Table 2
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Eastern Division

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

Table summary
This table displays the results of railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in canada — eastern division 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 622 56,693 1,551 140,653
Other cereal grains 1,598 144,961 1,855 164,290
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 37 3,289 21 1,270
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts		 12 214 6 102
Colza seeds (canola) 0 0 0 0
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product		 1,203 111,086 1,981 179,937
Animal feed and products 1,041 82,380 1,155 95,034
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 3 49 36 820
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products		 250 10,666 212 10,432
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours		 765 60,047 759 61,153
Sugar 353 30,622 247 21,280
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified		 98 1,383 87 1,798
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 629 47,791 765 59,606
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 443 39,823 618 47,378
Salt 231 18,993 258 20,323
Phosphate rock 703 63,440 776 69,990
Sulphur 166 14,674 199 17,292
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 1,040 97,729 1,713 157,936
Iron ores and concentrates 24,485 2,226,653 21,611 1,987,040
Copper ores and concentrates 232 19,513 525 45,510
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 911 72,183 437 37,869
Other metallic ores and concentrates 5,101 463,154 4,809 435,016
Coal 2,248 185,332 1,786 163,413
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel		 2,148 165,678 1,960 151,719
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 3,958 310,523 2,905 234,826
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's)		 2,873 184,950 2,913 186,920
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,411 81,059 1,127 69,411
Other refined petroleum and coal
products		 1,387 106,239 1,019 77,657
Sulphuric acid 2,239 202,955 2,050 185,096
Alumina 3,199 297,117 2,960 274,832
Other basic chemicals 3,515 286,707 3,565 289,650
Potash 473 47,585 688 69,336
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 354 30,052 337 28,128
Other chemical products and preparations 797 53,130 819 52,167
Plastic and rubber 1,258 86,847 1,275 85,154
Logs and other wood in the rough 319 20,834 305 19,350
Wood chips 657 42,209 527 34,583
Lumber 1,872 147,536 1,558 126,403
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer)		 579 39,128 617 43,731
Wood pulp 1,847 152,481 2,434 200,882
Newsprint 1,743 118,673 2,264 147,428
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products		 2,497 161,437 2,973 198,479
Cement 627 61,955 556 53,993
Other non-metallic mineral products 69 4,021 80 4,987
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 4,099 341,764 2,879 241,852
Copper, primary or semi-finished 186 16,039 215 17,433
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,757 234,160 2,485 207,071
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished		 561 51,750 266 23,885
Articles of base metal 790 51,040 519 32,459
Machinery 356 9,806 221 3,399
Automobiles and mini-vans 9,130 176,768 5,974 105,513
Freight motor vehicles 6,147 110,365 5,106 91,144
Other vehicles 27 607 20 266
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles		 382 9,299 443 10,489
Other transportation equipment 496 17,760 1,156 15,227
Metallic waste and scrap 2,083 168,551 1,707 134,940
Non-metallic waste and scrap 429 34,859 485 22,811
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods		 276 13,382 162 4,910
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated		 1 26 0 0
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 8,296 121,760 7,419 110,354
Less than carload shipments Note ...: not applicable 43 Note ...: not applicable 39
Total non-intermodal traffic
loadedNote 2		 113,677 7,836,179 105,190 7,414,082
... 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.