Table 3-8: Rail Shipments Originating in Rhode Island,,,, (Short tons),,,, Commodity,1999,Percent of total,2000,Percent of total "Waste and scrap, chemicals","57,320",77,"128,480",98 Food products,"9,600",13,U,U Chemicals,"3,920",5,U,U Primary metal products,"3,120",4,U,U Miscellaneous products,320,<1,U,U All other commodities,0,0,"3,200",2 "Rhode Island, total","74,280",100,"131,680",100 KEY FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE: 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.,,,, "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.",,,,