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Table 15-1
International shipping – Cargo tonnage and annual variation by commodity and by Canadian region — Loaded

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Loaded
  Tonnage Variation Containerized
2005 2006 2005 2006
  '000 t %
Total commodities  
Atlantic Region 56,135.8 54,853.4 -2.3 4.9 5.0
St. Lawrence Region 43,973.5 49,004.0 11.4 11.3 10.5
Great Lakes Region 16,311.6 16,086.7 -1.4 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 85,332.9 86,063.7 0.9 10.8 11.1
Canada 201,753.8 206,007.7 2.1 8.4 8.5
Agriculture and food products  
Atlantic Region 1,513.1 1,465.3 -3.2 66.1 65.1
St. Lawrence Region 7,176.6 8,544.8 19.1 12.3 13.6
Great Lakes Region 2,143.9 1,978.1 -7.7 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 17,691.4 21,009.1 18.8 14.7 12.1
Canada 28,524.9 32,997.3 15.7 15.7 14.1
Wheat  
Atlantic Region 369.3 377.6 2.2 0.0 0.2
St. Lawrence Region 4,663.3 5,582.4 19.7 0.4 0.4
Great Lakes Region 507.2 406.9 -19.8 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 7,729.3 9,876.9 27.8 0.7 0.3
Canada 13,269.1 16,243.8 22.4 0.6 0.3
Corn  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 217.3 243.3 12.0 10.6 8.9
Great Lakes Region 0.0 3.3 ... ... 0.0
Pacific Region 1.9 1.6 -11.4 100.0 100.0
Canada 219.2 248.3 13.3 11.4 9.4
Barley  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
St. Lawrence Region 41.0 1.4 -96.5 0.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 2.0 0.0 -100.0 0.0 ...
Pacific Region 1,801.5 1,267.3 -29.7 1.1 0.0
Canada 1,844.4 1,268.7 -31.2 1.0 0.1
Rye, oats and other cereal grains  
Atlantic Region 16.4 12.8 -21.7 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 26.0 46.3 78.0 72.2 95.7
Great Lakes Region 203.2 262.0 28.9 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 58.3 77.0 32.2 70.9 74.7
Canada 303.9 398.2 31.0 25.2 28.8
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables  
Atlantic Region 316.8 240.7 -24.0 77.3 93.8
St. Lawrence Region 433.8 507.5 17.0 92.6 98.1
Great Lakes Region 51.3 40.6 -21.0 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 1,717.6 2,078.6 21.0 43.1 40.3
Canada 2,519.6 2,867.3 13.8 55.1 54.5
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts  
Atlantic Region 23.4 16.2 -30.9 99.9 99.8
St. Lawrence Region 39.7 59.6 50.2 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 11.7 4.2 -64.4 55.6 51.1
Canada 74.9 80.0 6.9 93.0 97.4
Colza seeds (canola)  
Atlantic Region 25.2 39.0 55.0 0.0 0.1
St. Lawrence Region 15.9 17.9 12.2 0.1 1.5
Great Lakes Region 396.8 383.9 -3.2 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 2,979.1 4,415.9 48.2 0.1 0.1
Canada 3,417.0 4,856.8 42.1 0.1 0.1
Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products  
Atlantic Region 31.5 31.7 0.7 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 1,162.1 1,450.9 24.8 6.3 7.7
Great Lakes Region 621.3 646.1 4.0 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 525.7 555.7 5.7 96.5 95.1
Canada 2,340.5 2,684.3 14.7 26.2 25.0
Feed, cereal straw, eggs and other animal products  
Atlantic Region 67.6 100.6 48.7 46.6 34.7
St. Lawrence Region 258.9 237.8 -8.2 20.6 27.5
Great Lakes Region 335.7 197.5 -41.2 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 1,122.3 997.7 -11.1 60.5 64.8
Canada 1,784.5 1,533.5 -14.1 42.8 48.7
Meat, fish, seafood, and preparations  
Atlantic Region 434.2 413.3 -4.8 98.1 96.7
St. Lawrence Region 109.3 176.4 61.5 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 582.5 554.9 -4.7 17.0 8.0
Canada 1,125.9 1,144.6 1.7 56.3 54.2
Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products  
