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Table 4
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Total

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Total
  January 2008 to September 2008 January 2007 to September 2007
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 133,393 12,243,159 172,808 15,736,814
Other cereal grains 47,372 3,736,831 35,191 2,777,374
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 19,059 1,723,524 21,769 1,949,858
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 58,240 4,753,394 53,485 4,305,312
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 5,783 472,735 7,548 620,166
Animal feed and products 20,430 1,634,317 18,209 1,458,989
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 21 1,304 34 2,176
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 10,810 839,943 9,977 778,740
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 23,677 1,896,123 22,332 1,801,378
Sugar 3,304 286,356 3,526 308,200
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 2,348 164,563 2,517 180,344
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 1,464 109,412 1,084 86,971
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 30,136 2,668,861 23,898 2,050,578
Salt 6,672 594,987 6,507 577,530
Phosphate rock 7,648 688,068 5,289 476,973
Sulphur 57,048 5,457,381 58,125 5,603,415
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 38,908 3,392,696 48,521 4,271,824
Iron ores and concentrates 288,964 26,050,044 263,420 24,309,645
Copper ores and concentrates 9,305 818,427 10,111 888,526
Nickel ores and concentrates 23,421 1,788,352 18,879 1,451,923
Lead ores and concentrates 1,927 148,646 1,935 149,262
Zinc ores and concentrates 6,898 579,437 6,133 517,467
Other metallic ores and concentrates 46,714 4,455,094 47,023 4,484,690
Coal 258,488 26,665,968 253,073 25,881,791
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 25,388 1,934,401 25,732 1,980,414
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 47,934 3,847,383 50,142 4,056,549
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 47,175 3,009,168 50,450 3,205,542
Coal coke and petroleum coke 17,944 1,235,409 14,925 988,446
Other refined petroleum and coal products 24,530 1,895,526 24,436 1,898,032
Sulphuric acid 24,043 2,170,831 22,842 2,057,448
Alumina 27,065 2,483,310 27,016 2,472,488
Other basic chemicals 62,736 5,459,165 61,703 5,393,935
Potash 134,377 13,170,382 134,985 13,121,586
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 40,334 3,372,207 41,041 3,428,732
Other chemical products and preparations 9,328 794,143 7,198 610,636
Plastic and rubber 32,669 2,843,932 36,998 3,216,291
Logs and other wood in the rough 13,291 770,763 20,855 1,144,839
Wood chips 38,306 2,306,042 44,461 2,649,481
Lumber 92,042 7,724,675 127,752 10,750,024
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 32,163 2,613,863 51,835 4,095,763
Wood pulp 86,128 7,057,728 87,644 7,134,776
Newsprint 42,912 2,882,944 46,333 3,043,052
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 37,952 2,653,351 47,384 3,317,815
Cement 21,023 1,984,196 22,321 2,088,304
Other non-metallic mineral products 2,102 181,332 2,767 235,927
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 56,923 4,681,063 51,118 4,206,045
Copper, primary or semi-finished 3,667 304,217 3,769 315,839
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 27,027 2,251,918 25,466 2,101,329
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 6,092 477,203 6,587 530,597
Articles of base metal 11,885 857,363 13,192 970,971
Machinery 1,188 55,763 1,393 57,331
Automobiles and mini-vans 74,214 1,225,867 75,999 1,287,995
Freight motor vehicles 55,150 1,015,885 69,430 1,232,481
Other vehicles 472 9,426 555 21,179
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 10,722 316,826 19,366 534,113
Other transportation equipment 17,648 252,018 10,293 285,672
Metallic waste and scrap 27,160 2,058,432 26,602 2,042,100
Non-metallic waste and scrap 5,841 343,130 4,879 245,106
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 1,091 64,841 1,220 72,363
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 2,300 98,384 2,776 138,467
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 2,663 78,835 3,277 100,176
Less than carload shipments ... 2,181 ... 531
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 2,265,515 185,653,714 2,356,136 191,702,321
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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