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Transportation in Canada 2006
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1. Introduction
2. Transportation and the Economy
3. Government Spending on Transportation
4. Transportation Safety and Security
5. Transportation and the Environment
6. Rail Transportation
7. Road Transportation
8. Marine Transportation
9. Air Transportation
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TABLE A2–50: TRANSPORTATION ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY TYPE AND MODE, 1993 – 2005
(Petajoules)

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Annual Growth (per cent) 2004-05
Gasoline













Road1 1,135 1,171 1,166 1,180 1,209 1,243 1,275 1,276 1,289 1,314 1,334 1,363 1,356 (0.46)
Aviation 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0.35
Marine 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Total 1,140 1,176 1,171 1,184 1,213 1,246 1,279 1,280 1,293 1,317 1,337 1,366 1,359 (0.45)
Diesel













Road1 340 381 420 434 476 488 507 536 530 551 592 630 663 5.21
Railways 86 89 81 79 80 77 82 84 82 75 75 76 80 5.11
Marine 41 45 45 45 44 45 46 47 46 46 37 46 44 (3.22)
Pipelines 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 (19.84)
Total 468 516 548 561 600 611 636 667 659 673 704 752 787 4.66
Jet Fuel













Aviation 141 153 165 187 194 200 212 215 195 205 206 226 235 3.96
Fuel oils













Marine 56 60 56 55 57 73 69 67 76 64 66 68 66 (2.28)
Natural Gas













Pipelines 202 212 233 241 245 244 245 219 200 212 178 166 198 19.38
Road 3 5 8 8 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 7.54
Total 205 217 241 249 249 247 247 221 202 214 179 168 200 19.25
Gas Plant Natural Gas Liquids













Road 32 34 33 34 29 27 23 16 17 13 12 13 10 (18.94)
Primary Electricity













Pipelines 10 10 11 11 12 16 15 13 12 11 12 11 12 9.92
Road 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 2.26
Total 13 13 14 14 15 19 18 16 16 14 15 14 15 8.05
Total Transportation Energy by Mode













Road 1,513 1,594 1,630 1,659 1,721 1,763 1,810 1,833 1,841 1,883 1,943 2,010 2,035 1.21
Aviation 145 156 169 190 197 203 216 218 198 209 209 229 238 3.92
Pipeline 213 223 245 254 258 261 261 233 213 224 190 178 211 18.59
Marine 99 106 102 101 101 118 115 113 122 110 102 113 110 (2.65)
Rail 86 89 81 79 80 77 82 84 82 75 75 76 80 5.11
Total 2,055 2,168 2,227 2,284 2,357 2,423 2,484 2,482 2,457 2,500 2,518 2,606 2,673 2.58
  1. Diesel and gasoline purchased by the manufacturing and commercial sectors are attributed to road transportation in an attempt to include all private (own-account) road transportation.

Source: Transport Canada, adapted from Statistics Canada’s Quarterly Report on Energy Supply–Demand in Canada, 57–003
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