Table 3
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Western Division

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

Table summary
This table displays the results of railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in canada — western division january 2012 and january 2011, calculated using number of rail cars and metric tonnes units of measure appearing as column headers.
  January 2012 January 2011
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 17,094 1,610,695 12,530 1,179,084
Other cereal grains 4,135 345,336 3,215 259,589
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 1,004 90,066 2,599 240,715
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts		 0 0 0 0
Colza seeds (canola) 12,259 1,001,013 8,596 697,240
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product		 565 47,869 521 44,670
Animal feed and products 1,713 154,114 1,421 125,196
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 0 0 2 128
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products		 937 76,070 885 72,511
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours		 4,341 373,663 3,875 330,695
Sugar 48 3,528 35 2,659
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified		 277 19,471 174 12,251
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 36 2,969 61 4,989
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,413 135,026 1,239 114,580
Salt 742 68,002 558 51,007
Phosphate rock 1 38 0 0
Sulphur 4,945 468,786 4,492 420,050
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 minerals  Note 1 255 23,140 220 19,995
Iron ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Copper ores and concentrates 559 53,042 580 54,853
Nickel ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Zinc ores and concentrates 79 6,820 44 3,621
Other metallic ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0
Coal 28,484 2,999,779 20,201 2,097,848
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel		 708 53,193 839 64,883
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 3,347 275,904 2,866 242,735
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's)		 3,739 232,109 3,562 220,438
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,422 118,615 1,137 97,187
Other refined petroleum and coal
products		 2,222 181,064 1,230 98,980
Sulphuric acid 391 34,070 379 33,205
Alumina 0 0 1 87
Other basic chemicals 4,422 383,499 4,024 352,401
Potash 6,663 637,690 15,351 1,502,005
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,171 344,548 4,301 356,417
Other chemical products and preparations 149 12,141 114 8,973
Plastic and rubber 2,223 199,099 2,126 189,684
Logs and other wood in the rough 249 15,530 186 11,680
Wood chips 2,113 122,104 1,982 112,208
Lumber 7,334 608,988 6,497 537,584
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer)		 2,780 248,284 2,208 192,123
Wood pulp 6,895 592,211 6,751 578,656
Newsprint 291 18,879 282 20,128
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products		 747 57,717 748 57,729
Cement 964 94,607 589 57,114
Other non-metallic mineral products 48 4,065 63 5,421
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 670 60,037 410 36,020
Copper, primary or semi-finished 0 0 0 0
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 9 735 6 435
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished		 445 36,275 418 34,588
Articles of base metal 138 10,800 437 33,547
Machinery 4 238 11 749
Automobiles and mini-vans 1,874 24,857 1,352 18,740
Freight motor vehicles 268 3,662 122 1,835
Other vehicles 2 123 0 0
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles		 0 0 0 0
Other transportation equipment 482 14,773 279 9,181
Metallic waste and scrap 1,509 111,002 1,115 82,489
Non-metallic waste and scrap 481 15,262 308 10,413
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods		 27 1,809 16 1,033
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated		 10 136 6 83
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 4 231 9 454
Less than carload shipments Note ...: not applicable 0 Note ...: not applicable 0
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded  Note 2		 135,688 11,993,684 120,973 10,700,886
... not applicable
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.