Table 5
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) — Eastern Division

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

Table summary
This table displays the results of railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in canada (year to date) — eastern 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 13,572 1,234,086 15,256 1,385,536
Other cereal grains 16,994 1,525,031 15,567 1,326,125
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 373 30,688 986 82,394
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts		 168 2,948 179 3,162
Colza seeds (canola) 7 473 300 23,920
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product		 14,005 1,273,802 19,629 1,778,155
Animal feed and products 12,146 977,270 13,755 1,137,933
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 123 2,526 692 16,766
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products		 2,730 137,225 2,741 138,129
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours		 7,690 603,545 8,771 701,091
Sugar 4,784 412,778 4,288 373,128
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified		 1,164 18,572 992 25,943
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 10,185 778,160 6,869 470,726
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 8,957 730,379 7,946 632,253
Salt 2,918 243,908 2,817 231,320
Phosphate rock 9,539 861,312 9,212 829,077
Sulphur 2,252 201,294 2,303 201,211
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 19,903 1,883,090 22,525 2,117,612
Iron ores and concentrates 364,728 33,742,469 389,032 35,920,549
Copper ores and concentrates 3,696 307,449 6,102 523,186
Nickel ores and concentrates 17,977 1,392,972 12,661 1,000,411
Lead ores and concentrates 1,896 135,824 1,894 136,277
Zinc ores and concentrates 11,116 894,844 5,220 454,664
Other metallic ores and concentrates 56,075 5,308,983 55,160 5,222,536
Coal 17,771 1,468,316 20,665 1,822,067
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel		 31,485 2,436,637 28,765 2,223,019
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 33,635 2,660,702 31,631 2,520,428
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's)		 32,819 2,089,868 34,012 2,157,836
Coal coke and petroleum coke 14,231 850,544 13,277 789,413
Other refined petroleum and coal
products		 17,379 1,319,475 14,556 1,091,055
Sulphuric acid 22,694 2,052,529 24,502 2,218,041
Alumina 32,892 3,158,141 32,954 3,050,098
Other basic chemicals 43,557 3,521,934 42,300 3,449,479
Potash 6,885 692,904 6,478 652,241
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,952 427,018 3,737 318,077
Other chemical products and preparations 10,579 717,982 10,343 720,278
Plastic and rubber 16,782 1,134,858 14,245 922,640
Logs and other wood in the rough 5,579 338,710 5,745 338,846
Wood chips 9,952 631,388 8,242 538,488
Lumber 25,899 2,099,477 19,566 1,569,063
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer)		 8,329 573,312 8,403 557,775
Wood pulp 28,859 2,394,489 25,371 2,043,693
Newsprint 24,670 1,706,342 26,832 1,784,091
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products		 34,277 2,301,216 31,920 2,107,992
Cement 10,546 1,035,806 11,073 1,078,689
Other non-metallic mineral products 1,540 96,496 897 47,558
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 57,243 4,730,838 55,592 4,524,081
Copper, primary or semi-finished 2,016 174,999 2,752 233,585
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 30,040 2,546,804 31,340 2,623,567
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished		 4,914 448,747 3,101 275,740
Articles of base metal 8,374 518,518 6,658 405,554
Machinery 3,013 46,435 3,271 55,779
Automobiles and mini-vans 102,857 1,874,259 89,886 1,703,600
Freight motor vehicles 66,921 1,196,271 70,156 1,251,542
Other vehicles 515 8,551 521 13,194
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles		 7,142 175,587 7,014 184,959
Other transportation equipment 3,049 132,722 14,138 147,888
Metallic waste and scrap 26,451 2,130,189 20,181 1,585,443
Non-metallic waste and scrap 4,115 309,791 3,898 223,280
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods		 2,431 90,304 2,024 66,397
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated		 8 315 607 26,349
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 99,446 1,443,985 92,824 1,364,722
Less than carload shipments Note ...: not applicable 955 Note ...: not applicable 939
Total non-intermodal traffic
loadedNote 2		 1,436,845 102,237,042 1,424,374 101,419,590
... 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.