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15-20 RAILWAY FREIGHT TRAFFIC BY CATEGORY OF CARGO |
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The coverage of this table is national railways, excluding local railways. |
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1997 |
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1998 |
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Freight |
Freight |
Average |
Freight |
Freight |
Average |
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Traffic |
Ton-kilometers |
Transport |
Traffic |
Ton-kilometers |
Transport |
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Item |
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Distance |
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Distance |
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(10 000 |
(million |
(km) |
(10 000 |
(million |
(km) |
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tons) |
ton-kilometers) |
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tons) |
ton-kilometers) |
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Total |
161880 |
1304641 |
806 |
153208 |
1226152 |
800 |
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Coal |
70345 |
389365 |
554 |
64081 |
354308 |
553 |
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Coke |
3991 |
31605 |
792 |
4000 |
32171 |
804 |
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Petroleum |
7722 |
65672 |
850 |
7873 |
67843 |
862 |
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Steel and Iron |
9896 |
106549 |
1077 |
10088 |
107546 |
1066 |
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Metal Ores |
11712 |
56575 |
483 |
11905 |
54553 |
458 |
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Nonmetal Ores |
8964 |
52096 |
581 |
8398 |
47554 |
566 |
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Mineral Building Materials |
10002 |
58161 |
581 |
10126 |
55297 |
546 |
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Cement |
3898 |
16734 |
429 |
3710 |
15593 |
420 |
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Timber |
3867 |
63980 |
1655 |
3539 |
59988 |
1695 |
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Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides |
4186 |
44522 |
1064 |
4905 |
56667 |
1155 |
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Grain |
7087 |
102313 |
1444 |
5541 |
79191 |
1429 |
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Cotton |
143 |
4061 |
2840 |
153 |
4317 |
2822 |
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Salt |
1099 |
9012 |
820 |
1088 |
8447 |
776 |
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Others |
18968 |
303996 |
1603 |
17801 |
282677 |
1588 |