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Table 19 - Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Distance Shipped for State of Origin: 2002

[Estimates are based on data from the Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]

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All Commodities2

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All distances 16,238 100 16,218 100 3,296 100 732
Less than 50 miles 3,497 21.5 9,627 59.4 181 5.5 23
50 to 99 miles 1,702 10.5 1,599 9.9 153 4.6 94
100 to 249 miles 4,602 28.3 2,440 15 522 15.8 220
250 to 499 miles 1,810 11.1 996 6.1 499 15.1 442
500 to 749 miles 1,265 7.8 546 3.4 460 14 789
750 to 999 miles 931 5.7 603 3.7 648 19.7 1,038
1,000 to 1,499 miles 1,193 7.3 175 1.1 246 7.4 1,425
1,500 to 1,999 miles 336 2.1 90 0.6 177 5.4 2,005
2,000 miles or more 902 5.6 141 0.9 410 12.4 2,936

SCTG 1, Live animals and live fish

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All distances S S S S S S 47
Less than 50 miles S S S S S S 41
50 to 99 miles S S S S S S 95
100 to 249 miles S S S S S S 169
250 to 499 miles
500 to 749 miles
750 to 999 miles
1,000 to 1,499 miles
1,500 to 1,999 miles
2,000 miles or more

SCTG 2, Cereal grains

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All distances S S S S S S 41
Less than 50 miles S S S S S S 32
50 to 99 miles S S S S S S 71
100 to 249 miles
250 to 499 miles
500 to 749 miles
750 to 999 miles
1,000 to 1,499 miles
1,500 to 1,999 miles
2,000 miles or more

SCTG 3, Other agricultural products

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All distances S S S S S S 37
Less than 50 miles S S 19 71.9 S S 22
50 to 99 miles S S S S S S 82
100 to 249 miles S S S S S S 201
250 to 499 miles
500 to 749 miles
750 to 999 miles
1,000 to 1,499 miles
1,500 to 1,999 miles
2,000 miles or more

SCTG 4, Animal feed and products of animal origin, nec

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All distances 253 100 928 100 60 100 S
Less than 50 miles 166 65.5 738 79.5 18 29.5 18
50 to 99 miles S S S S S S 89
100 to 249 miles 23 9.2 62 6.7 14 23.2 224
250 to 499 miles S S S S S S 432
500 to 749 miles S S S S S S 822
750 to 999 miles
1,000 to 1,499 miles
1,500 to 1,999 miles
2,000 miles or more

SCTG 5, Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All distances S S S S S S 106
Less than 50 miles S S S S S S 27
50 to 99 miles S S S S S S 98
100 to 249 miles S S S S S S 191
250 to 499 miles
500 to 749 miles
750 to 999 miles S S S S S S 905
1,000 to 1,499 miles
1,500 to 1,999 miles
2,000 miles or more S S S S S S 2,708

SCTG 6, Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All distances 372 100 477 100 208 100 1,078
Less than 50 miles 59 15.8 S S S S 15
50 to 99 miles 51 13.7 S S S S 101
100 to 249 miles S S S S S S 225
250 to 499 miles 19 5.2 S S S S 466
500 to 749 miles S S S S S S 773
750 to 999 miles 10 2.6 S S S S 1,076
1,000 to 1,499 miles S S S S S S 1,441
1,500 to 1,999 miles 9 2.5 S S S S 1,907
2,000 miles or more 26 7.1 27 5.7 78 37.5 2,822

SCTG 7, Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oil

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All distances 1,914 100 1,766 100 508 100 606
Less than 50 miles 421 22 571 32.3 12 2.3 26
50 to 99 miles 295 15.4 309 17.5 25 4.9 91
100 to 249 miles 533 27.9 587 33.3 132 25.9 211
250 to 499 miles 222 11.6 110 6.2 44 8.6 429
500 to 749 miles 44 2.3 21 1.2 16 3.2 804
750 to 999 miles 175 9.1 83 4.7 88 17.4 1,020
1,000 to 1,499 miles 85 4.5 31 1.8 44 8.7 1,388
1,500 to 1,999 miles 45 2.4 12 0.7 25 5 1,915
2,000 miles or more 95 4.9 42 2.4 121 23.8 2,948

SCTG 8, Alcoholic beverages

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All distances 216 100 157 100 8 100 40
Less than 50 miles 182 84.3 131 83.1 3 39.2 28
50 to 99 miles 20 9.5 13 8.3 1 12.5 82
100 to 249 miles 10 4.7 S S S S 160
250 to 499 miles S S S S S S 379
500 to 749 miles S S S S S S 697
750 to 999 miles S S S S S S 1,138
1,000 to 1,499 miles
1,500 to 1,999 miles
2,000 miles or more

SCTG 9, Tobacco products

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All distances S S S S S S 34
Less than 50 miles S S S S S S 20
50 to 99 miles S S S S S S 58
100 to 249 miles
250 to 499 miles
500 to 749 miles
750 to 999 miles
1,000 to 1,499 miles
1,500 to 1,999 miles
2,000 miles or more

SCTG 10, Monumental or building stone

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All distances S S S S S S 225
Less than 50 miles 13 28.3 S S S S 18
50 to 99 miles S S S S S S 82
100 to 249 miles 8 16.7 S S S S 169
250 to 499 miles S S S S S S 441
500 to 749 miles S S S S S S 756
750 to 999 miles S S S S S S 1,080
1,000 to 1,499 miles S S S S S S 1,324
1,500 to 1,999 miles
2,000 miles or more

SCTG 11, Natural sands

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All distances S S S S S S 19
Less than 50 miles S S S S S S 19
50 to 99 miles
100 to 249 miles
250 to 499 miles
500 to 749 miles
750 to 999 miles
1,000 to 1,499 miles
1,500 to 1,999 miles
2,000 miles or more

SCTG 12, Gravel and crushed stone

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All distances 294 100 5,508 100 1,457 100 S
Less than 50 miles 31 10.4 S S 56 3.9 S
50 to 99 miles 34 11.5 246 4.5 28 1.9 102
100 to 249 miles 34 11.7 677 12.3 171 11.7 239
250 to 499 miles 73 25 595 10.8 335 23 529
500 to 749 miles 32 11 342 6.2 299 20.5 824
750 to 999 miles 73 25 408 7.4 442 30.4 1,048
1,000 to 1,499 miles S S S S S S 1,378
1,500 to 1,999 miles S S S S S S 1,872
2,000 miles or more

SCTG 13, Nonmetallic minerals nec

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All distances S S S S S S S
Less than 50 miles S S S S S S 17
50 to 99 miles
100 to 249 miles
250 to 499 miles S S S S S S 358
500 to 749 miles
750 to 999 miles
1,000 to 1,499 miles
1,500 to 1,999 miles
2,000 miles or more

SCTG 14, Metallic ores and concentrates

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All distances S S S S S S 117
Less than 50 miles
50 to 99 miles S S S S S S 93
100 to 249 miles
250 to 499 miles S S S S S S 518
500 to 749 miles
750 to 999 miles
1,000 to 1,499 miles
1,500 to 1,999 miles
2,000 miles or more

SCTG 15, Coal

Distance Shipped Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of
total
All distances S S S S S S 34
Less than 50 miles S S S S S S 34
50 to 99 miles
100 to 249 miles