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Table 8. Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Distance Shipped: 2002

[Estimates are based on the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]

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All Commodities3

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 8,397,210 11,667,919 3,137,898
Less than 50 miles 2,503,895 6,309,437 127,277
50 to 99 miles 757,601 1,183,817 111,297
100 to 249 miles 1,329,245 1,480,571 329,721
250 to 499 miles 1,221,437 1,082,136 534,562
500 to 749 miles 844,880 604,036 504,193
750 to 999 miles 548,768 437,418 510,469
1,000 to 1,499 miles 501,419 419,584 660,359
1,500 to 1,999 miles 353,663 99,991 217,826
2,000 miles or more 336,302 50,929 142,193

SCTG 01, Live animals and live fish

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 7,410 6,118 1,586
Less than 50 miles 1,465 1,638 S
50 to 99 miles S S S
100 to 249 miles 1,597 1,555 346
250 to 499 miles 1,213 878 362
500 to 749 miles 676 405 294
750 to 999 miles 560 342 360
1,000 to 1,499 miles S S S
1,500 to 1,999 miles S S S
2,000 miles or more S S S

SCTG 02, Cereal grains

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 53,835 561,089 264,239
Less than 50 miles 23,230 243,351 6,251
50 to 99 miles 5,515 59,047 5,727
100 to 249 miles 4,322 40,928 8,857
250 to 499 miles 6,985 77,507 43,433
500 to 749 miles 4,092 38,764 37,196
750 to 999 miles 4,180 45,686 59,314
1,000 to 1,499 miles 5,119 52,638 95,725
1,500 to 1,999 miles S S S
2,000 miles or more S S S

SCTG 03, Other agricultural products

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 129,471 259,178 109,362
Less than 50 miles 54,833 123,890 3,374
50 to 99 miles 16,685 36,187 3,156
100 to 249 miles 14,323 20,883 4,397
250 to 499 miles 9,465 17,954 10,021
500 to 749 miles 6,317 16,608 16,213
750 to 999 miles 6,592 19,035 24,137
1,000 to 1,499 miles 8,350 13,687 21,463
1,500 to 1,999 miles 5,693 5,706 12,108
2,000 miles or more 7,212 5,230 14,493

SCTG 04, Animal feed and products of animal origin, nec

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 52,142 227,991 51,158
Less than 50 miles 20,933 121,715 2,911
50 to 99 miles 6,026 26,159 2,484
100 to 249 miles 9,376 38,241 7,643
250 to 499 miles 7,620 17,880 8,273
500 to 749 miles 3,341 10,796 8,893
750 to 999 miles 2,163 5,679 6,391
1,000 to 1,499 miles 2,015 4,723 7,293
1,500 to 1,999 miles 374 S S
2,000 miles or more S S S

SCTG 05, Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 201,304 84,506 41,352
Less than 50 miles 56,331 21,374 472
50 to 99 miles 18,686 8,931 837
100 to 249 miles 31,351 14,828 3,104
250 to 499 miles 30,165 13,374 5,899
500 to 749 miles 22,271 9,573 7,032
750 to 999 miles 14,930 6,030 6,264
1,000 to 1,499 miles 16,714 6,807 9,794
1,500 to 1,999 miles 7,384 2,663 5,371
2,000 miles or more 3,472 926 2,581

SCTG 06, Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 113,379 109,311 49,001
Less than 50 miles 31,022 28,712 618
50 to 99 miles 10,589 10,943 1,023
100 to 249 miles 21,740 24,050 4,843
250 to 499 miles 18,504 17,409 7,870
500 to 749 miles 12,441 11,358 8,742
750 to 999 miles 7,229 6,865 7,631
1,000 to 1,499 miles 6,212 5,857 8,687
1,500 to 1,999 miles 3,795 3,093 6,728
2,000 miles or more 1,848 1,025 2,858

SCTG 07, Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 355,561 448,924 161,565
Less than 50 miles 116,363 167,900 3,903
50 to 99 miles 37,357 53,268 4,806
100 to 249 miles 63,373 83,918 17,234
250 to 499 miles 48,170 58,084 27,285
500 to 749 miles 36,026 35,183 27,005
750 to 999 miles 20,325 20,347 22,088
1,000 to 1,499 miles 15,587 15,627 24,054
1,500 to 1,999 miles 11,163 8,830 18,909
2,000 miles or more 7,197 5,768 16,280