Atlantic Region 25.2 31.3 24.2 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 32.5 42.4 30.3 100.0 75.3
Great Lakes Region 0.0 12.8 ... ... 0.0
Pacific Region 401.8 330.0 -17.9 75.2 72.2
Canada 459.5 416.4 -9.4 78.3 72.4
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours  
Atlantic Region 18.2 15.9 -12.9 95.6 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 84.5 54.7 -35.2 22.2 17.2
Great Lakes Region 26.3 25.0 -4.8 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 522.5 625.9 19.8 4.7 3.3
Canada 651.5 721.5 10.8 9.3 6.4
Sugar  
Atlantic Region 4.9 5.2 5.6 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 8.9 14.1 58.1 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 19.9 12.5 -37.0 100.0 100.0
Canada 33.7 31.8 -5.7 100.0 100.0
Prepared foodstuffs (not elsewhere classified)  
Atlantic Region 159.7 150.6 -5.6 99.5 99.9
St. Lawrence Region 64.6 85.6 32.5 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 180.6 176.7 -2.1 40.3 41.8
Canada 404.9 413.0 2.0 73.2 75.1
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages  
Atlantic Region 20.7 30.4 46.7 99.3 99.5
St. Lawrence Region 18.7 24.6 31.5 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 36.9 34.2 -7.2 99.3 99.7
Canada 76.3 89.1 16.9 99.5 99.7
Minerals  
Atlantic Region 13,263.1 13,756.9 3.7 1.5 1.1
St. Lawrence Region 27,974.2 31,235.9 11.7 0.4 0.5
Great Lakes Region 8,362.1 8,732.6 4.4 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 12,369.1 11,933.8 -3.5 1.3 1.2
Canada 61,968.4 65,659.1 6.0 0.8 0.7
Limestone  
Atlantic Region 57.5 27.2 -52.6 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... 100.0
Great Lakes Region 596.1 638.9 7.2 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 2,423.7 2,079.5 -14.2 0.0 0.0
Canada 3,077.3 2,745.7 -10.8 0.0 0.0
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone  
Atlantic Region 4,552.7 5,429.5 19.3 0.2 0.2
St. Lawrence Region 21.8 24.3 11.7 100.0 98.2
Great Lakes Region 3,729.6 3,934.6 5.5 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 2,590.2 2,731.6 5.5 2.0 1.7
Canada 10,894.3 12,120.0 11.3 0.8 0.7
Salt  
Atlantic Region 264.8 243.5 -8.0 0.8 0.5
St. Lawrence Region 0.7 1.0 46.8 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 3,745.1 3,736.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 24.0 0.2 -99.1 1.9 100.0
Canada 4,034.7 3,980.7 -1.3 0.1 0.1
Sulphur  
Atlantic Region 67.8 52.4 -22.6 17.4 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 0.0 0.8 ... ... 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 6,184.0 5,992.3 -3.1 0.0 0.0
Canada 6,251.8 6,045.5 -3.3 0.2 0.0
Other non-metallic minerals  
Atlantic Region 8,081.2 7,764.3 -3.9 2.2 1.7
St. Lawrence Region 170.8 193.5 13.3 33.4 45.0
Great Lakes Region 71.6 318.5 345.1 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 298.6 318.3 6.6 34.7 24.7
Canada 8,622.3 8,594.6 -0.3 4.0 3.5
Iron ores and concentrates  
Atlantic Region 7.9 0.5 -93.8 5.3 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 27,251.5 30,376.4 11.5 0.0 0.0
Great Lakes Region 217.4 104.5 -51.9 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 5.4 0.1 -100.0 0.2 100.0
Canada 27,482.2 30,481.5 10.9 0.0 0.0
Copper ores and concentrates  
Atlantic Region 0.0 13.7 ... ... 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 49.6 18.8 -62.0 2.9 1.9
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 730.2 718.0 -1.7 0.1 0.0
Canada 779.8 750.6 -3.7 0.3 0.1
Aluminum ores (bauxite)  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
St. Lawrence Region 0.5 111.7 21,640.1 100.0 3.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 0.1 0.0 ... 100.0 ...
