notes to the consolidated financial statements union pacific corporation and subsidiary companies for purposes of this report , unless the context otherwise requires , all references herein to the 201ccorporation 201d , 201ccompany 201d , 201cupc 201d , 201cwe 201d , 201cus 201d , and 201cour 201d mean union pacific corporation and its subsidiaries , including union pacific railroad company , which will be separately referred to herein as 201cuprr 201d or the 201crailroad 201d . 1 . nature of operations operations and segmentation 2013 we are a class i railroad operating in the u.s . our network includes 32070 route miles , linking pacific coast and gulf coast ports with the midwest and eastern u.s . gateways and providing several corridors to key mexican gateways . we own 26053 miles and operate on the remainder pursuant to trackage rights or leases . we serve the western two-thirds of the country and maintain coordinated schedules with other rail carriers for the handling of freight to and from the atlantic coast , the pacific coast , the southeast , the southwest , canada , and mexico . export and import traffic is moved through gulf coast and pacific coast ports and across the mexican and canadian borders . the railroad , along with its subsidiaries and rail affiliates , is our one reportable operating segment . although we provide and analyze revenue by commodity group , we treat the financial results of the railroad as one segment due to the integrated nature of our rail network . the following table provides freight revenue by commodity group: .

Table:
millions | 2016 | 2015 | 2014
agricultural products | $ 3625 | $ 3581 | $ 3777
automotive | 2000 | 2154 | 2103
chemicals | 3474 | 3543 | 3664
coal | 2440 | 3237 | 4127
industrial products | 3348 | 3808 | 4400
intermodal | 3714 | 4074 | 4489
total freight revenues | $ 18601 | $ 20397 | $ 22560
other revenues | 1340 | 1416 | 1428
total operating revenues | $ 19941 | $ 21813 | $ 23988
although our revenues are principally derived from customers domiciled in the u.s. , the ultimate points of origination or destination for some products we transport are outside the u.s .
each of our commodity groups includes revenue from shipments to and from mexico .
included in the above table are freight revenues from our mexico business which amounted to $ 2.2 billion in 2016 , $ 2.2 billion in 2015 , and $ 2.3 billion in 2014 .
basis of presentation 2013 the consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the u.s .
( gaap ) as codified in the financial accounting standards board ( fasb ) accounting standards codification ( asc ) .
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significant accounting policies principles of consolidation 2013 the consolidated financial statements include the accounts of union pacific corporation and all of its subsidiaries .
investments in affiliated companies ( 20% ( 20 % ) to 50% ( 50 % ) owned ) are accounted for using the equity method of accounting .
all intercompany transactions are eliminated .
we currently have no less than majority-owned investments that require consolidation under variable interest entity requirements .
cash and cash equivalents 2013 cash equivalents consist of investments with original maturities of three months or less .
accounts receivable 2013 accounts receivable includes receivables reduced by an allowance for doubtful accounts .
the allowance is based upon historical losses , credit worthiness of customers , and current economic conditions .
receivables not expected to be collected in one year and the associated allowances are classified as other assets in our consolidated statements of financial position. .

Question: in 2015 what was the percent of the total operating revenue that was from chemical freight
Answer: 17.4%
Calculation: divide(3474, 19941)