| Comparison table for commodities: Percent of Tonnage over 180 R/VC |
| percent of tonnage |
| 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grains | 22.9 | 24.2 | 19.5 | 20.6 | 18.7 | 22.4 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 21.5 | 20.2 | 24.6 | 27.9 | 29.8 | 28.4 | 30.6 | 31.2 | 28.0 | 27.8 |
| Bituminous Coal | 53.3 | 53.1 | 51.8 | 53.6 | 46.7 | 45.3 | 42.8 | 44.9 | 43.4 | 39.5 | 44.5 | 39.4 | 39.3 | 39.0 | 38.2 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 33.7 | 29.3 | 28.1 | 26.2 |
| Lumber | 5.4 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 15.2 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 13.8 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 12.2 |
| Paper | 8.5 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 17.5 | 18.3 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 17.0 | 20.9 | 15.9 | 13.3 | 18.6 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 15.8 |
| Fireboard or paperboard | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
| Potassium or Sodium Compounds | 55.6 | 55.0 | 40.5 | 38.5 | 30.5 | 31.4 | 33.1 | 34.7 | 36.2 | 40.7 | 39.6 | 42.8 | 45.0 | 45.5 | 50.8 | 52.4 | 46.6 | 48.7 | 47.4 | 44.4 | 37.0 |
| Industrial Organic Chemicals | 53.7 | 58.9 | 30.9 | 34.6 | 28.5 | 27.1 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 27.8 | 30.3 | 28.4 | 36.9 | 37.6 | 38.0 | 39.6 | 39.1 | 34.0 | 36.1 | 36.8 | 30.6 | 26.4 |
| Plastics or resins | 62.1 | 62.0 | 49.0 | 53.0 | 49.0 | 50.7 | 50.7 | 49.5 | 46.2 | 45.3 | 40.7 | 40.6 | 39.3 | 39.1 | 38.9 | 37.9 | 36.3 | 37.1 | 37.0 | 34.5 | 30.2 |
| Refined petroleum products | 53.6 | 53.6 | 28.7 | 24.9 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 15.6 | 20.6 | 23.9 | 19.5 | 23.8 | 20.8 | 23.8 | 29.3 | 30.3 | 26.7 | 33.0 | 37.2 | 29.0 | 22.9 |
| Nonmetallic minerals | 33.9 | 32.9 | 24.0 | 27.5 | 18.3 | 19.4 | 20.3 | 21.9 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 29.2 | 30.2 | 29.1 | 32.8 | 36.8 | 36.6 | 32.8 | 38.2 | 35.1 | 32.1 | 30.3 |
| Primary Iron or Steel | 16.7 | 17.7 | 23.0 | 19.4 | 12.4 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 18.9 | 21.7 | 19.5 | 23.0 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 19.1 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 17.0 |
| Motor Vehicles | 59.8 | 62.8 | 56.8 | 57.2 | 51.9 | 49.2 | 24.8 | 25.0 | 24.9 | 28.9 | 28.5 | 11.4 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 9.4 | 4.5 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| Miscellaneous Mixed Shipments | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
| Includes only data that met statistical confidence and confidentiality reporting requirements. |
| For more information, see the Scope and Methodology for this product. |
| Amounts shown as 0.0 represent instances where reported amounts were greater than 0 but less than 0.05 |
| Information on this page was updated on February 1, 2008. |