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Transportation in Canada 2002 |
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TABLE A6-11: RAIL EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY COMMODITY, 1996 – 2002
| (Thousands of tonnes) |
| Exports |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| Agricultural and food |
849.6 |
835.6 |
902.1 |
820.5 |
799.2 |
854.5 |
904.4 |
| Automotive |
24,402.3 |
26,107.0 |
26,376.9 |
38,441.2 |
41,149.3 |
39,733.6 |
41,308.6 |
| Chemicals |
3,639.1 |
4,294.0 |
4,226.1 |
4,564.3 |
5,752.3 |
6,110.9 |
5,948.4 |
| Coal |
63.1 |
23.9 |
38.1 |
39.3 |
106.9 |
155.4 |
153.2 |
| Fertilizer materials |
678.9 |
783.6 |
1,013.6 |
997.0 |
1,026.5 |
997.1 |
1,074.3 |
| Forest |
12,306.4 |
12,461.8 |
13,679.8 |
15,331.5 |
16,034.0 |
15,714.4 |
14,848.0 |
| Grains |
659.5 |
865.1 |
742.7 |
682.5 |
686.6 |
835.1 |
744.7 |
| Iron ore |
2.6 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
6.9 |
16.8 |
| Metals |
5,227.9 |
5,766.0 |
5,721.3 |
5,775.8 |
6,675.9 |
7,191.0 |
7,429.8 |
| Miscellaneous |
1,694.5 |
1,672.8 |
2,447.4 |
2,213.3 |
1,502.5 |
1,655.2 |
1,215.4 |
| Other mine products |
233.7 |
280.3 |
313.6 |
399.5 |
401.3 |
392.3 |
455.1 |
| Petroleum |
771.1 |
784.9 |
749.2 |
880.2 |
1,456.8 |
1,622.0 |
1,539.6 |
Total
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50,528.7
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53,878.9
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56,211.6
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70,147.2
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75,592.6
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75,268.4
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75,638.3
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| Imports |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| Agricultural and food |
539.4 |
603.2 |
646.5 |
643.2 |
673.0 |
853.6 |
924.8 |
| Automotive |
7,917.5 |
9,980.6 |
9,520.9 |
9,272.0 |
10,102.2 |
10,025.5 |
11,981.8 |
| Chemicals |
2,840.5 |
3,432.7 |
3,668.5 |
3,909.9 |
4,389.3 |
4,606.3 |
4,530.1 |
| Coal |
9.4 |
13.7 |
17.1 |
15.2 |
14.0 |
8.0 |
6.7 |
| Fertilizer materials |
15.2 |
17.3 |
17.7 |
12.7 |
15.4 |
10.4 |
12.6 |
| Forest |
506.9 |
576.1 |
601.8 |
639.7 |
833.2 |
797.6 |
734.4 |
| Grains |
124.0 |
163.5 |
138.0 |
149.4 |
180.4 |
354.4 |
477.6 |
| Iron ore |
5.2 |
20.8 |
1.9 |
18.5 |
24.3 |
73.8 |
68.3 |
| Metals |
1,117.8 |
1,683.9 |
1,628.6 |
1,215.2 |
1,213.2 |
1,206.7 |
1,277.7 |
| Miscellaneous |
531.0 |
941.9 |
969.1 |
662.7 |
880.2 |
1,304.2 |
1,074.3 |
| Other mine products |
75.7 |
85.2 |
89.8 |
103.3 |
96.6 |
118.3 |
127.8 |
| Petroleum |
136.0 |
155.0 |
190.2 |
157.9 |
233.1 |
246.9 |
260.0 |
Total
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13,818.7
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17,674.1
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17,490.1
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16,799.9
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18,654.8
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19,605.7
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21,476.3
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Important Notices |
