Table 5
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Eastern Division

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Eastern Division
  January 2010 to December 2010 January 2009 to December 2009
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 15,256 1,385,536 11,905 1,078,427
Other cereal grains 15,567 1,326,125 18,450 1,649,528
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 986 82,394 1,053 90,509
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 179 3,162 112 2,057
Colza seeds (canola) 300 23,920 33 2,323
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 19,629 1,778,155 16,150 1,447,262
Animal feed and products 13,755 1,137,933 11,844 956,219
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 692 16,766 320 8,332
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 2,741 138,129 2,911 135,158
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 8,771 701,091 7,212 566,495
Sugar 4,288 373,128 3,495 307,973
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 992 25,943 1,119 22,902
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 6,869 470,726 3,622 192,814
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 7,946 632,253 5,931 475,448
Salt 2,817 231,320 3,134 259,554
Phosphate rock 9,212 829,077 10,114 907,499
Sulphur 2,303 201,211 3,209 278,532
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 22,525 2,117,612 27,510 2,533,374
Iron ores and concentrates 389,032 35,920,549 331,536 29,720,510
Copper ores and concentrates 6,102 523,186 6,284 549,469
Nickel ores and concentrates 12,661 1,000,411 10,583 816,023
Lead ores and concentrates 1,894 136,277 2,242 162,160
Zinc ores and concentrates 5,220 454,664 9,848 800,332
Other metallic ores and concentrates 55,160 5,222,536 49,257 4,301,032
Coal 20,665 1,822,067 21,920 1,917,774
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 28,765 2,223,019 29,971 2,266,166
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 31,631 2,520,428 32,633 2,603,480
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 34,012 2,157,836 33,223 2,115,558
Coal coke and petroleum coke 13,277 789,413 11,499 671,782
Other refined petroleum and coal products 14,556 1,091,055 14,687 1,090,971
Sulphuric acid 24,502 2,218,041 23,382 2,127,789
Alumina 32,954 3,050,098 32,962 3,012,707
Other basic chemicals 42,300 3,449,479 39,430 3,298,727
Potash 6,478 652,241 2,311 227,087
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 3,737 318,077 4,319 356,872
Other chemical products and preparations 10,343 720,278 7,032 470,618
Plastic and rubber 14,245 922,640 12,719 870,349
Logs and other wood in the rough 5,745 338,846 6,859 407,326
Wood chips 8,242 538,488 12,310 787,897
Lumber 19,566 1,569,063 17,939 1,441,523
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 8,403 557,775 7,286 482,366
Wood pulp 25,371 2,043,693 22,268 1,758,248
Newsprint 26,832 1,784,091 34,474 2,330,422
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 31,920 2,107,992 34,141 2,283,606
Cement 11,073 1,078,689 12,619 1,210,440
Other non-metallic mineral products 897 47,558 1,286 72,839
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 55,592 4,524,081 27,556 2,272,341
Copper, primary or semi-finished 2,752 233,585 3,006 256,332
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 31,340 2,623,567 31,733 2,688,334
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 3,101 275,740 3,568 301,541
Articles of base metal 6,658 405,554 5,149 315,881
Machinery 3,271 55,779 3,181 49,980
Automobiles and mini-vans 89,886 1,703,600 69,268 1,259,342
Freight motor vehicles 70,156 1,251,542 52,483 942,976
Other vehicles 521 13,194 230 1,922
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 7,014 184,959 6,168 190,697
Other transportation equipment 14,138 147,888 11,602 102,094
Metallic waste and scrap 20,181 1,585,443 16,263 1,288,408
Non-metallic waste and scrap 3,898 223,280 2,633 178,337
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 2,024 66,397 1,799 72,857
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 607 26,349 1,313 56,773
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 92,824 1,364,722 85,668 1,226,492
Less than carload shipments ... 939 ... 737
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 1,424,374 101,419,590 1,274,764 90,273,523
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.