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  Tonnage Variation Containerized
2005 2006 2005 2006
  '000 t %
Total commodities  
Atlantic Region 43,746.4 37,374.6 -14.6 4.7 5.3
St. Lawrence Region 39,828.1 38,923.1 -2.3 14.3 14.8
Great Lakes Region 31,688.9 31,813.7 0.4 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 13,894.9 15,947.9 14.8 51.6 49.3
Canada 129,158.3 124,059.4 -3.9 11.6 12.6
Agriculture and food products  
Atlantic Region 647.9 595.9 -8.0 87.0 86.7
St. Lawrence Region 3,014.9 2,417.0 -19.8 13.2 25.4
Great Lakes Region 592.6 521.7 -12.0 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 1,153.9 1,175.1 1.8 69.7 61.2
Canada 5,409.4 4,709.6 -12.9 32.7 39.3
Wheat  
Atlantic Region 0.2 1.1 388.5 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 856.9 142.2 -83.4 0.0 0.3
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 0.3 0.1 -66.1 100.0 100.0
Canada 857.3 143.3 -83.3 0.1 1.1
Corn  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.4 ... ... 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 195.9 138.7 -29.2 0.7 0.1
Great Lakes Region 257.9 187.0 -27.5 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 0.0 0.0 ... 100.0 ...
Canada 453.7 326.1 -28.1 0.3 0.1
Barley  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
St. Lawrence Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... 100.0
Canada 0.0 0.0 ... ... 100.0
Rye, oats and other cereal grains  
Atlantic Region 9.7 12.1 25.2 99.2 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 5.3 6.6 23.2 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 72.1 79.8 10.7 100.0 99.9
Canada 87.1 98.5 13.1 99.9 100.0
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables  
Atlantic Region 8.0 8.9 12.3 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 16.0 35.7 123.1 100.0 44.9
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 48.2 60.4 25.4 34.5 16.0
Canada 72.2 105.1 45.6 56.2 33.0
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts  
Atlantic Region 12.0 19.2 59.7 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 25.9 39.3 51.3 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... 100.0
Pacific Region 107.7 106.8 -0.8 45.9 30.8
Canada 145.6 165.3 13.5 60.0 55.2
Colza seeds (canola)  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
St. Lawrence Region 0.0 0.1 ... ... 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 0.4 0.2 -55.1 100.0 100.0
Canada 0.4 0.2 -34.9 100.0 100.0
Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products  
Atlantic Region 7.1 12.0 68.6 99.4 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 517.0 627.2 21.3 1.5 1.9
Great Lakes Region 0.0 31.2 ... ... 0.0
Pacific Region 40.6 35.3 -13.0 99.0 99.0
Canada 564.8 705.7 25.0 9.8 8.3
Feed, cereal straw, eggs and other animal products  
Atlantic Region 35.2 58.4 65.8 79.2 35.7
St. Lawrence Region 74.7 5.6 -92.5 4.8 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 46.8 33.3 -28.8 99.6 99.3
Canada 156.8 97.4 -37.9 49.8 61.2
Meat, fish, seafood, and preparations  
Atlantic Region 161.1 140.9 -12.6 70.4 81.9
St. Lawrence Region 3.5 14.9 329.0 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 282.0 309.5 9.8 60.5 59.6
Canada 446.6 465.3 4.2 64.4 67.6
Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products  
Atlantic Region 22.3 12.8 -42.7 72.7 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 39.1 48.2 23.3 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 39.2 44.2 12.8 97.4 97.2
