,423 121,541 7,617 134,800
Other vehicles 16 425 13 162
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 636 18,657 1,809 50,084
Other transportation equipment 1,649 28,515 1,279 33,001
Metallic waste and scrap 3,053 232,807 2,754 211,681
Non-metallic waste and scrap 731 43,601 527 23,669
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 128 8,027 94 5,379
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 281 12,067 218 10,019
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 242 7,124 314 10,675
Less than carload shipments ... 134 ... 151
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 258,489 21,146,441 261,569 21,467,897
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
Date Modified: 2008-11-26

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