The following table details the number of freight carloads on major Mexican railroads for the week ended Feb. 25 compared with the same week a year ago, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Motor vehicles, chemicals, metals and grain account for most carloads. Multi-use containers hauled by rail represent most intermodal units originated.

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                       Total  Year Ago   YOY %   YTD 2012   YTD 2011   YTD %
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Intermodal total       9,135     7,757   17.8%     71,859     59,085   21.6%
 Containers            9,068     7,757   16.9%     71,717     59,020   21.5%
 Trailers                 67         0     n/a        142         65  118.5%
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Total carloads        13,790    15,011   -8.1%    104,794    114,531   -8.5%
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Grain                    780     1,027  -24.1%      7,503      9,162  -18.1%
Farm, ex-grain           327       164   99.4%     24,878     22,655    9.8%
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                       Total  Year Ago   YOY %   YTD 2012   YTD 2011   YTD %
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Metallic ores            909     1,572  -42.2%     99,665     91,497    8.9%
Coal                     141       227  -37.9%     69,174     55,496   24.6%
Crushed stone            147       211  -30.3%     13,926     10,251   35.9%
Non-metal minerals        28        45  -37.8%        190        892  -78.7%
Grain mill products       82       217  -62.2%        945      1,618  -41.6%
Food                   1,069     1,122   -4.7%      7,498      7,427    1.0%
Primary forest             5         3   66.7%         34         23   47.8%
Lumber                    21        10  110.0%        117         98   19.4%
Pulp and paper            45        32   40.6%        339        377  -10.1%
Chemicals              1,149     1,249   -8.0%      8,688      8,386    3.6%
Petroleum Prod.          405       518  -21.8%      3,028      4,057  -25.4%
Stone, Clay, Glass     2,010     1,889    6.4%     14,930     14,764    1.1%
Coke                     447       551  -18.9%      3,893      4,277   -9.0%
Metals                 1,847     1,876   -1.5%     13,033     15,461  -15.7%
Motor vehicles         3,584     3,222   11.2%     24,061     23,702    1.5%
Iron & Steel Scrap       319       378  -15.6%      2,318      2,604  -11.0%
Waste/nonferrous         138       291  -52.6%        902      1,462  -38.3%
All others               337       407  -17.2%      2,926      3,037   -3.7%
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NOTE: Mexican railroads reporting traffic are Ferrocarril Mexicano and KCS de Mexico.

SOURCE: Association of American Railroads,

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