Table 3-8: Rail Shipments Originating in Arkansas
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-8: Rail Shipments Originating in Arkansas
(Short tons)
| Commodity | 1999 | Percent of total | 2000 | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonmetallic minerals | 6,240,668 | 30.1 | 5,546,407 | 26.5 |
| Lumber and wood products | 3,060,956 | 14.7 | 3,357,340 | 16.1 |
| Primary metal products | 2,043,956 | 9.8 | 2,399,756 | 11.5 |
| Food products | 1,959,724 | 9.4 | 1,975,632 | 9.5 |
| Glass and stone products | 1,854,544 | 8.9 | 1,912,312 | 9.1 |
| All other commodities | 5,594,993 | 27.0 | 5,713,600 | 27.3 |
| Arkansas, total | 20,754,841 | 100.0 | 20,905,047 | 100.0 |
NOTE FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE: Includes the five largest commodities (by tonnage terminated or originated) of the 38 two-digit Standard Transportation Commodity Code groupings plus all others for state total. Includes intrastate shipments.
SOURCE FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE: Association of American Railroads, Railroads and States-2000, Washington, DC: January 2002, available at http://www.aar.org/abouttheindustry/stateinformation.asp as of Mar. 18, 2002; and Railroads and States -1999, Washington, DC: January 2002, available at http://www.aar.org/abouttheindustry/stateinformation.asp as of Mar. 18, 2002.