SCTG 08, Alcoholic beverages

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 108,991 89,434 25,735
Less than 50 miles 69,161 49,656 959
50 to 99 miles 8,152 5,912 537
100 to 249 miles 11,024 11,468 2,371
250 to 499 miles 8,322 10,915 4,834
500 to 749 miles 3,249 3,692 2,792
750 to 999 miles 2,497 2,398 2,698
1,000 to 1,499 miles 1,756 2,043 3,059
1,500 to 1,999 miles 1,813 1,375 2,883
2,000 miles or more 3,016 1,973 5,602

SCTG 09, Tobacco products

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 69,868 4,370 983
Less than 50 miles 46,371 2,946 66
50 to 99 miles 6,156 S S
100 to 249 miles 6,394 460 96
250 to 499 miles 3,974 245 115
500 to 749 miles 3,240 181 140
750 to 999 miles 1,158 60 62
1,000 to 1,499 miles 918 41 58
1,500 to 1,999 miles 456 S S
2,000 miles or more S S S

SCTG 10, Monumental or building stone

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 3,039 22,451 1,571
Less than 50 miles 2,043 17,870 364
50 to 99 miles 273 1,870 159
100 to 249 miles 361 1,810 362
250 to 499 miles S 497 237
500 to 749 miles 97 204 146
750 to 999 miles S S S
1,000 to 1,499 miles S 109 174
1,500 to 1,999 miles S S S
2,000 miles or more S S S

SCTG 11, Natural sands

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 3,644 472,975 29,990
Less than 50 miles 2,502 385,413 8,710
50 to 99 miles 309 44,019 3,844
100 to 249 miles 333 28,577 5,480
250 to 499 miles 182 6,360 2,854
500 to 749 miles 114 4,849 3,363
750 to 999 miles 53 875 953
1,000 to 1,499 miles 115 1,812 2,471
1,500 to 1,999 miles S 831 1,710
2,000 miles or more 12 S S

SCTG 12, Gravel and crushed stone

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 12,850 1,866,487 105,826
Less than 50 miles 10,432 1,568,239 26,591
50 to 99 miles 800 124,365 11,851
100 to 249 miles 784 107,416 23,407
250 to 499 miles 504 47,813 23,951
500 to 749 miles 131 10,482 8,677
750 to 999 miles 142 6,157 7,340
1,000 to 1,499 miles 27 646 899
1,500 to 1,999 miles 27 1,092 S
2,000 miles or more 5 278 754

SCTG 13, Nonmetallic minerals nec

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 10,066 184,632 56,630
Less than 50 miles 2,753 100,689 2,406
50 to 99 miles 958 14,266 1,265
100 to 249 miles 2,313 27,153 5,836
250 to 499 miles 1,422 14,495 6,620
500 to 749 miles 947 6,922 5,683
750 to 999 miles 716 5,905 6,761
1,000 to 1,499 miles 488 10,194 16,404
1,500 to 1,999 miles 343 4,489 10,260
2,000 miles or more 124 518 1,397

SCTG 14, Metallic ores and concentrates

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 14,027 98,267 63,028
Less than 50 miles 1,195 14,519 625
50 to 99 miles 969 14,129 1,515
100 to 249 miles 2,210 7,886 1,986
250 to 499 miles 2,320 28,564 23,225
500 to 749 miles 3,474 19,826 17,167
750 to 999 miles 1,494 9,703 12,828
1,000 to 1,499 miles 809 3,153 4,545
1,500 to 1,999 miles 690 S S
2,000 miles or more 867 64 168

SCTG 15, Coal

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 22,875 1,239,862 686,279
Less than 50 miles 6,339 345,343 9,595
50 to 99 miles 2,154 98,409 12,699
100 to 249 miles 5,378 215,071 67,004
250 to 499 miles 4,841 187,061 104,644
500 to 749 miles 1,744 125,352 117,051
750 to 999 miles 1,144 131,366 159,127
1,000 to 1,499 miles 1,239 136,105 213,230
1,500 to 1,999 miles S S S
2,000 miles or more – – –

SCTG 17, Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 279,407 1,063,569 117,219
Less than 50 miles 200,731 736,840 12,534
50 to 99 miles 31,886 127,811 9,962
100 to 249 miles 23,872 102,132 18,038
250 to 499 miles 11,088 44,090 17,817
500 to 749 miles 5,156 24,633 18,675
750 to 999 miles 2,184 9,315 8,487
1,000 to 1,499 miles 3,336 14,175 20,152
1,500 to 1,999 miles 1,002 3,935 9,820
2,000 miles or more 150 S S

SCTG 18, Fuel oils

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 116,119 549,007 55,464
Less than 50 miles 85,799 392,610 6,415
50 to 99 miles 11,583 57,448 4,939
100 to 249 miles 10,780 54,495 10,493
250 to 499 miles 4,369 23,752 10,199
500 to 749 miles 2,066 11,717 9,620
750 to 999 miles 1,075 6,250 7,754
1,000 to 1,499 miles 123 S S
1,500 to 1,999 miles S S S
2,000 miles or more S S S

