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 December 2013 January 2012 to December 2012
Number of rail cars Metric tonnes Number of rail cars Metric tonnes
Wheat 12,928 1,179,454 12,802 1,174,454
Other cereal grains 18,232 1,592,901 12,727 1,121,290
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 858 76,511 571 51,660
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 136 2,398 225 3,943
Colza seeds (canola) 574 46,245 460 36,274
Other oil seeds and nuts, other agricultural product 21,807 1,969,947 24,653 2,256,175
Animal feed and products 11,237 933,923 11,740 965,711
Meat, fish, seafood and preparations 86 1,364 61 1,042
Milled grain production and preparations, bakery products 3,157 174,574 3,396 185,027
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 5,940 471,917 8,865 702,721
Sugar 4,330 377,635 4,624 402,789
Prepared food stuffs, not elsewhere classified 1,544 26,599 1,328 23,888
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 13,912 1,136,822 14,665 1,190,029
Sand, gravel and crushed stone 8,775 746,922 7,510 618,506
Salt 2,990 265,850 2,742 238,292
Phosphate rock 3,584 323,020 8,795 793,871
Sulphur 2,307 200,877 2,260 187,955
Gypsum 14,601 1,435,771 13,766 1,355,689
Other non-metallic minerals 1 8,919 768,037 7,370 635,620
Iron ores and concentrates 389,840 35,628,355 352,443 32,320,026
Copper ores and concentrates 2,079 177,727 2,437 202,987
Nickel ores and concentrates 19,462 1,443,212 13,891 1,063,742
Lead ores and concentrates 770 55,627 2,379 171,308
Zinc ores and concentrates 6,032 505,967 10,872 887,698
Other metallic ores and concentrates 66,329 5,964,871 63,571 5,733,807
Coal 18,327 1,524,656 13,469 1,117,735
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 18,175 1,442,357 29,163 2,271,001
Fuel oils and crude petroleum 52,320 4,307,508 47,687 3,807,338
Gaseous hydrocarbons, including liquid petroleum gas (LPG's) 37,604 2,380,541 36,924 2,349,732
Coal coke and petroleum coke 16,761 1,049,303 13,116 815,045
Other refined petroleum and coal products 16,338 1,245,061 18,658 1,435,323
Sulphuric acid 26,814 2,418,542 25,311 2,289,886
Alumina 42,204 3,896,221 34,433 3,203,235
Other basic chemicals 43,429 3,569,206 41,859 3,415,405
Potash 6,558 659,107 6,762 679,338
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 3,500 292,326 4,333 367,994
Other chemical products and preparations 10,375 697,010 9,503 584,102
Plastic and rubber 20,415 1,386,460 19,495 1,349,494
Logs and other wood in the rough 3,681 230,847 4,276 266,826
Wood chips 12,513 769,983 10,433 648,309
Lumber 34,037 2,685,672 27,049 2,162,776
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 12,247 894,356 9,200 648,145
Wood pulp 24,531 2,057,140 24,005 2,005,252
Newsprint 25,166 1,710,383 25,343 1,725,278
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 27,757 1,969,738 26,552 1,791,544
Cement 10,422 1,031,423 11,284 1,107,179
Other non-metallic mineral products 1,871 120,735 1,362 81,782
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 40,844 3,495,920 47,859 4,034,659
Copper, primary or semi-finished 2,282 196,567 1,503 131,149
Aluminum, primary or semi-finished 32,606 2,818,240 26,097 2,243,599
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished 8,255 721,922 6,297 579,748
Articles of base metal 6,497 415,833 7,768 471,988
Machinery 5,537 101,610 6,641 107,744
Automobiles and mini-vans 121,238 2,362,767 122,219 2,348,990
Freight motor vehicles 60,948 1,094,299 79,796 1,437,184
Other vehicles 484 10,652 851 20,177
Parts and accessories for motor vehicles 7,330 173,732 7,169 175,281
Other transportation equipment 1,945 95,094 1,530 56,331
Metallic waste and scrap 28,170 2,368,737 23,265 1,912,861
Non-metallic waste and scrap 5,357 401,783 5,973 468,648
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 4,193 176,360 3,312 122,992
Pool car traffic of freight forwarder and ship associated 15 133 8 205
Mixed loads or unidentified freight 101,188 1,527,321 92,811 1,348,175
Less than carload shipments ... 459 ... 496
Total non-intermodal traffic loaded 2 1,498,910 106,648,484 1,457,469 101,907,450
1.
Includes loadings of gypsum.
2.
Excludes goods transported in containers or trailers on flat cars.
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