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Table 18 - Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Shipment Size 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

Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All shipment sizes 164,557 100.0 268,935 100.0 44,113 100.0 441
Less than 50 lbs 13,974 8.5 330 0.1 141 0.3 569
50 to 99 lbs 3,921 2.4 255 – 66 0.2 266
100 to 499 lbs 12,164 7.4 1,178 0.4 290 0.7 236
500 to 749 lbs 3,835 2.3 702 0.3 161 0.4 241
750 to 999 lbs 2,869 1.7 594 0.2 116 0.3 196
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 31,499 19.1 11,546 4.3 2,351 5.3 200
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 83,257 50.6 133,356 49.6 16,442 37.3 129
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 6,715 4.1 46,594 17.3 3,003 6.8 64
100,000 lbs or more 6,323 3.8 74,380 27.7 21,542 48.8 318

SCTG 1, Live animals and live fish

Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All shipment sizes S S S S S S 562
Less than 50 lbs – – – – – – –
50 to 99 lbs – – – – – – –
100 to 499 lbs – – – – – – –
500 to 749 lbs – – – – – – –
750 to 999 lbs – – – – – – –
1,000 to 9,999 lbs – – – – – – –
10,000 to 49,999 lbs S S S S S S 562
50,000 to 99,999 lbs – – – – – – –
100,000 lbs or more – – – – – – –

SCTG 2, Cereal grains

Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All shipment sizes S S S S S S 106
Less than 50 lbs – – – – – – –
50 to 99 lbs – – – – – – –
100 to 499 lbs S S S S S S 141
500 to 749 lbs – – – – – – –
750 to 999 lbs – – – – – – –
1,000 to 9,999 lbs S S S S S S 74
10,000 to 49,999 lbs S S S S 7 0.5 46
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 45 16.2 497 19.0 S S 47
100,000 lbs or more S S S S S S 352

SCTG 3, Other agricultural products

Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All shipment sizes 2,484 100.0 1,459 100.0 729 100.0 S
Less than 50 lbs S S S S S S 132
50 to 99 lbs S S S S S S 81
100 to 499 lbs S S S S S S S
500 to 749 lbs S S S S S S S
750 to 999 lbs S S S S S S 195
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 73 3.0 39 2.7 S S 396
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 1,178 47.4 768 52.6 371 50.9 487
50,000 to 99,999 lbs S S S S 30 4.1 S
100,000 lbs or more S S S S S S 1,153

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

Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All shipment sizes 335 100.0 1,411 100.0 244 100.0 221
Less than 50 lbs S S S S S S 88
50 to 99 lbs S S S S S S 129
100 to 499 lbs 1 0.4 – – – – 117
500 to 749 lbs S S S S S S 73
750 to 999 lbs S S S S S S 62
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 15 4.6 S S 13 5.2 529
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 209 62.5 836 59.3 129 52.8 S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs S S S S S S S
100,000 lbs or more – – – – – – –

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

Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All shipment sizes 4,680 100.0 2,711 100.0 1,029 100.0 S
Less than 50 lbs S S S S – – S
50 to 99 lbs S S 5 0.2 1 – S
100 to 499 lbs S S 38 1.4 4 0.4 S
500 to 749 lbs S S 20 0.7 3 0.2 135
750 to 999 lbs 24 0.5 10 0.4 S S 391
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 647 13.8 325 12.0 192 18.7 516
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 3,362 71.8 2,020 74.5 704 68.4 354
50,000 to 99,999 lbs S S S S S S 442
100,000 lbs or more – – – – – – –

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

Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All shipment sizes 2,030 100.0 1,034 100.0 S S S
Less than 50 lbs 10 0.5 1 – – – S
50 to 99 lbs 4 0.2 1 – S S 337
100 to 499 lbs 24 1.2 S S 1 0.2 197
500 to 749 lbs S S S S – – 424
750 to 999 lbs S S S S S S 307
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 168 8.3 85 8.2 S S 565
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 1,798 88.6 932 90.1 S S 693
50,000 to 99,999 lbs – – – – – – –
100,000 lbs or more – – – – – – –

SCTG 7, Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils

Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All shipment sizes 6,154 100.0 7,281 100.0 1,347 100.0 300
Less than 50 lbs S S S S S S 593
50 to 99 lbs S S S S S S S
100 to 499 lbs S S 43 0.6 8 0.6 187
500 to 749 lbs 58 1.0 S S 3 0.2 115
750 to 999 lbs S S S S S S 84
1,000 to 9,999 lbs S S 765 10.5 118 8.7 147
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 4,244 69.0 5,064 69.6 990 73.5 186
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 265 4.3 748 10.3 S S S
100,000 lbs or more S S S S S S 293

