HAZMAT Table 11b ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Selected Commodities: 2002 and 1997
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"[Estimates are based on data from the 2002 and 1997 Commodity Flow Surveys. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]
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SCTG Code (1),Commodity Description,Value,,,Tons,,,Ton–miles,,,"Average miles 
per shipment",,,
,,"2002 
(million $)","1997 
(million $)","Percent 
change","2002 
(thousands)","1997 
(thousands)","Percent 
change","2002 
(millions)","1997 
(millions)","Percent 
change",2002,1997,"Percent 
change",
—,Total,"660,181","526,679",25.3,"2,191,519","1,783,620",22.9,"326,727","294,823",10.8,136,110,23.7,
17,Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel,"279,407","217,862",28.2,"1,063,569","871,449",22.0,"117,219","101,890",15.0,52,45,13.9,
18,Fuel oils,"116,119","93,112",24.7,"549,007","473,869",15.9,"55,464","48,476",14.4,32,28,11.7,
19,"Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c.","41,855","31,951",31,"199,735","157,065",27.2,"40,959","29,528",38.7,64,53,20.5,
20,Basic chemicals,"84,087","83,770",0.4,"273,077","205,042",33.2,"72,552","83,771",—13.4,223,123,81.3,
22,Fertilizers,"5,587","5,212",7.2,"27,987","25,711",8.9,"8,376","9,836",—14.8,142,128,10.5,
23,"Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c.","53,008","36,918",43.6,"34,891","19,800",76.2,"14,324","8,664",65.3,326,202,61.3,
—,All other SCTG codes,"80,118","57,854",38.5,"43,253","30,683",41.0,"17,833","12,657",40.9,221,311,—28.7,
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KEY: 
— Represents an estimate equal to zero or less than 1 unit of measure.
S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of highly sampling variability or poor response quality.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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(1) SCTG codes were selected based on estimated tons without regard to sampling variability.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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NOTE: Percentages represent the proportion of hazardous materials to the two digit commodity total.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Hazmat Data, December 2004.",,,,,,,,,,,,,