Canada 0.6 111.7 19,166.2 100.0 3.0
Other metallic ores and concentrates  
Atlantic Region 231.1 225.7 -2.4 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 479.3 509.4 6.3 5.2 5.1
Great Lakes Region 2.3 0.0 -100.0 0.0 ...
Pacific Region 112.8 93.7 -16.9 7.7 14.0
Canada 825.6 828.8 0.4 4.1 4.7
Coal  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
St. Lawrence Region 0.0 1.2 ... 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 598.1 507.7 -15.1 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 25,920.9 26,378.3 1.8 0.0 0.0
Canada 26,519.1 26,887.1 1.4 0.0 0.0
Coal  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
St. Lawrence Region 0.0 1.2 ... 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 598.1 507.7 -15.1 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 25,920.9 26,378.3 1.8 0.0 0.0
Canada 26,519.1 26,887.1 1.4 0.0 0.0
Fuels and basic chemicals  
Atlantic Region 38,556.9 36,533.0 -5.2 0.1 0.1
St. Lawrence Region 2,196.9 2,516.9 14.6 6.2 6.0
Great Lakes Region 1,353.8 1,151.8 -14.9 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 10,783.3 9,491.4 -12.0 1.7 2.3
Canada 52,890.9 49,693.1 -6.0 0.7 0.8
Crude petroleum  
Atlantic Region 22,587.6 20,889.1 -7.5 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 0.4 22.4 5,558.3 100.0 14.2
Great Lakes Region 0.0 21.4 ... ... 0.0
Pacific Region 1,146.6 1,288.9 12.4 0.0 0.0
Canada 23,734.6 22,221.7 -6.4 0.0 0.0
Fuel oils  
Atlantic Region 6,053.3 6,649.4 9.8 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 1,155.1 1,134.2 -1.8 0.0 0.0
Great Lakes Region 372.4 408.0 9.6 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 464.5 448.7 -3.4 0.0 0.0
Canada 8,045.3 8,640.3 7.4 0.0 0.0
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel  
Atlantic Region 7,979.9 7,035.5 -11.8 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 74.0 146.0 97.2 0.0 0.1
Great Lakes Region 33.4 0.0 -100.0 0.0 ...
Pacific Region 61.7 88.2 42.8 0.2 0.0
Canada 8,149.1 7,269.7 -10.8 0.0 0.0
Coal coke and petroleum coke  
Atlantic Region 18.6 202.3 985.4 3.4 0.2
St. Lawrence Region 218.9 449.5 105.3 0.0 0.0
Great Lakes Region 239.3 120.3 -49.7 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 383.0 467.4 22.0 0.1 0.0
Canada 859.9 1,239.5 44.1 0.1 0.1
Other refined petroleum and coal products  
Atlantic Region 1,111.8 841.2 -24.3 0.4 0.3
St. Lawrence Region 143.1 175.2 22.5 5.5 9.3
Great Lakes Region 159.6 98.9 -38.0 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 52.3 59.0 12.8 30.5 25.1
Canada 1,466.7 1,174.3 -19.9 2.0 2.9
Alumina  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
St. Lawrence Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 5.1 6.4 24.6 100.0 100.0
Canada 5.1 6.4 24.6 100.0 100.0
Other basic chemicals  
Atlantic Region 197.1 144.4 -26.8 21.0 14.3
St. Lawrence Region 597.1 585.3 -2.0 20.1 21.7
Great Lakes Region 89.6 139.4 55.5 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 2,504.9 2,325.7 -7.2 6.4 8.2
Canada 3,388.8 3,194.7 -5.7 9.5 10.6
Potash  
Atlantic Region 604.3 768.5 27.2 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 0.2 0.1 -100.0 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 459.4 363.7 -20.8 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 5,791.9 4,661.8 -19.5 0.0 0.0
Canada 6,855.9 5,794.1 -15.5 0.0 0.0
Fertilizers (excluding potash)  
