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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

Table summary
This table displays the results of railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in canada — total december 2011 and december 2010, calculated using number of rail cars and metric tonnes units of measure appearing as column headers.
  December 2011 December 2010
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 20,174 1,898,086 15,446 1,444,023
Other cereal grains 5,239 441,934 5,733 482,783
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 1,653 152,428 3,395 315,607
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts		 12 214 6 102
Colza seeds (canola) 14,188 1,165,340 9,289 753,843
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product		 1,478 133,630 2,667 237,873
Animal feed and products 2,861 244,187 2,662 227,276
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 4 113 41 1,140
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products		 1,178 86,373 1,118 84,562
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours		 5,132 434,285 4,959 419,496
Sugar 391 33,543 263 22,473
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified		 361 19,672 244 12,728
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 669 51,086 823 64,433
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,881 177,962 1,937 169,757
Salt 906 80,532 732 63,302
Phosphate rock 703 63,440 776 69,990
Sulphur 5,701 538,505 4,911 460,263
Gypsum Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Other non-metallic mineralsNote 1 1,176 109,764 1,874 173,067
Iron ores and concentrates 24,485 2,226,653 21,611 1,987,040
Copper ores and concentrates 917 84,181 1,133 103,241
Nickel ores and concentrates 1,492 113,590 1,538 120,886
Lead ores and concentrates 176 12,819 256 18,530
Zinc ores and concentrates 971 77,344 469 40,604
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,101 463,154 4,810 435,102
Coal 32,073 3,326,414 27,470 2,851,738
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel		 2,871 219,944 2,689 207,417
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 7,200 578,103 5,833 481,974
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's)		 6,468 409,212 6,511 409,735
Coal coke and petroleum coke 2,273 154,947 2,588 195,600
Other refined petroleum and coal
products		 3,625 288,199 2,139 167,660
Sulphuric acid 2,692 242,389 2,501 224,261
Alumina 3,199 297,117 2,960 274,832
Other basic chemicals 7,821 664,361 7,085 597,982
Potash 12,230 1,211,193 16,043 1,575,864
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,643 386,623 4,197 348,154
Other chemical products and preparations 898 60,685 905 58,288
Plastic and rubber 3,615 297,230 3,572 289,750
Logs and other wood in the rough 529 33,848 487 31,024
Wood chips 3,215 190,190 2,141 122,263
Lumber 9,055 745,972 5,770 483,275
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer)		 3,300 281,404 2,137 179,903
Wood pulp 8,534 725,944 7,051 599,448
Newsprint 1,994 135,051 2,554 167,351
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products		 3,287 221,261 3,865 267,612
Cement 1,436 141,325 1,205 115,933
Other non-metallic mineral products 114 7,845 138 9,976
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 4,748 400,533 3,353 284,090
Copper, primary or semi-finished 186 16,039 215 17,433
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,776 235,709 2,488 207,314
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished		 1,079 94,042 680 58,184
Articles of base metal 1,241 83,422 717 48,026
Machinery 366 10,389 225 3,596
Automobiles and mini-vans 11,365 205,883 7,628 130,239
Freight motor vehicles 6,424 114,194 5,269 93,924
Other vehicles 29 734 20 266
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles		 382 9,299 444 10,499
Other transportation equipment 885 30,260 2,704 25,620
Metallic waste and scrap 3,519 273,841 2,804 216,175
Non-metallic waste and scrap 959 51,630 805 32,692
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods		 301 14,814 176 5,871
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated		 8 125 3 145
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 8,296 121,760 7,476 113,538
Less than carload shipments Note ...: not applicable 43 Note ...: not applicable 39
Total non-intermodal traffic
loadedNote 2		 260,485 20,890,809 231,541 18,615,812
... not applicable
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Note 1.

Includes loadings of gypsum.

Note 2.

Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.

Source:
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.