16-19  National Railway Freight Traffic by Category of Cargo
Item	2009			2010
	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	276276	2335450	845	308209	2562619	831
Coal	132720	847819	639	156020	1001551	642
Coke	8549	83952	982	9494	93953	990
Petroleum	12531	119234	952	12847	120986	942
Steel and Iron, and	21527	237412	1103	22428	245146	1093
Non-Ferrous Metal
Metal Ores	35680	232484	652	38088	248432	652
Nonmetal Ores	7868	53525	680	8707	61365	705
Mineral Building	10745	43255	403	12553	45493	362
Materials
Cement	3740	19254	515	3526	18373	521
Timber	2476	35268	1425	2501	34041	1361
Chemical Fertilizers	8029	117247	1460	8179	119353	1459
and Pesticides
Grain	9925	173597	1749	9692	174666	1802
Cotton	443	17127	3869	397	15014	3779
Salt	1318	9653	732	1379	10094	732
Others	20725	345624	1668	22397	374151	1671
a) Freight traffic and freight ton-kilometers in the table do not include the baggage freight.