Table 3-8:  Rail Shipments Originating in North Carolina,,,,,
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Commodity,1999,Percent of total,2000,Percent of total,
Nonmetallic minerals,"3,244,860",23.7,"3,526,365",24.5,
Lumber and wood products,"2,542,208",18.5,"2,347,416",16.3,
Chemicals,"2,475,176",18.1,"2,942,320",20.4,
Pulp and paper products,"1,251,440",9.1,"1,332,260",9.2,
Wast and scrap,"932,812",6.8,"870,184",6.0,
All other commodities,"3,262,878",23.8,"3,396,011",23.6,
"North Carolina, total","13,709,374",100.0,"14,414,556",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.",,,,,
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