Table 3-7: Rail Shipments Terminating in Iowa
Table 3-7: Rail Shipments Terminating in Iowa
(Short tons)
Commodity | 1999 | Percent of total | 2000 | Percent of total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Coal | 24,445,206 | 58 | 21,632,553 | 56 |
Farm products | 6,398,831 | 15 | 5,506,661 | 14 |
Chemicals | 3,271,176 | 8 | 3,431,781 | 9 |
Food products | 2,416,828 | 6 | 2,292,764 | 6 |
Nonmetallic minerals | 1,519,262 | 4 | 1,514,286 | 4 |
All other commodities | 3,991,277 | 9 | 4,464,238 | 11 |
Iowa, total | 42,042,580 | 100 | 38,842,283 | 100 |
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.
SOURCES 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.