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

Table summary
This table displays the results of railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in canada (year to date) — total january 2011 to december 2011 and january 2010 to december 2010, calculated using number of rail cars and metric tonnes units of measure appearing as column headers.
  January 2011 to December 2011 January 2010 to December 2010
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 218,475 20,473,046 224,523 20,987,243
Other cereal grains 56,462 4,700,151 54,053 4,455,932
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 36,482 3,396,133 35,972 3,333,771
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts		 172 3,309 179 3,162
Colza seeds (canola) 112,457 9,165,394 94,825 7,731,044
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product		 20,198 1,797,150 28,842 2,542,147
Animal feed and products 30,755 2,608,349 29,595 2,514,429
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 134 3,230 718 18,430
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products		 14,400 1,081,615 13,883 1,044,066
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours		 54,880 4,633,120 51,110 4,283,838
Sugar 5,187 443,936 4,647 402,116
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified		 3,486 181,271 3,372 168,038
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 10,820 829,945 7,819 536,351
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 41,367 3,847,439 38,686 3,511,724
Salt 8,566 759,092 7,881 692,952
Phosphate rock 9,544 861,754 9,215 829,219
Sulphur 64,785 6,118,825 58,737 5,600,492
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 23,035 2,173,906 25,720 2,410,935
Iron ores and concentrates 364,728 33,742,469 389,032 35,920,549
Copper ores and concentrates 11,727 1,064,741 12,174 1,099,661
Nickel ores and concentrates 17,977 1,392,972 12,704 1,004,407
Lead ores and concentrates 1,896 135,824 1,894 136,277
Zinc ores and concentrates 11,662 941,002 5,758 499,942
Other metallic ores and concentrates 56,085 5,309,731 55,161 5,222,622
Coal 345,175 35,851,989 342,076 35,363,600
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel		 42,991 3,317,212 39,141 3,003,689
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 68,215 5,530,940 64,312 5,268,037
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's)		 62,726 3,953,476 62,774 3,956,882
Coal coke and petroleum coke 28,316 2,047,370 32,146 2,437,853
Other refined petroleum and coal
products		 39,547 3,100,746 32,983 2,570,815
Sulphuric acid 27,514 2,472,524 29,055 2,618,623
Alumina 32,893 3,158,228 32,956 3,050,290
Other basic chemicals 93,239 7,870,188 80,364 6,774,429
Potash 173,238 17,114,583 156,285 15,331,753
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 56,337 4,692,612 53,609 4,460,121
Other chemical products and preparations 11,638 799,478 11,234 787,773
Plastic and rubber 44,540 3,599,711 38,727 3,101,029
Logs and other wood in the rough 7,825 478,777 7,826 475,056
Wood chips 39,735 2,334,254 26,185 1,511,361
Lumber 112,224 9,254,971 73,989 6,186,437
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer)		 41,052 3,454,132 28,575 2,336,006
Wood pulp 105,689 8,960,366 75,706 6,395,876
Newsprint 27,687 1,909,295 30,050 2,008,307
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products		 43,404 3,005,450 41,842 2,862,648
Cement 23,996 2,339,955 22,027 2,146,099
Other non-metallic mineral products 2,583 186,222 1,739 121,713
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 62,560 5,204,866 60,306 4,943,575
Copper, primary or semi-finished 2,016 174,999 3,009 255,282
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 30,180 2,557,936 31,444 2,632,009
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished		 9,971 866,100 7,747 660,425
Articles of base metal 15,224 1,013,301 11,038 736,021
Machinery 3,138 54,129 3,423 65,556
Automobiles and mini-vans 121,388 2,132,221 112,787 2,033,732
Freight motor vehicles 69,321 1,233,696 72,091 1,282,858
Other vehicles 552 10,709 771 20,406
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles		 7,147 175,686 7,017 185,025
Other transportation equipment 8,022 288,523 30,567 325,885
Metallic waste and scrap 43,394 3,410,163 34,406 2,675,477
Non-metallic waste and scrap 9,775 477,049 7,699 343,921
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods		 2,753 109,640 2,390 90,612
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated		 144 2,010 691 27,967
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 99,733 1,457,868 93,136 1,388,080
Less than carload shipments Note ...: not applicable 955 Note ...: not applicable 939
Total non-intermodal traffic
loadedNote 2		 3,091,162 250,266,734 2,928,623 235,385,514
... 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.