2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Iowa
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| Total shipments originating in Iowa |
$ 115,396
(millions) |
232,544 (thousand tons) |
| Percent of total U.S. shipments |
1.4 |
2.0 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Iowa by Value
| Machinery (34) |
12.3 |
| Motorized and other vehicles, including parts (36) |
10.1 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) |
9.0 |
| Meat,
fish, seafood, and their preparations (05) |
7.3 |
| Mixed freight (43) |
7.3 |
| Other commodities |
54.0 |
| Total |
100.0 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Iowa by Weight
| Cereal grains (02) |
22.6 |
| Gravel
and crushed stone (12) |
20.7 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) |
10.2 |
| Animal
feed and products of animal origin, n.e.c. (04) |
7.9 |
| Other
agricultural products (03) |
6.2 |
| Other commodities |
32.4 |
| Total |
100.0 |
Outbound Shipments from the State of Iowa
Leading States by Value and Weight
| Iowa |
25.5 |
| Illinois |
9.2 |
| California |
5.6 |
| Texas |
4.8 |
| Minnesota |
4.0 |
| Wisconsin |
3.8 |
| Other states |
47.1 |
| Total |
100.0 |
| Iowa |
51.5 |
| Illinois |
6.2 |
| Louisiana |
5.4 |
| Minnesota |
3.2 |
| Nebraska |
3.2 |
| Wisconsin |
2.9 |
| Other states |
27.6 |
| Total |
100.0 |
Inbound Shipments to the State of Iowa
Leading States by Value and Weight
| Iowa |
33.2 |
| Illinois |
7.2 |
| Nebraska |
6.1 |
| Minnesota |
5.3 |
| Missouri |
4.8 |
| Wisconsin |
4.7 |
| Other states |
38.7 |
| Total |
100.0 |
| Iowa |
62.9 |
| Wyoming |
7.9 |
| Illinois |
4.7 |
| Minnesota |
3.7 |
| Missouri |
3.0 |
| South
Dakota |
2.4 |
| Other states |
15.4 |
| Total |
100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Iowa
| Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) |
80.5 |
70.4 |
| Air (including truck and air) |
S |
S |
| Rail |
7.4 |
19.6 |
| Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) |
1.0 |
3.7 |
| Pipeline* |
S |
S |
| Multiple modes** |
6.2 |
0.6 |
| Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service |
5.1 |
0.1 |
| Other and unknown mode |
2.5 |
S |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Iowa
| Less than 50 miles |
15.8 |
43.6 |
| 50
to 99 miles |
7.9 |
10.6 |
| 100
to 249 miles |
19.7 |
10.8 |
| 250
to 499 miles |
16.8 |
7.6 |
| 500
to 749 miles |
12.4 |
6.3 |
| 750 to 999 miles |
13.9 |
8.1 |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles |
9.8 |
S |
| 1,500 to 1,999 miles |
3.7 |
0.7 |
| 2,000 miles or more |
– |
– |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
* Estimate for pipelines excludes
shipments of crude petroleum.
** Multiple modes inlcudes Parcel,
U.S.P.S or Courier, Truck-Rail, Truck-Water, Rail-Water and Other multiple
modes.
S Estimate does not meet publication
standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.
– Represents data cell equal to zero or less than 1 unit of measure.
NOTE: Data are estimates based on a sample and
subject to error. See table on the next page for reliability estimates.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research
and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey data, March 2005.
