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 2012 to january 2012 and january 2011 to january 2011, calculated using number of rail cars and metric tonnes units of measure appearing as column headers.
  January 2012 to January 2012 January 2011 to January 2011
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 17,932 1,687,493 14,279 1,336,614
Other cereal grains 4,787 402,686 4,354 360,843
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 1,048 93,973 2,632 243,080
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit
and nuts		 1 16 6 104
Colza seeds (canola) 12,259 1,001,013 8,596 697,240
Other oil seeds and nuts, other
agricultural product		 3,136 285,085 2,140 192,237
Animal feed and products 2,999 258,238 2,674 229,990
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 2 25 38 953
Milled grain production and preparations,
bakery products		 1,175 87,800 1,086 83,192
Animal or vegetable fats, oils
and flours		 5,246 444,678 4,373 370,441
Sugar 445 37,741 451 39,158
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere
classified		 356 20,673 285 14,209
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 805 64,329 1,129 89,399
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,884 176,655 1,629 149,386
Salt 1,004 90,177 827 72,516
Phosphate rock 785 70,733 816 73,631
Sulphur 5,117 484,315 4,675 436,314
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 1,393 130,141 1,823 171,648
Iron ores and concentrates 24,189 2,182,871 28,493 2,596,836
Copper ores and concentrates 707 65,135 1,164 104,951
Nickel ores and concentrates 1,370 102,869 1,668 129,970
Lead ores and concentrates 142 10,162 212 15,291
Zinc ores and concentrates 917 74,047 872 70,763
Other metallic ores and concentrates 2,404 222,527 2,362 216,346
Coal 30,007 3,123,548 21,277 2,194,600
Gasoline and aviation turbine
fuel		 2,241 174,583 2,852 220,196
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 7,432 598,374 6,235 512,746
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including
liquid petroleum gas (LPG's)		 6,979 440,042 6,654 419,594
Coal coke and petroleum coke 2,709 191,946 2,562 173,636
Other refined petroleum and coal
products		 4,065 322,476 2,639 206,492
Sulphuric acid 2,548 229,445 2,336 210,250
Alumina 2,284 211,910 2,448 226,969
Other basic chemicals 8,374 703,222 7,611 640,969
Potash 7,518 723,365 15,980 1,565,343
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4,574 378,422 4,757 395,204
Other chemical products and preparations 912 53,691 915 59,347
Plastic and rubber 3,647 299,056 3,401 280,436
Logs and other wood in the rough 585 37,375 647 40,655
Wood chips 2,882 171,249 2,742 161,069
Lumber 9,287 763,697 8,375 690,949
Other wood products (plywood,
veneer)		 3,396 289,218 2,787 233,154
Wood pulp 8,703 740,555 9,384 794,689
Newsprint 2,271 154,534 2,484 168,332
Paper and paperboard, except
printed products		 3,433 239,601 3,675 254,485
Cement 1,589 156,659 1,167 113,662
Other non-metallic mineral products 165 11,321 175 12,238
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 5,223 439,331 4,503 378,805
Copper, primary or semi-finished 146 12,717 204 17,658
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,225 192,515 2,419 203,054
Other non-ferrous metal, primary
or semi-finished		 813 70,520 767 65,551
Articles of base metal 882 57,814 1,105 76,816
Machinery 342 3,303 211 4,066
Automobiles and mini-vans 11,458 218,578 9,085 167,825
Freight motor vehicles 6,492 115,783 5,701 101,252
Other vehicles 60 2,252 30 481
Parts and accessories for motor
vehicles		 653 15,562 513 12,849
Other transportation equipment 846 29,021 666 23,192
Metallic waste and scrap 3,761 292,277 3,171 243,970
Non-metallic waste and scrap 937 51,019 674 30,486
Other manufactured and miscellaneous
goods		 172 5,918 267 10,499
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder
and ship associated		 11 166 7 137
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 8,564 124,988 7,984 116,533
Less than carload shipments Note ...: not applicable 31 Note ...: not applicable 48
Total non-intermodal traffic
loaded  Note 2		 248,289 19,639,466 234,994 18,723,349
... 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.