16-19 National Railway Freight Traffic by Category of Cargo
Item	2008			2009
	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	273932	2336032	853	276276	2335450	845
Coal	134325	836028	622	132720	847819	639
Coke	8775	86009	980	8549	83952	982
Petroleum	12671	116236	917	12531	119234	952
Steel and Iron, and	20716	237386	1146	21527	237412	1103
Non-Ferrous Metal
Metal Ores	29796	193092	648	35680	232484	652
Nonmetal Ores	9054	65911	728	7868	53525	680
Mineral Building	9518	43623	458	10745	43255	403
Materials
Cement	3549	15836	446	3740	19254	515
Timber	2935	41354	1409	2476	35268	1425
Chemical Fertilizers	7811	114795	1470	8029	117247	1460
and Pesticides
Grain	11470	199415	1739	9925	173597	1749
Cotton	388	14981	3859	443	17127	3869
Salt	1413	11215	794	1318	9653	732
Others	21511	360151	1674	20725	345624	1668
a) Freight traffic and freight ton-kilometers in the table do not include the baggage freight.