Canada 100.6 105.1 4.5 92.9 98.8
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours  
Atlantic Region 44.7 25.0 -44.0 71.9 86.3
St. Lawrence Region 34.0 24.2 -28.9 48.1 89.7
Great Lakes Region 6.7 16.6 148.4 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 14.6 28.8 97.1 65.0 41.7
Canada 100.0 94.6 -5.4 58.0 58.4
Sugar  
Atlantic Region 19.7 14.6 -25.7 49.1 13.3
St. Lawrence Region 901.9 846.4 -6.1 0.3 0.9
Great Lakes Region 322.0 278.8 -13.4 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 106.3 168.1 58.2 1.9 0.9
Canada 1,349.8 1,308.0 -3.1 1.0 0.8
Prepared foodstuffs (not elsewhere classified)  
Atlantic Region 192.3 181.4 -5.6 99.9 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 113.1 172.8 52.9 91.8 84.1
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... 100.0
Pacific Region 256.9 223.9 -12.8 85.4 90.9
Canada 562.2 578.2 2.8 91.7 91.7
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages  
Atlantic Region 135.6 109.0 -19.6 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 231.7 315.1 36.0 75.0 94.0
Great Lakes Region 6.1 8.0 29.8 0.0 1.1
Pacific Region 138.9 84.5 -39.1 99.7 99.5
Canada 512.3 516.7 0.8 87.4 94.7
Minerals  
Atlantic Region 226.5 228.3 0.8 18.4 31.2
St. Lawrence Region 6,785.7 6,751.9 -0.5 0.9 0.7
Great Lakes Region 11,777.7 11,225.3 -4.7 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 1,082.1 1,210.5 11.9 4.6 4.4
Canada 19,872.1 19,416.0 -2.3 0.8 0.9
Limestone  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
St. Lawrence Region 0.9 1.4 48.1 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 2,981.5 3,303.4 10.8 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 6.5 0.1 -98.8 0.0 100.0
Canada 2,989.0 3,304.9 10.6 0.0 0.0
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone  
Atlantic Region 23.1 61.3 165.7 99.9 91.8
St. Lawrence Region 53.7 32.5 -39.4 57.3 79.4
Great Lakes Region 505.7 545.9 7.9 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 125.0 137.5 10.0 27.2 27.9
Canada 707.5 777.3 9.9 12.4 15.5
Salt  
Atlantic Region 11.9 55.9 369.6 18.9 5.2
St. Lawrence Region 84.2 215.1 155.6 1.3 0.7
Great Lakes Region 669.0 667.9 -0.2 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 421.6 453.5 7.6 0.3 0.1
Canada 1,186.7 1,392.4 17.3 0.4 0.4
Sulphur  
Atlantic Region 12.7 0.0 -100.0 100.0 ...
St. Lawrence Region 0.0 0.0 ... 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 5.7 0.0 -100.0 0.0 ...
Canada 18.3 0.0 -100.0 69.2 100.0
Other non-metallic minerals  
Atlantic Region 159.3 107.0 -32.8 0.5 7.4
St. Lawrence Region 859.8 820.1 -4.6 1.3 1.2
Great Lakes Region 323.6 226.1 -30.1 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 201.0 202.8 0.9 5.5 6.3
Canada 1,543.8 1,356.1 -12.2 1.5 2.3
Iron ores and concentrates  
Atlantic Region 19.5 4.0 -79.5 14.8 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 1,823.5 1,636.2 -10.3 0.1 0.0
Great Lakes Region 7,297.6 6,467.0 -11.4 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Canada 9,140.6 8,107.2 -11.3 0.0 0.1
Copper ores and concentrates  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
St. Lawrence Region 255.8 345.2 35.0 1.4 0.7
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 0.3 0.4 39.8 100.0 100.0
Canada 256.0 345.6 35.0 1.5 0.8
Aluminum ores (bauxite)  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
