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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
  April 2011 April 2010
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 19,752 1,855,184 25,114 2,349,704
Other cereal grains 5,118 429,081 3,756 311,493
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 3,476 325,180 2,540 233,853
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0 0 1 18
Colza seeds (canola) 7,914 642,591 8,016 654,088
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 1,099 94,962 1,021 81,769
Animal feed and products 2,633 226,353 2,333 196,908
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 6 184 69 1,681
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 1,244 93,755 1,120 86,070
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 4,658 393,535 4,096 343,815
Sugar 426 36,632 448 38,582
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 234 12,877 267 12,145
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 842 63,735 461 30,116
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 2,019 173,566 2,291 199,006
Salt 724 63,717 613 53,564
Phosphate rock 871 78,676 727 65,306
Sulphur 5,631 532,574 4,770 456,702
Gypsum x x x x
Other non-metallic minerals 1 2,502 239,158 2,499 234,030
Iron ores and concentrates 33,521 3,087,700 31,742 2,885,782
Copper ores and concentrates 860 78,486 772 71,539
Nickel ores and concentrates 1,497 116,806 941 73,607
Lead ores and concentrates 152 10,942 177 12,711
Zinc ores and concentrates 1,109 89,518 519 45,394
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,116 487,538 4,831 460,509
Coal 33,089 3,435,611 30,707 3,162,606
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 3,839 299,540 3,604 276,038
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 5,061 408,404 4,704 386,401
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 3,860 244,809 3,855 243,954
Coal coke and petroleum coke 2,248 166,067 2,235 168,491
Other refined petroleum and coal products 2,699 212,092 2,546 196,161
Sulphuric acid 2,023 182,084 2,575 231,017
Alumina 2,842 263,189 2,699 248,746
Other basic chemicals 7,088 603,694 6,329 533,452
Potash 15,954 1,561,361 15,438 1,506,670
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 5,006 418,163 4,823 401,865
Other chemical products and preparations 1,093 75,835 771 54,146
Plastic and rubber 3,744 307,803 2,854 230,775
Logs and other wood in the rough 719 43,966 577 35,869
Wood chips 3,649 212,882 2,266 131,649
Lumber 9,729 798,178 7,103 594,198
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 3,818 315,085 2,762 221,193
Wood pulp 9,668 814,191 5,693 478,550
Newsprint 2,509 172,045 2,933 199,233
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 3,625 246,933 3,211 219,164
Cement 1,738 169,639 1,878 183,669
Other non-metallic mineral products 267 21,451 162 10,894
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 5,819 482,535 4,548 370,578
Copper, primary or semi-finished 179 15,453 294 25,087
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,319 195,526 2,894 241,914
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 893 77,737 723 62,435
Articles of base metal 1,172 80,370 1,371 93,254
Machinery 215 2,785 304 6,223
Automobiles and mini-vans 9,853 165,037 10,416 189,803
Freight motor vehicles 5,986 107,408 6,748 120,107
Other vehicles 63 1,302 14 288
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 645 15,522 523 13,922
Other transportation equipment 1,857 31,478 2,935 28,760
Metallic waste and scrap 3,227 254,768 3,016 236,014
Non-metallic waste and scrap 678 33,269 607 27,125
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 254 10,535 246 9,697
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 15 181 83 3,575
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 8,769 126,183 8,233 119,354
Less than carload shipments ... 30 ... 68
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 267,616 21,705,891 251,804 20,161,337
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.