Atlantic Region 4.2 2.6 -37.2 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 8.1 4.3 -47.1 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 373.3 145.5 -61.0 1.2 2.0
Canada 385.6 152.4 -60.5 4.3 6.4
Forest and wood products  
Atlantic Region 142.3 258.3 81.5 56.1 37.7
St. Lawrence Region 236.8 288.0 21.6 87.8 89.0
Great Lakes Region 43.6 22.6 -48.1 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 8,062.6 7,483.9 -7.2 20.4 24.3
Canada 8,485.3 8,052.8 -5.1 22.8 27.0
Logs and other wood in the rough  
Atlantic Region 15.1 36.5 141.0 99.9 65.1
St. Lawrence Region 193.5 179.9 -7.1 85.1 97.4
Great Lakes Region 43.6 22.6 -48.1 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 4,225.0 3,592.7 -15.0 3.4 3.8
Canada 4,477.3 3,831.7 -14.4 7.2 8.8
Wood chips  
Atlantic Region 32.8 139.0 323.2 21.6 17.5
St. Lawrence Region 0.0 9.2 ... ... 0.6
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 496.6 569.2 14.6 0.1 0.1
Canada 529.4 717.4 35.5 1.4 3.5
Lumber  
Atlantic Region 80.9 41.8 -48.3 55.1 80.4
St. Lawrence Region 9.6 31.7 229.6 99.2 99.8
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 3,162.4 3,108.7 -1.7 44.3 50.0
Canada 3,252.9 3,182.2 -2.2 44.7 50.9
Other wood products (plywood, veneer)  
Atlantic Region 13.5 41.0 204.9 96.5 38.3
St. Lawrence Region 33.7 67.3 99.8 100.0 73.6
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 178.6 213.2 19.4 58.2 59.2
Canada 225.7 321.5 42.4 66.7 59.6
Pulp and paper products  
Atlantic Region 1,711.2 1,660.8 -2.9 32.8 33.9
St. Lawrence Region 1,209.7 1,248.7 3.2 36.4 42.7
Great Lakes Region 20.0 1.2 -93.9 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 7,119.0 6,731.2 -5.4 36.2 42.9
Canada 10,060.0 9,641.8 -4.2 35.6 41.4
Wood pulp  
Atlantic Region 331.3 487.1 47.0 39.7 32.0
St. Lawrence Region 586.1 539.7 -7.9 40.6 50.7
Great Lakes Region 20.0 0.0 -100.0 0.0 ...
Pacific Region 5,998.8 5,631.5 -6.1 35.4 42.3
Canada 6,936.3 6,658.2 -4.0 36.0 42.3
Newsprint  
Atlantic Region 1,223.1 1,056.7 -13.6 24.7 29.3
St. Lawrence Region 452.3 527.7 16.7 6.9 15.2
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 683.5 660.3 -3.4 38.5 51.3
Canada 2,358.8 2,244.7 -4.8 25.3 32.5
Paper and paperboard, except printed products  
Atlantic Region 156.9 116.9 -25.5 81.8 83.6
St. Lawrence Region 171.3 181.3 5.8 100.0 99.1
Great Lakes Region 0.0 1.2 ... ... 0.0
Pacific Region 436.7 439.4 0.6 43.1 38.1
Canada 764.9 738.8 -3.4 63.8 60.2
Primary and fabricated metal products  
Atlantic Region 176.6 181.2 2.7 93.7 72.8
St. Lawrence Region 1,077.9 1,110.1 3.0 32.7 32.8
Great Lakes Region 61.9 60.9 -1.7 1.1 0.0
Pacific Region 546.1 439.3 -19.6 59.0 55.5
Canada 1,862.5 1,791.5 -3.8 45.2 41.3
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished  
Atlantic Region 76.6 51.7 -32.5 99.5 96.8
St. Lawrence Region 541.4 419.2 -22.6 24.9 25.7
Great Lakes Region 58.2 60.8 4.4 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 135.4 71.1 -47.5 94.3 86.9
Canada 811.6 602.7 -25.7 41.7 36.4
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished  
Atlantic Region 34.2 26.1 -23.7 70.1 99.7
St. Lawrence Region 372.7 483.6 29.8 19.4 19.3
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 309.4 295.2 -4.6 40.4 38.9
Canada 716.3 804.9 12.4 30.9 29.1
Articles of base metal  
Atlantic Region 65.8 103.5 57.3 99.1 54.1