St. Lawrence Region 3,315.5 3,401.8 2.6 0.0 0.1
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... 100.0
Canada 3,315.5 3,401.9 2.6 0.0 0.1
Other metallic ores and concentrates  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 392.3 299.4 -23.7 2.7 1.4
Great Lakes Region 0.2 15.0 8,936.1 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 322.2 416.2 29.2 1.0 0.3
Canada 714.7 730.7 2.2 1.9 0.8
Coal  
Atlantic Region 3,576.4 3,343.9 -6.5 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 718.9 795.6 10.7 0.0 0.1
Great Lakes Region 16,037.6 16,429.4 2.4 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 0.1 11.2 7,949.6 100.0 1.7
Canada 20,333.2 20,580.1 1.2 0.0 0.0
Coal  
Atlantic Region 3,576.4 3,343.9 -6.5 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 718.9 795.6 10.7 0.0 0.1
Great Lakes Region 16,037.6 16,429.4 2.4 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 0.1 11.2 7,949.6 100.0 1.7
Canada 20,333.2 20,580.1 1.2 0.0 0.0
Fuels and basic chemicals  
Atlantic Region 37,617.5 31,568.1 -16.1 0.2 0.1
St. Lawrence Region 22,967.4 22,326.5 -2.8 1.0 0.8
Great Lakes Region 1,422.2 1,597.7 12.3 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 3,165.7 3,847.8 21.5 6.4 6.6
Canada 65,172.9 59,340.1 -8.9 0.8 0.8
Crude petroleum  
Atlantic Region 30,934.8 26,300.3 -15.0 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 10,096.5 8,755.7 -13.3 0.0 0.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 0.0 97.5 ... ... 0.0
Canada 41,031.3 35,153.6 -14.3 0.0 0.0
Fuel oils  
Atlantic Region 1,991.5 1,823.6 -8.4 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 526.6 675.9 28.4 0.0 0.0
Great Lakes Region 56.5 107.2 89.8 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 805.1 807.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
Canada 3,379.7 3,413.7 1.0 0.0 0.0
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel  
Atlantic Region 1,477.7 1,460.4 -1.2 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 4,044.5 4,403.0 8.9 0.0 0.0
Great Lakes Region 181.7 248.9 37.0 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 1,077.4 1,259.7 16.9 0.0 0.0
Canada 6,781.3 7,372.0 8.7 0.0 0.0
Coal coke and petroleum coke  
Atlantic Region 1,191.5 1,085.6 -8.9 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 1,469.4 1,731.5 17.8 0.1 0.1
Great Lakes Region 498.0 611.4 22.8 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 147.4 124.3 -15.7 0.1 0.1
Canada 3,306.3 3,552.9 7.5 0.0 0.0
Other refined petroleum and coal products  
Atlantic Region 1,021.0 515.3 -49.5 0.4 0.5
St. Lawrence Region 743.2 744.6 0.2 0.2 0.6
Great Lakes Region 279.3 254.1 -9.0 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 56.1 150.2 167.7 4.3 5.6
Canada 2,099.7 1,664.2 -20.7 0.4 0.9
Alumina  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.1 ... ... 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 3,988.2 4,347.4 9.0 0.0 0.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 461.3 497.4 7.8 0.5 0.8
Canada 4,449.5 4,844.9 8.9 0.0 0.1
Other basic chemicals  
Atlantic Region 917.3 300.1 -67.3 8.3 13.0
St. Lawrence Region 1,530.7 1,196.3 -21.8 15.0 14.9
Great Lakes Region 234.3 278.4 18.8 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 615.3 909.0 47.7 31.4 26.5
Canada 3,297.6 2,683.8 -18.6 15.2 17.1
Potash  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
