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Transportation in Canada 2004 |
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TABLE A6-28: RAIL MARINE IMPORTS BY COMMODITY, 1996 - 2003
(Thousands of tonnes) |
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1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Agricultural and food |
48.8 |
30.6 |
39.4 |
66.4 |
85.6 |
92.9 |
108.6 |
131.8 |
Automotive |
52.9 |
31.0 |
41.5 |
15.6 |
18.5 |
27.2 |
44.7 |
38.0 |
Chemicals |
588.3 |
388.5 |
161.5 |
183.5 |
191.6 |
208.8 |
210.0 |
209.6 |
Coal |
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0.0 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
Fertilizer materials |
2.4 |
4.0 |
36.5 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
7.3 |
Forest |
30.7 |
22.7 |
33.3 |
30.3 |
35.0 |
27.7 |
42.1 |
67.4 |
Grains |
22.7 |
7.6 |
11.0 |
3.3 |
6.6 |
3.0 |
34.2 |
32.4 |
Metals |
104.5 |
96.0 |
126.1 |
72.0 |
113.7 |
114.3 |
123.9 |
129.4 |
Ores and mine products |
1,155.3 |
1,136.1 |
1,317.4 |
963.0 |
665.6 |
560.9 |
367.2 |
202.8 |
Petroleum |
77.5 |
45.6 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
17.0 |
20.0 |
18.2 |
Mixed/unidentified 1 |
4,671.2 |
5,387.6 |
5,237.1 |
5,771.6 |
6,803.2 |
6,686.3 |
7,853.6 |
8,396.3 |
Total |
6,754.3 |
7,149.8 |
7,005.1 |
7,109.1 |
7,925.2 |
7,741.0 |
8,808.1 |
9,233.5 |
1 Predominantly intermodal.
Source: Transport Canada
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