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Freight Shipments To, From, and Within North Dakota

The following tables summarize data from the new and improved version of the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF2.2). FAF2.2 integrates data from several sources to estimate commodity flows and related freight transportation activity among major metropolitan areas, states, regions, and international gateways. FAF2.2 data should not be compared with the original FAF data because estimation methods have been improved and data coverage is more complete. Additional information is available at www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/faf.

Shipments by Weight: 2002 and 2035 (Millions of Tons)


Empty Cell 2002 2035
Empty Cell Within State From State To State Within State From State To State
Empty Cell Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 108.3 100 67.7 100 32.4 100 272.2 100 102.3 100 82.2 100
Truck 67.2 62 20.5 30 9.2 28 171.5 63 40.5 40 27.0 33
Rail 1.6 1 14.5 21 4.4 13 3.8 1 32.4 32 8.2 10
Water <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1
Air, air and truck <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1
Truck and rail <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1
Other intermodal1 <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 0.2 <1 0.1 <1
Pipeline and unknown2 39.4 36 32.6 48 18.8 58 96.9 36 29.2 29 46.9 57
1 Other intermodal includes U.S. Postal Service and courier shipments and all intermodal combinations except air and truck.
2 Pipeline and unknown shipments are combined because data on region-to-region flows by pipeline are statistically uncertain.
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

Shipments by Value: 2002 and 2035 ($ Millions)


Empty Cell 2002 2035
Empty Cell Within State From State To State Within State From State To State
Empty Cell Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 14,768.6 100 23,046.7 100 11,502.1 100 43,384.0 100 48,497.0 100 35,391.8 100
Truck 12,857.9 87 9,575.4 42 3,939.3 34 38,474.5 89 27,938.7 58 16,123.1 46
Rail 107.8 <1 2,571.3 11 1,189.2 10 256.7 <1 7,778.4 16 1,956.3 6
Water <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 0.4 <1 1.0 <1 <0.1 <1
Air, air and truck <0.1 <1 23.7 <1 0.1 <1 <0.1 <1 42.7 <1 <0.1 <1
Truck and rail <0.1 <1 2.3 <1 65.9 <1 <0.1 <1 4.0 <1 40.2 <1
Other intermodal1 217.9 1 990.6 4 505.2 4 894.7 2 2,905.0 6 2,973.8 8
Pipeline and unknown2 1,584.9 11 9,883.3 43 5,802.2 50 3,757.8 9 9,827.3 20 14,298.3 40
1 Other intermodal includes U.S. Postal Service and courier shipments and all intermodal combinations except air and truck.
2 Pipeline and unknown shipments are combined because data on region-to-region flows by pipeline are statistically uncertain.
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

Top Commodities by Weight and Value: 2002


Tons (millions) Within State
Total108.3
Coal39.3
Cereal grains34.9
Crude petroleum4.9
Waste/scrap4.7
Gravel3.7

Tons (millions) From State
Total67.7
Coal, n.e.c.129.3
Cereal grains21.8
Crude petroleum3.7
Other foodstuffs3.1
Other ag prods. 2.4
1 Coal and petroleum products, not elsewhere classified

Tons (millions) To State
Total32.4
Coal, n.e.c.119.6
Fertilizers2.1
Nonmetal min. prods.21.5
Gravel1.5
Cereal grains1.4
1 Coal and petroleum products, not elsewhere classified
2 Nonmetallic mineral products

Value ($ millions) Within State
Total14,768.6
Machinery2,507.2
Cereal grains2,140.7
Unknown 960.3
Other ag prods.937.8
Gasoline735.1

Value ($ millions) From State
Total 23,046.7
Coal, n.e.c.1 8,953.9
Machinery 2,745.0
Cereal grains 1,866.1
Motorized vehicles3 1,317.9
Other foodstuffs 1,190.7
1 Coal and petroleum products, not elsewhere classified
3 Motorized and other vehicles (including parts)

Value ($ millions) To State
Total 11,502.1
Coal, n.e.c.1 5,687.9
Machinery 1,079.5
Mixed freight 713.4
Fertilizers 475.6
Nonmetal min. prods.2 442.0
1 Coal and petroleum products, not elsewhere classified
2 Nonmetallic mineral products

Top Trading Partners: 2002


Tons (millions)
Empty Cell Number Percent
Total100.2100
Foreign 5.8 6
MN 37.5 37
SD 20.0 20
MT 18.2 18
WI 3.1 3
Note: Numbers may not add to total due to rounding.

Value ($ millions)
Empty Cell Number Percent
Total 34,548.8100
Foreign 2,296.0 7
MN 10,202.6 30
SD 6,674.6 19
MT 5,848.9 17
IL 1,348.2 4
Note: Numbers may not add to total due to rounding.

Top Trading Partners: 2035


Tons (millions)
Empty Cell Number Percent
Total 184.5100
Foreign 15.3 8
MN 55.2 30
MT 42.7 23
SD 30.9 17
WI 9.1 5
Note: Numbers may not add to total due to rounding.

Value ($ millions)
Empty Cell Number Percent
Total 83,888.9100
Foreign 11,158.0 13
MN 22,683.6 27
MT 13,824.8 16
SD 11,861.1 14
WI 2,593.4 3
Note: Numbers may not add to total due to rounding.


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