Table 3-8: Rail Shipments Originating in North Dakota
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-8: Rail Shipments Originating in North Dakota
(Short tons)
| Commodity | 1999 | Percent of total | 2000 | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm products | 11,071,619 | 50.4 | 9,951,299 | 49.8 |
| Coal and nonmetal minerals | 5,251,225 | 23.9 | 4,847,482 | 24.2 |
| Food products | 4,834,844 | 22.0 | 4,368,960 | 21.9 |
| Chemicals | 344,656 | 1.6 | 292,864 | 1.5 |
| Waste and scrap | 187,716 | 0.9 | U | U |
| Petroleum | U | U | 237,448 | 1.2 |
| All other commodities | 300,252 | 1.4 | 297,145 | 1.5 |
| North Dakota, total | 21,985,312 | 100.0 | 19,995,198 | 100.0 |
KEY: U = data are unavailable.
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.