"Table 1-11
Major Commodities Shipped on Inland Waterways, 2000a",,,
,Billions ton-miles,Million metric tons,Average haul-miles
Coal and coke,55.3,168.6,327
Petroleum,35.3,181.5,194
Crude,8.2,38.1,215
Products,31.3,141.1,222
Chemicals,28,56.3,497
Crude materials,47.9,126.3,380
Primary manufactured goods,27.8,31.5,883
Farm products,83,82.4,"1,007"
Manufactured goods,0.9,11.2,80
Other,0.3,3.9,77
Total,278.5,661.7,
aIncludes intraport shipments.,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, Waterborne Commerce of the United States, calendar year 2000, Part 5, Summaries (Fort Belvoir, VA: February 2001)",,,
• Petroleum and coal accounted for 53 percent of tonnage moved on inland waterways.,,,
"• Farm products accounted for only 12 percent of tonnage, but 30 percent of the ton-miles.",,,