St. Lawrence Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 0.0 0.0 ... 100.0 100.0
Canada 0.0 0.0 ... 100.0 100.0
Fertilizers (excluding potash)  
Atlantic Region 83.7 82.7 -1.2 2.1 3.2
St. Lawrence Region 568.5 472.0 -17.0 0.2 0.7
Great Lakes Region 172.3 97.6 -43.4 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 3.0 2.7 -10.3 100.0 100.0
Canada 827.5 655.0 -20.8 0.7 1.3
Forest and wood products  
Atlantic Region 46.7 40.2 -14.0 98.2 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 61.8 196.5 218.1 100.0 51.0
Great Lakes Region 21.5 43.5 101.9 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 805.9 653.9 -18.9 32.6 46.1
Canada 935.9 934.1 -0.2 39.6 47.3
Logs and other wood in the rough  
Atlantic Region 0.9 5.2 473.1 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 5.6 1.2 -78.9 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 21.5 26.9 24.9 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 46.2 51.8 12.3 6.2 7.6
Canada 74.2 85.1 14.8 12.6 12.1
Wood chips  
Atlantic Region 0.1 0.6 389.7 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 496.2 277.3 -44.1 0.0 0.0
Canada 496.3 277.9 -44.0 0.0 0.2
Lumber  
Atlantic Region 12.3 5.0 -59.2 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 12.6 18.0 43.1 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 129.7 159.8 23.2 98.8 92.9
Canada 154.6 182.8 18.3 99.0 93.8
Other wood products (plywood, veneer)  
Atlantic Region 33.3 29.3 -12.0 97.4 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 43.7 177.4 306.2 100.0 45.7
Great Lakes Region 0.0 16.6 ... 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 133.9 165.0 23.2 98.5 90.3
Canada 210.9 388.3 84.1 98.6 66.8
Pulp and paper products  
Atlantic Region 53.9 63.1 17.0 95.8 77.9
St. Lawrence Region 156.1 141.0 -9.7 93.9 92.1
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 114.8 176.6 53.8 96.0 93.8
Canada 324.9 380.7 17.2 95.0 90.5
Wood pulp  
Atlantic Region 2.5 11.6 369.7 100.0 12.6
St. Lawrence Region 4.5 11.7 160.0 11.3 5.5
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 4.9 11.4 133.7 7.0 3.8
Canada 11.9 34.7 192.7 28.0 7.3
Newsprint  
Atlantic Region 0.1 5.4 10,402.0 98.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 3.8 0.3 -93.2 19.9 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 0.0 0.1 ... ... 100.0
Canada 3.9 5.7 46.7 20.9 100.0
Paper and paperboard, except printed products  
Atlantic Region 51.4 46.2 -10.2 95.6 91.7
St. Lawrence Region 147.8 129.0 -12.7 98.4 99.9
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 109.9 165.1 50.2 100.0 100.0
Canada 309.1 340.3 10.1 98.5 98.8
Primary and fabricated metal products  
Atlantic Region 254.2 251.9 -0.9 61.8 68.3
St. Lawrence Region 1,287.3 1,587.8 23.3 30.2 21.5
Great Lakes Region 1,634.7 1,778.0 8.8 0.0 0.1
Pacific Region 2,288.1 3,145.0 37.4 48.1 42.4
Canada 5,464.3 6,762.6 23.8 30.1 27.3
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished  
Atlantic Region 121.6 140.7 15.7 44.3 54.6
St. Lawrence Region 647.6 1,047.0 61.7 15.7 11.2
Great Lakes Region 1,461.9 1,613.6 10.4 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 827.7 1,382.2 67.0 15.5 13.4
Canada 3,058.7 4,183.5 36.8 9.3 9.1
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished  
Atlantic Region 23.5 24.9 6.0 98.9 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 305.3 209.7 -31.3 27.5 40.9
Great Lakes Region 12.0 0.0 -100.0 0.0 ...