St. Lawrence Region 163.7 207.2 26.6 88.8 78.6
Great Lakes Region 3.7 0.1 -97.2 17.9 0.0
Pacific Region 101.4 73.1 -27.9 69.0 92.2
Canada 334.6 383.9 14.7 84.1 74.6
Machinery and transportation equipment  
Atlantic Region 278.3 214.9 -22.8 92.9 87.8
St. Lawrence Region 431.9 483.7 12.0 96.8 98.4
Great Lakes Region 10.1 3.2 -68.4 10.3 0.0
Pacific Region 154.5 161.2 4.4 91.1 94.5
Canada 874.9 863.0 -1.4 93.6 94.7
Machinery  
Atlantic Region 199.7 133.0 -33.4 94.0 85.8
St. Lawrence Region 225.8 233.2 3.3 96.9 97.8
Great Lakes Region 10.1 2.3 -77.1 10.3 0.0
Pacific Region 89.8 89.5 -0.4 88.9 94.8
Canada 525.4 458.1 -12.8 92.8 93.3
Vehicles and parts and accessories  
Atlantic Region 78.7 81.9 4.1 90.2 91.1
St. Lawrence Region 206.2 250.4 21.5 96.7 98.9
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.9 ... ... 0.0
Pacific Region 64.7 71.7 10.9 94.2 94.1
Canada 349.5 404.9 15.9 94.8 96.3
Manufactured and miscellaneous goods  
Atlantic Region 494.3 783.0 58.4 89.1 80.7
St. Lawrence Region 3,669.6 3,574.8 -2.6 66.1 57.0
Great Lakes Region 3,718.0 3,628.5 -2.4 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 2,686.0 2,435.5 -9.3 57.7 64.2
Canada 10,567.8 10,421.8 -1.4 41.8 40.6
Other chemical products and preparations  
Atlantic Region 38.3 60.5 57.9 99.9 72.9
St. Lawrence Region 117.2 154.6 31.9 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 10.9 ... ... 0.0
Pacific Region 27.5 53.1 92.9 84.3 40.6
Canada 183.0 279.2 52.5 97.6 78.9
Plastic and rubber  
Atlantic Region 72.0 60.8 -15.6 99.9 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 133.6 100.1 -25.1 100.0 99.6
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 299.3 342.9 14.6 99.3 100.0
Canada 504.9 503.7 -0.2 99.6 99.9
Cement  
Atlantic Region 0.3 0.5 51.3 10.6 3.3
St. Lawrence Region 104.0 200.7 92.9 1.1 1.8
Great Lakes Region 2,623.9 2,489.3 -5.1 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 725.3 475.8 -34.4 0.1 0.0
Canada 3,453.5 3,166.2 -8.3 0.0 0.1
Other non-metallic mineral products  
Atlantic Region 51.0 37.9 -25.6 84.7 97.7
St. Lawrence Region 97.8 116.1 18.7 71.3 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 54.3 37.2 -31.5 51.7 97.7
Canada 203.1 191.2 -5.9 69.4 99.1
Metallic waste and scrap  
Atlantic Region 41.8 130.3 211.7 31.0 6.4
St. Lawrence Region 1,086.1 1,302.1 19.9 2.4 1.9
Great Lakes Region 1,081.9 1,128.2 4.3 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 672.1 710.8 5.8 44.5 50.0
Canada 2,881.8 3,271.3 13.5 11.8 11.9
Non-metallic waste and scrap  
Atlantic Region 7.1 67.9 855.4 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 0.3 23.8 7,278.3 100.0 6.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 717.7 665.0 -7.3 100.0 99.0
Canada 725.1 756.7 4.4 100.0 96.2
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods  
Atlantic Region 271.3 417.7 54.0 96.5 97.6
St. Lawrence Region 2,128.3 1,677.3 -21.2 97.6 97.5
Great Lakes Region 0.1 0.1 8.1 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 180.0 141.8 -21.2 98.0 98.7
Canada 2,579.7 2,236.9 -13.3 97.5 97.6
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo  
Atlantic Region 12.5 7.5 -40.1 40.5 78.8
St. Lawrence Region 2.3 0.1 -95.0 0.3 80.5
Great Lakes Region 12.1 0.0 -100.0 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 9.8 8.9 -8.5 74.4 98.3
Canada 36.6 16.6 -54.7 33.7 89.1