SCTG 19, Coal and petroleum products, nec

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 82,130 447,975 93,001
Less than 50 miles 38,631 244,027 3,938
50 to 99 miles 10,496 69,898 5,955
100 to 249 miles 11,604 51,275 11,847
250 to 499 miles 11,334 46,096 22,836
500 to 749 miles 3,852 12,739 10,328
750 to 999 miles 2,867 11,315 13,770
1,000 to 1,499 miles 2,410 11,330 21,337
1,500 to 1,999 miles 497 941 2,045
2,000 miles or more 439 354 945

SCTG 20, Basic chemicals

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 153,656 347,670 115,961
Less than 50 miles 48,226 157,637 2,846
50 to 99 miles 15,279 37,008 3,199
100 to 249 miles 19,497 55,152 11,502
250 to 499 miles 22,492 36,343 17,487
500 to 749 miles 14,504 19,925 16,483
750 to 999 miles 12,759 17,058 20,246
1,000 to 1,499 miles 11,577 18,625 29,996
1,500 to 1,999 miles 4,416 3,741 8,057
2,000 miles or more 4,907 2,181 6,145

SCTG 21, Pharmaceutical products

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 479,117 24,270 11,337
Less than 50 miles 93,377 5,217 131
50 to 99 miles 45,403 2,490 236
100 to 249 miles 93,484 5,711 1,205
250 to 499 miles 63,473 4,891 2,063
500 to 749 miles 61,786 2,219 1,644
750 to 999 miles 38,521 1,035 1,059
1,000 to 1,499 miles 27,763 1,282 1,744
1,500 to 1,999 miles 23,252 964 2,044
2,000 miles or more 32,058 461 1,211

SCTG 22, Fertilizers

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 34,049 264,319 87,605
Less than 50 miles 15,468 S 3,404
50 to 99 miles 2,305 14,363 1,475
100 to 249 miles 4,016 21,465 4,988
250 to 499 miles 4,787 31,671 13,646
500 to 749 miles 2,986 15,317 13,092
750 to 999 miles 2,296 11,907 13,083
1,000 to 1,499 miles 1,471 S S
1,500 to 1,999 miles 595 3,020 6,889
2,000 miles or more 125 S S

SCTG 23, Chemical products and preparations, nec

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 226,598 105,962 53,657
Less than 50 miles 58,857 27,969 635
50 to 99 miles 15,876 8,184 736
100 to 249 miles 36,703 17,492 3,685
250 to 499 miles 36,481 18,430 8,217
500 to 749 miles 29,060 14,098 10,497
750 to 999 miles 20,173 8,709 9,262
1,000 to 1,499 miles 12,594 5,638 8,085
1,500 to 1,999 miles 8,309 3,777 8,008
2,000 miles or more 8,544 1,666 4,535

SCTG 24, Plastics and rubber

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 325,673 139,973 80,827
Less than 50 miles 69,902 28,421 710
50 to 99 miles 28,639 11,484 1,103
100 to 249 miles 54,830 23,152 5,091
250 to 499 miles 59,706 28,122 13,106
500 to 749 miles 40,971 17,938 13,791
750 to 999 miles 24,570 12,248 13,064
1,000 to 1,499 miles 23,708 10,932 16,160
1,500 to 1,999 miles 13,442 5,060 10,662
2,000 miles or more 9,906 2,616 7,142

SCTG 25, Logs and other wood in the rough

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 5,756 S 7,790
Less than 50 miles 1,613 S S
50 to 99 miles 528 S S
100 to 249 miles 1,505 S S
250 to 499 miles 619 1,493 593
500 to 749 miles S 682 567
750 to 999 miles 58 154 162
1,000 to 1,499 miles S S S
1,500 to 1,999 miles S S S
2,000 miles or more 85 138 404

SCTG 26, Wood products

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 158,586 345,940 120,151
Less than 50 miles 54,111 120,223 3,286
50 to 99 miles 22,399 71,791 7,563
100 to 249 miles 28,692 61,816 12,887
250 to 499 miles 18,484 36,096 16,403
500 to 749 miles 12,388 20,055 16,212
750 to 999 miles 7,312 11,082 12,539
1,000 to 1,499 miles 7,050 12,338 19,322
1,500 to 1,999 miles 4,601 7,239 16,367
2,000 miles or more 3,549 5,300 15,572