Pacific Region 93.1 79.7 -14.4 75.9 91.5
Canada 433.9 314.3 -27.6 41.0 58.4
Articles of base metal  
Atlantic Region 109.2 86.3 -21.0 73.2 81.4
St. Lawrence Region 334.4 331.0 -1.0 60.8 42.0
Great Lakes Region 160.8 164.5 2.3 0.0 1.2
Pacific Region 1,367.4 1,683.1 23.1 66.0 63.8
Canada 1,971.7 2,264.8 14.9 60.1 56.8
Machinery and transportation equipment  
Atlantic Region 435.3 369.0 -15.2 74.9 70.7
St. Lawrence Region 415.2 406.8 -2.0 95.6 93.7
Great Lakes Region 8.1 17.7 117.9 0.6 38.4
Pacific Region 1,241.6 1,469.4 18.3 64.9 65.6
Canada 2,100.2 2,262.8 7.7 72.8 71.3
Machinery  
Atlantic Region 320.3 189.2 -40.9 85.8 88.5
St. Lawrence Region 280.7 281.8 0.4 94.3 92.5
Great Lakes Region 7.9 16.5 108.3 0.6 41.2
Pacific Region 492.0 595.4 21.0 90.3 91.0
Canada 1,100.9 1,082.8 -1.6 89.4 90.2
Vehicles and parts and accessories  
Atlantic Region 115.0 179.8 56.3 44.4 51.9
St. Lawrence Region 134.5 125.0 -7.0 98.3 96.3
Great Lakes Region 0.2 1.2 503.0 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 749.6 874.0 16.6 48.3 48.4
Canada 999.2 1,180.0 18.1 54.6 53.9
Manufactured and miscellaneous goods  
Atlantic Region 887.9 914.4 3.0 86.5 92.0
St. Lawrence Region 4,420.8 4,300.0 -2.7 91.0 91.6
Great Lakes Region 194.4 200.5 3.1 0.1 0.1
Pacific Region 4,042.5 4,258.5 5.3 94.9 95.7
Canada 9,545.6 9,673.4 1.3 90.4 91.5
Other chemical products and preparations  
Atlantic Region 46.8 68.6 46.8 99.8 81.7
St. Lawrence Region 110.6 103.0 -6.9 92.8 96.8
Great Lakes Region 0.0 6.0 ... ... 0.0
Pacific Region 82.1 91.3 11.1 94.4 86.8
Canada 239.5 268.9 12.3 94.7 87.4
Plastic and rubber  
Atlantic Region 187.9 137.8 -26.7 79.4 89.7
St. Lawrence Region 141.9 141.6 -0.2 97.1 99.3
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.2 ... 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 643.4 666.6 3.6 98.9 97.9
Canada 973.3 946.1 -2.8 94.9 96.9
Cement  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
St. Lawrence Region 197.9 151.6 -23.4 0.4 0.5
Great Lakes Region 157.2 138.2 -12.1 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 0.1 3.2 2,348.8 100.0 100.0
Canada 355.3 293.0 -17.5 0.3 1.3
Other non-metallic mineral products  
Atlantic Region 202.1 142.9 -29.3 98.2 99.9
St. Lawrence Region 272.5 328.0 20.4 99.6 96.9
Great Lakes Region 11.9 36.4 207.1 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 462.7 521.4 12.7 100.0 99.4
Canada 949.2 1,028.8 8.4 98.2 95.2
Metallic waste and scrap  
Atlantic Region 11.7 9.8 -16.2 10.8 23.6
St. Lawrence Region 77.3 87.2 12.7 16.3 6.5
Great Lakes Region 24.5 15.2 -38.0 0.0 0.2
Pacific Region 4.4 8.8 99.4 71.3 58.9
Canada 118.0 121.0 2.6 14.4 10.9
Non-metallic waste and scrap  
Atlantic Region 31.4 34.4 9.3 1.5 1.0
St. Lawrence Region 0.1 0.1 31.0 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 177.4 147.9 -16.6 1.3 3.5
Canada 208.9 182.4 -12.7 1.3 3.0
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods  
Atlantic Region 369.3 507.0 37.3 97.9 99.5
St. Lawrence Region 3,604.9 3,488.3 -3.2 96.7 96.7
Great Lakes Region 0.7 4.0 483.9 21.5 0.0
Pacific Region 2,513.7 2,785.6 10.8 99.9 99.8
Canada 6,488.6 6,784.9 4.6 98.0 98.1
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo  
Atlantic Region 38.6 13.8 -64.3 27.5 85.3
St. Lawrence Region 15.6 0.3 -98.1 90.2 95.3
Great Lakes Region 0.1 0.5 310.1 0.0 25.8
Pacific Region 158.7 33.7 -78.7 91.4 91.3
Canada 213.0 48.3 -77.3 79.7 89.0
Date Modified: 2009-04-17

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