Table 6
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Western Division

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

Table summary
This table displays the results of railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in canada (year to date) — western division 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 204,903 19,238,960 209,267 19,601,707
Other cereal grains 39,468 3,175,120 38,486 3,129,807
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 36,109 3,365,445 34,986 3,251,377
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts		 4 361 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 112,450 9,164,921 94,525 7,707,124
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product		 6,193 523,348 9,213 763,992
Animal feed and products 18,609 1,631,079 15,840 1,376,496
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 11 704 26 1,664
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products		 11,670 944,390 11,142 905,937
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours		 47,190 4,029,575 42,339 3,582,747
Sugar 403 31,158 359 28,988
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified		 2,322 162,699 2,380 142,095
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 635 51,785 950 65,625
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 32,410 3,117,060 30,740 2,879,471
Salt 5,648 515,184 5,064 461,632
Phosphate rock 5 442 3 142
Sulphur 62,533 5,917,531 56,434 5,399,281
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 3,132 290,816 3,195 293,323
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 8,031 757,292 6,072 576,475
Nickel ores and concentrates 0 0 43 3,996
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 546 46,158 538 45,278
Other metallic ores and concentrates 10 748 1 86
Coal 327,404 34,383,673 321,411 33,541,533
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel		 11,506 880,575 10,376 780,670
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 34,580 2,870,238 32,681 2,747,609
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's)		 29,907 1,863,608 28,762 1,799,046
Coal coke and petroleum coke 14,085 1,196,826 18,869 1,648,440
Other refined petroleum and coal
products		 22,168 1,781,271 18,427 1,479,760
Sulphuric acid 4,820 419,995 4,553 400,582
Alumina 1 87 2 192
Other basic chemicals 49,682 4,348,254 38,064 3,324,950
Potash 166,353 16,421,679 149,807 14,679,512
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 51,385 4,265,594 49,872 4,142,044
Other chemical products and preparations 1,059 81,496 891 67,495
Plastic and rubber 27,758 2,464,853 24,482 2,178,389
Logs and other wood in the rough 2,246 140,067 2,081 136,210
Wood chips 29,783 1,702,866 17,943 972,873
Lumber 86,325 7,155,494 54,423 4,617,374
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer)		 32,723 2,880,820 20,172 1,778,231
Wood pulp 76,830 6,565,877 50,335 4,352,183
Newsprint 3,017 202,953 3,218 224,216
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products		 9,127 704,234 9,922 754,656
Cement 13,450 1,304,149 10,954 1,067,410
Other non-metallic mineral products 1,043 89,726 842 74,155
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 5,317 474,028 4,714 419,494
Copper, primary or semi-finished 0 0 257 21,697
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 140 11,132 104 8,442
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished		 5,057 417,353 4,646 384,685
Articles of base metal 6,850 494,783 4,380 330,467
Machinery 125 7,694 152 9,777
Automobiles and mini-vans 18,531 257,962 22,901 330,132
Freight motor vehicles 2,400 37,425 1,935 31,316
Other vehicles 37 2,158 250 7,212
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles		 5 99 3 66
Other transportation equipment 4,973 155,801 16,429 177,997
Metallic waste and scrap 16,943 1,279,974 14,225 1,090,034
Non-metallic waste and scrap 5,660 167,258 3,801 120,641
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods		 322 19,336 366 24,215
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated		 136 1,695 84 1,618
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 287 13,883 312 23,358
Less than carload shipments Note ...: not applicable 0 Note ...: not applicable 0
Total non-intermodal traffic
loadedNote 2		 1,654,317 148,029,692 1,504,249 133,965,924
... 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.