SCTG 8, Alcoholic beverages

Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All shipment sizes 3,234 100.0 3,468 100.0 1,413 100.0 155
Less than 50 lbs 9 0.3 2 – S S 251
50 to 99 lbs S S 5 0.1 – – 47
100 to 499 lbs S S 48 1.4 S S S
500 to 749 lbs S S S S S S S
750 to 999 lbs 63 2.0 24 0.7 S S 57
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 646 20.0 319 9.2 S S 150
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 2,090 64.6 2,669 77.0 1,153 81.6 S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs S S S S S S 262
100,000 lbs or more S S S S S S 559

SCTG 9, Tobacco products

Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All shipment sizes S S 488 100.0 S S S
Less than 50 lbs S S S S S S S
50 to 99 lbs S S – – – – S
100 to 499 lbs 90 0.6 2 0.4 – – S
500 to 749 lbs S S S S – – S
750 to 999 lbs S S S S S S 648
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 55 0.4 2 0.3 1 0.2 347
10,000 to 49,999 lbs S S 315 64.5 S S S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs S S S S S S 2,012
100,000 lbs or more S S S S S S 2,458

SCTG 10, Monumental or building stone

Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All shipment sizes S S S S S S 127
Less than 50 lbs S S S S S S 25
50 to 99 lbs S S S S S S 12
100 to 499 lbs S S S S S S 10
500 to 749 lbs – – – – – – –
750 to 999 lbs – – – – – – –
1,000 to 9,999 lbs S S S S S S 31
10,000 to 49,999 lbs S S S S S S 199
50,000 to 99,999 lbs S S S S S S 214
100,000 lbs or more S S S S S S 24

SCTG 11, Natural sands

Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All shipment sizes 110 100.0 11,147 100.0 752 100.0 34
Less than 50 lbs – – – – – – –
50 to 99 lbs – – – – – – –
100 to 499 lbs S S S S S S 1
500 to 749 lbs S S S S S S 561
750 to 999 lbs – – – – – – –
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 2 1.6 80 0.7 1 0.2 15
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 67 61.3 8,391 75.3 217 28.9 24
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 5 4.5 554 5.0 S S 71
100,000 lbs or more S S 2,122 19.0 S S 331

SCTG 12, Gravel and crushed stone

Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All shipment sizes 506 100.0 74,420 100.0 2,192 100.0 25
Less than 50 lbs – – – – – – –
50 to 99 lbs – – – – – – –
100 to 499 lbs S S S S S S 3
500 to 749 lbs S S S S S S 23
750 to 999 lbs S S S S S S 12
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 3 0.7 244 0.3 3 0.1 11
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 375 74.1 51,987 69.9 1,343 61.3 24
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 68 13.5 12,800 17.2 399 18.2 30
100,000 lbs or more 59 11.7 9,388 12.6 S S S

SCTG 13, Nonmetallic minerals nec

Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All shipment sizes 58 100.0 S S 206 100.0 S
Less than 50 lbs S S S S S S 1,317
50 to 99 lbs – – – – – – –
100 to 499 lbs S S S S S S 670
500 to 749 lbs S S S S S S S
750 to 999 lbs – – – – – – –
1,000 to 9,999 lbs S S S S 1 0.5 94
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 30 50.7 S S 149 72.1 S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs S S S S S S 95
100,000 lbs or more S S S S S S 533

SCTG 14, Metallic ores and concentrates

Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All shipment sizes S S S S S S 640
Less than 50 lbs – – – – – – –
50 to 99 lbs S S S S S S 890
100 to 499 lbs S S S S S S 301
500 to 749 lbs – – – – – – –
750 to 999 lbs – – – – – – –
1,000 to 9,999 lbs S S S S S S 580
10,000 to 49,999 lbs S S S S S S S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs – – – – – – –
100,000 lbs or more S S S S S S 845

SCTG 15, Coal

Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All shipment sizes 1,477 100.0 50,771 100.0 14,119 100.0 S
Less than 50 lbs – – – – – – –
50 to 99 lbs – – – – – – –
100 to 499 lbs – – – – – – –
500 to 749 lbs S S S S S S 2
750 to 999 lbs – –