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 railway carloadings statistics for intemodal and non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada (year to date) - Western Division The column headers provide information based on the types of traffic loadings. For non-intermodal loadings, the data are presented according to metric tonnage. For intermodal loadings, the data are presented according to the total number of units, twenty-foot equivalent units and the metric tonnage.
  January 2013 to March 2013 January 2012 to March 2012
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 2,351 215,512 2,268 207,748
Other cereal grains 4,000 347,410 3,322 297,175
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 232 20,691 110 10,000
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 30 517 53 920
Colza seeds (canola) 71 5,607 0 0
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 7,688 700,401 7,246 663,448
Animal feed and products 3,409 291,791 3,502 286,244
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 21 317 12 220
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 799 42,715 814 40,669
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2,071 169,549 2,365 187,626
Sugar 1,039 90,654 1,107 95,567
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 243 4,193 314 6,224
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 3,851 314,763 3,624 292,853
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 1,767 150,255 1,583 139,794
Salt 797 76,423 758 69,477
Phosphate rock 1,929 174,204 1,711 154,156
Sulphur 527 43,625 533 47,944
Gypsum 3,370 329,589 2,963 293,438
Other non-metallic minerals 1 2,146 183,743 1,697 146,527
Iron ores and concentrates 80,031 7,119,776 76,645 6,958,993
Copper ores and concentrates 583 49,353 521 42,419
Nickel ores and concentrates 6,107 452,726 3,311 255,192
Lead ores and concentrates 402 29,053 559 40,068
Zinc ores and concentrates 2,497 200,625 2,693 216,952
Other metallic ores and concentrates 9,361 856,500 8,681 801,330
Coal 3,644 300,972 4,390 366,780
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 4,043 316,750 5,260 415,037
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 16,054 1,326,608 12,480 996,896
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 10,662 681,256 8,876 575,780
Coal coke and petroleum coke 4,279 272,308 3,733 207,229
Other refined petroleum and coal products 4,410 342,714 5,343 417,122
Sulphuric acid 6,945 626,250 6,162 559,053
Alumina 10,503 968,105 7,466 696,010
Other basic chemicals 10,805 884,448 11,321 912,986
Potash 2,136 214,676 2,196 220,651
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 1,059 82,439 1,179 98,995
Other chemical products and preparations 2,213 144,044 2,407 138,641
Plastic and rubber 4,888 347,902 4,779 331,426
Logs and other wood in the rough 1,105 69,501 1,156 73,984
Wood chips 2,644 162,985 2,712 171,520
Lumber 7,580 602,835 6,395 512,750
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 2,845 207,205 1,987 136,432
Wood pulp 7,107 600,506 6,027 498,406
Newsprint 6,184 419,407 6,006 409,253
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 6,377 443,905 7,028 470,228
Cement 1,894 188,544 2,110 209,124
Other non-metallic mineral products 450 32,519 402 22,890
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 12,277 1,044,900 13,600 1,142,024
Copper, primary or semi-finished 502 43,272 442 38,483
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 7,738 667,808 6,843 589,077
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 1,992 169,950 1,333 123,395
Articles of base metal 1,636 103,951 2,294 143,125
Machinery 1,334 15,902 1,316 16,412
Automobiles and mini-vans 27,738 550,904 29,615 582,751
Freight motor vehicles 17,683 319,912 21,046 378,533
Other vehicles 194 4,056 143 3,546
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 2,120 49,842 2,088 50,384
Other transportation equipment 234 12,171 500 15,387
Metallic waste and scrap 6,109 513,426 6,983 569,228
Non-metallic waste and scrap 1,154 88,757 1,411 108,337
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 854 23,628 488 14,648
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 0 0 2 48
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 25,365 364,344 26,208 376,676
Less than carload shipments ... 268 ... 87
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 360,079 25,078,962 350,119 23,848,318
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
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