16-20  National Railway Freight Traffic by Category of Cargo
Item	2005			2006
	Freight	Freight	Average	Freight	Freight	Average
	Traffic	Ton-kilometers	Transport	Traffic	Ton-kilometers	Transport
	(10 000	(million	Distance	(10 000	(million	Distance
	tons)	ton-kilometers)	(km)	tons)	ton-kilometers)	(km)
Total	230920	1934612	838	244395	2032162	832
Coal	107082	637383	595	112034	672849	601
Coke	7918	73831	932	8831	82234	931
Petroleum	12667	118495	935	12743	118015	926
Steel and Iron	17536	198931	1134	20059	216023	1077
Metal Ores	22187	138578	625	25568	154774	605
Nonmetal Ores	8240	54442	661	8675	56206	648
Mineral Building	7820	36294	464	8016	39328	491
Materials
Cement	3470	13301	383	3799	13883	365
Timber	3501	53606	1531	3607	53520	1484
Chemical Fertilizers	7163	100246	1400	7417	102052	1376
and Pesticides
Grain	11082	165510	1493	10111	155316	1536
Cotton	283	9875	3486	389	14276	3670
Salt	1287	10382	807	1288	9936	772
Others	20684	323738	1565	21858	343750	1573
a) Freight traffic and freight ton-kilometers in the table do not include the baggage freight.