2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Iowa

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Summary	Value	Weight
Total shipments originating in Iowa	$ 156,920 (millions)	241,008 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments	1.3	1.9

Commodity Shipments Originating in Iowa by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of value
34 Machinery	10.1
7 Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils	8.5
5 Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations	7.7
23 Chemical products and preparations, nec	7.6
36 Motorized and other vehicles (including parts)	7.5
Other commodities	58.6
Total	100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in Iowa by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of weight
2 Cereal grains	18.4
12 Gravel and crushed stone	16.8
4 Animal feed and products of animal origin, nec	12.8
31 Nonmetallic mineral products	8.8
7 Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils	8.1
Other commodities	35.1
Total	100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of Iowa by Value and Weight

State of Destination	Percent of value
Iowa	36.3
Illinois	7.6
Minnesota	5.0
Texas	5.0
California	4.0
Nebraska	3.0
Other states	39.0
Total	100.0

State of Destination	Percent of weight
Iowa	62.7
Illinois	5.1
Minnesota	4.1
Texas	4.0
Nebraska	2.9
California	1.6
Other states	19.5
Total	100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of Iowa by Value and Weight

State of Origin	Percent of value
Iowa	40.0
Illinois	8.7
Minnesota	5.6
Wisconsin	4.3
Nebraska	3.5
Missouri	2.9
Other states	34.9
Total	100.0

State of Origin	Percent of weight
Iowa	66.9
Wyoming	10.6
Illinois	4.3
Nebraska	2.5
Minnesota	2.2
Wisconsin	1.8
Other states	11.7
Total	100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Iowa

Mode of Transportation	Percent of value
Truck	80.8
Air (incl truck and air)	0.8
Rail	6.5
Water	0.7
Pipeline	-
Multiple modes	9.2
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	6.6
Other and unknown modes	2.0
Total	100.0

Mode of Transportation	Percent of weight
Truck	79.6
Air (incl truck and air)	Z
Rail	13.0
Water	2.4
Pipeline	-
Multiple modes	4.6
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	0.1
Other and unknown modes	0.4
Total	100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Iowa

Distance Shipped	Percent of value
Less than 50 miles	26.6
50 to 99 miles	8.0
100 to 249 miles	17.8
250 to 499 miles	15.1
500 to 749 miles	10.1
750 to 999 miles	11.7
1,000 to 1,499 miles	7.5
1,500 to 1,999 miles	3.2
2,000 miles or more	Z
Total	100.0

Distance Shipped	Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles	54.8
50 to 99 miles	8.7
100 to 249 miles	11.5
250 to 499 miles	7.3
500 to 749 miles	5.6
750 to 999 miles	7.9
1,000 to 1,499 miles	3.4
1,500 to 1,999 miles	0.8
2,000 miles or more	Z
Total	100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in Iowa

NAICS - Industry	Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	0.3
31-33 Manufacturing	61.3
42 Wholesale trade	29.0
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	0.8
45431 Fuel dealers	0.2
4931 Warehousing and storage	4.5
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	0.3
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	3.7
Total	100.0

NAICS - Industry	Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	19.5
31-33 Manufacturing	40.6
42 Wholesale trade	37.1
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	Z
45431 Fuel dealers	0.2
4931 Warehousing and storage	S
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	S
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	1.3
Total	100.0

* Estimate for pipelines exclude shipments of crude petroleum.
** Multiple modes inlcudes Parcel, U.S.P.S or Courier, Truck-Rail, Truck-Water, Rail-Water and Other multiple modes
- = Represents data cell equal to zero.
S = Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.
Z = Less than half the unit shown. Represents an estimate that is between zero and half the unit shown, thus, has rounded down to zero.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Commodity Flow Survey data, March 2010.