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| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| metric tonnes | |||||
| Wheat | 20,652,100 | 20,293,467 | 17,685,277 | 22,032,749 | 20,987,243 |
| Other grains and cereals | 11,016,672 | 11,497,988 | 12,540,064 | 15,622,834 | 14,729,123 |
| Food and food products | 6,900,173 | 7,055,351 | 6,753,110 | 8,224,084 | 9,789,772 |
| Non metallic minerals, salt and stone | 19,279,903 | 17,232,289 | 16,422,700 | 12,117,922 | 13,045,322 |
| Iron ores and concentrates | 33,940,375 | 32,859,111 | 34,283,834 | 29,720,510 | 35,920,549 |
| Other metallic ores and concentrates | 13,411,768 | 13,321,918 | 13,777,868 | 10,342,833 | 11,013,199 |
| Coal | 31,134,754 | 34,337,981 | 34,213,830 | 29,027,265 | 35,363,600 |
| Petroleum and coal products | 16,159,727 | 16,466,158 | 16,025,870 | 16,253,922 | 17,237,276 |
| Potash and other fertilizers | 18,207,726 | 22,150,262 | 21,152,760 | 11,139,939 | 19,791,874 |
| Chemicals and chemical products | 11,358,486 | 10,825,473 | 10,996,758 | 10,078,338 | 10,180,825 |
| Wood and wood products | 38,582,028 | 33,077,116 | 26,464,257 | 20,973,178 | 16,904,736 |
| Paper and paperboard | 9,582,832 | 8,240,303 | 7,475,173 | 5,667,993 | 4,870,955 |
| Cement and other non-metallic mineral products | 3,157,013 | 3,045,429 | 2,862,972 | 2,292,906 | 2,267,812 |
| Primary and semi-finished metallic products | 10,627,371 | 10,991,636 | 10,913,383 | 7,114,414 | 9,227,312 |
| Motor vehicles and related equipment | 4,582,397 | 4,408,841 | 3,689,002 | 3,024,063 | 3,847,906 |
| Metallic and non-metallic waste and scrap | 3,426,791 | 3,101,033 | 2,986,839 | 2,505,852 | 3,019,398 |
| Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods | 6,633,390 | 6,750,091 | 6,133,475 | 6,725,141 | 7,188,612 |
| Total non-intermodal traffic loaded1 | 258,653,506 | 255,654,447 | 244,377,172 | 212,863,943 | 235,385,514 |
| 1. Non intermodal traffic is primarily made up of bulk commodities such as wheat, mineral ores, bulk liquids or palletized goods but excludes any goods moved in containers or truck trailers carried on flat rail cars. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 404-0002 and Catalogue no. 52-001-XIE . Last modified: 2012-01-25. | |||||
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