Table 3-8: Rail Shipments Originating in Iowa
Table 3-8: Rail Shipments Originating in Iowa
(Short tons)
Commodity | 1999 | Percent of total | 2000 | Percent of total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Farm products | 18,049,295 | 44 | 16,695,794 | 42 |
Food products | 14,567,999 | 35 | 14,615,852 | 37 |
Chemicals | 2,328,380 | 6 | 2,322,196 | 6 |
Glass and stone products | 1,629,056 | 4 | 1,548,364 | 4 |
Coal | 1,431,061 | 3 | 988,048 | 2 |
All other commodities | 3,038,974 | 7 | 3,604,613 | 9 |
Iowa, total | 41,044,765 | 100 | 39,774,867 | 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.