SCTG 27, Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 102,495 137,053 78,160
Less than 50 miles 23,783 25,617 555
50 to 99 miles 7,757 9,920 997
100 to 249 miles 16,544 24,507 5,471
250 to 499 miles 19,743 27,504 13,408
500 to 749 miles 14,837 21,806 17,649
750 to 999 miles 9,438 13,160 14,376
1,000 to 1,499 miles 6,330 9,592 14,135
1,500 to 1,999 miles 2,643 3,355 7,152
2,000 miles or more 1,420 1,591 4,417

SCTG 28, Paper or paperboard articles

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 103,713 69,211 23,360
Less than 50 miles 36,480 27,024 641
50 to 99 miles 9,716 7,423 690
100 to 249 miles 16,922 12,047 2,407
250 to 499 miles 16,133 9,476 4,229
500 to 749 miles 10,364 6,095 4,656
750 to 999 miles 6,762 3,512 3,719
1,000 to 1,499 miles 3,380 1,637 2,351
1,500 to 1,999 miles 2,781 1,415 3,050
2,000 miles or more 1,177 581 1,618

SCTG 29, Printed products

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 134,452 34,015 17,037
Less than 50 miles 36,181 8,083 174
50 to 99 miles 8,735 3,616 373
100 to 249 miles 18,175 6,060 1,298
250 to 499 miles 24,141 6,287 2,834
500 to 749 miles 17,617 3,850 3,007
750 to 999 miles 9,524 2,569 2,650
1,000 to 1,499 miles 9,554 1,823 2,626
1,500 to 1,999 miles 5,880 1,010 2,134
2,000 miles or more 4,644 719 1,939

SCTG 30, Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 466,429 51,232 31,787
Less than 50 miles 75,943 11,890 225
50 to 99 miles 28,702 4,144 397
100 to 249 miles 70,569 9,121 1,913
250 to 499 miles 87,609 7,773 3,439
500 to 749 miles 59,750 5,909 4,452
750 to 999 miles 42,678 4,229 4,353
1,000 to 1,499 miles 38,954 3,938 5,355
1,500 to 1,999 miles 28,594 1,885 3,937
2,000 miles or more 33,630 2,343 7,716

SCTG 31, Nonmetallic mineral products

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 149,951 967,978 135,937
Less than 50 miles 56,473 660,581 11,586
50 to 99 miles 13,379 79,642 7,220
100 to 249 miles 23,298 115,162 24,926
250 to 499 miles 21,991 57,833 25,202
500 to 749 miles 11,838 22,741 18,010
750 to 999 miles 7,870 10,892 11,793
1,000 to 1,499 miles 7,760 13,441 20,601
1,500 to 1,999 miles 4,214 5,847 11,702
2,000 miles or more 3,128 1,838 4,898

SCTG 32, Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 259,834 328,053 121,330
Less than 50 miles 66,357 87,101 2,100
50 to 99 miles 24,296 34,111 3,265
100 to 249 miles 56,922 77,801 16,367
250 to 499 miles 52,742 66,957 30,545
500 to 749 miles 26,263 34,713 27,004
750 to 999 miles 12,505 12,246 13,539
1,000 to 1,499 miles 11,194 8,848 13,683
1,500 to 1,999 miles 5,695 4,392 9,807
2,000 miles or more 3,862 1,887 5,019

SCTG 33, Articles of base metal

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 234,571 116,447 42,680
Less than 50 miles 65,873 44,535 924
50 to 99 miles 20,374 10,396 944
100 to 249 miles 37,812 18,923 3,952
250 to 499 miles 40,242 18,300 8,179
500 to 749 miles 26,352 10,179 7,637
750 to 999 miles 15,916 5,408 5,685
1,000 to 1,499 miles 13,952 5,456 8,045
1,500 to 1,999 miles 7,762 2,167 4,434
2,000 miles or more 6,287 1,084 2,881

SCTG 34, Machinery

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 484,152 63,390 34,535
Less than 50 miles 106,633 16,470 369
50 to 99 miles 32,561 4,588 437
100 to 249 miles 66,379 9,019 1,931
250 to 499 miles 87,085 12,159 5,580
500 to 749 miles 64,656 8,252 6,170
750 to 999 miles 46,115 5,326 5,545
1,000 to 1,499 miles 36,819 3,578 5,184
1,500 to 1,999 miles 24,393 2,770 5,954
2,000 miles or more 19,512 1,228 3,364

SCTG 35, Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment

Distance Shipped1 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons
(thousands)		 2002 Ton-miles2
(millions)
All distances 890,803 49,592 30,269
Less than 50 miles 188,396 14,959 311
50 to 99 miles 38,560 2,172 208
100 to 249 miles 94,674 5,345 1,152
250 to 499 miles