Table 2
Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Eastern Division

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Railway carloading statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada — Eastern Division
Table summary
This table displays railway carloadings statistics for non-intermodal traffic by commodity in Canada - Eastern Division. The information is grouped by specific month on an annual basis, number of rail cars, metric tonnes (appearing as column headers) and list of commodities (appearing as rows)
  December 2013 December 2012
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 1,009 92,560 805 73,536
Other cereal grains 1,452 124,203 1,583 138,903
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 19 1,405 96 8,895
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 1 19 22 412
Colza seeds (canola) 88 7,112 49 3,817
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 2,691 244,419 2,441 223,057
Animal feed and products 846 68,958 725 60,981
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 3 43 16 218
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 280 13,828 264 15,037
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 471 35,946 843 68,439
Sugar 280 24,348 360 31,257
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 83 1,340 87 1,384
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 999 81,441 1,450 120,596
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 484 43,471 429 37,133
Salt 238 20,167 277 24,604
Phosphate rock 0 0 734 66,296
Sulphur 208 18,519 183 13,719
Gypsum 960 94,391 912 89,549
Other non-metallic minerals 1 635 55,185 568 48,850
Iron ores and concentrates 27,201 2,458,632 28,123 2,538,609
Copper ores and concentrates 203 17,561 217 18,726
Nickel ores and concentrates 1,247 91,312 1,770 131,109
Lead ores and concentrates 0 0 146 10,561
Zinc ores and concentrates 337 29,526 1,114 90,287
Other metallic ores and concentrates 4,166 378,213 4,062 368,866
Coal 1,400 117,970 1,588 130,896
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 1,494 118,052 1,987 151,908
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 4,945 405,338 4,833 397,832
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 3,626 228,417 3,368 214,498
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,656 98,888 1,434 97,293
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,234 94,586 1,173 88,860
Sulphuric acid 2,057 185,589 2,171 195,986
Alumina 3,277 302,122 3,351 309,603
Other basic chemicals 3,586 298,445 3,490 287,768
Potash 406 40,761 396 39,824
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 289 24,571 226 18,877
Other chemical products and preparations 682 46,845 649 41,212
Plastic and rubber 1,632 117,311 1,486 108,002
Logs and other wood in the rough 118 7,443 234 14,440
Wood chips 850 52,298 740 45,549
Lumber 2,658 210,606 2,209 169,025
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 1,080 81,568 718 52,525
Wood pulp 1,600 131,342 1,976 165,629
Newsprint 1,950 135,138 2,225 152,911
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 2,253 164,726 2,138 146,448
Cement 523 53,010 635 60,209
Other non-metallic mineral products 176 12,252 60 3,238
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 2,779 233,917 3,175 271,930
Copper, primary or semi-finished 236 20,445 143 12,419
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 2,468 212,569 2,696 232,588
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 836 73,263 570 52,578
Articles of base metal 557 37,524 566 36,001
Machinery 352 7,829 461 6,996
Automobiles and mini-vans 9,419 179,835 9,268 178,095
Freight motor vehicles 3,646 65,144 5,243 94,810
Other vehicles 22 283 27 684
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 416 9,421 517 12,284
Other transportation equipment 244 11,941 45 1,140
Metallic waste and scrap 2,370 197,434 1,563 131,088
Non-metallic waste and scrap 397 29,778 472 35,707
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 291 14,466 268 11,490
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 6 57 0 0
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 8,506 131,388 8,168 117,169
Less than carload shipments ... 27 ... 25
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 113,938 8,055,198 117,545 8,272,378
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
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