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Table 9. Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Shipment Size: 2002

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

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All Commodities2

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 8,397,210 11,667,919 3,137,898
Less than 50 lbs 991,839 18,543 9,911
50 to 99 lbs 295,607 14,432 5,072
100 to 499 lbs 811,133 85,224 21,920
500 to 749 lbs 246,872 40,816 9,473
750 to 999 lbs 182,832 35,892 7,799
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 1,781,947 614,243 154,986
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 3,075,335 4,453,871 882,900
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 390,050 2,129,556 189,129
100,000 lbs or more 621,594 4,275,342 1,856,708

SCTG 01, Live animals and live fish

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 7,410 6,118 1,586
Less than 50 lbs S S S
50 to 99 lbs S S S
100 to 499 lbs 176 20 4
500 to 749 lbs S S S
750 to 999 lbs S 1 S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs S S S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 3,342 3,310 994
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 1,180 1,202 331
100,000 lbs or more 791 548 102

SCTG 02, Cereal grains

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 53,835 561,089 264,239
Less than 50 lbs 6 1 –
50 to 99 lbs S 5 S
100 to 499 lbs 77 S S
500 to 749 lbs 47 33 1
750 to 999 lbs 13 30 S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 393 1,037 88
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 3,354 23,771 4,149
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 14,293 154,628 15,870
100,000 lbs or more 35,642 381,509 244,125

SCTG 03, Other agricultural products

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 129,471 259,178 109,362
Less than 50 lbs 4,205 376 S
50 to 99 lbs 1,672 274 65
100 to 499 lbs 6,889 2,556 313
500 to 749 lbs 3,040 1,948 148
750 to 999 lbs 2,718 1,851 215
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 30,527 24,809 6,933
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 45,987 65,218 36,664
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 11,483 61,770 5,724
100,000 lbs or more 22,951 100,377 59,073

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

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 52,142 227,991 51,158
Less than 50 lbs 257 S 13
50 to 99 lbs 188 124 7
100 to 499 lbs 881 688 78
500 to 749 lbs 226 342 27
750 to 999 lbs S 266 S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 4,810 10,867 1,132
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 29,234 102,371 21,827
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 10,048 76,327 7,360
100,000 lbs or more 5,290 36,891 20,639

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

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 201,304 84,506 41,352
Less than 50 lbs 2,181 236 33
50 to 99 lbs 3,284 443 29
100 to 499 lbs 15,421 3,349 294
500 to 749 lbs 5,433 1,546 164
750 to 999 lbs 3,298 1,113 133
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 43,575 15,355 4,960
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 123,519 58,501 32,988
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 2,808 2,173 1,504
100,000 lbs or more 1,786 1,791 1,246

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

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 113,379 109,311 49,001
Less than 50 lbs 1,812 309 36
50 to 99 lbs 1,218 274 23
100 to 499 lbs 5,004 1,398 208
500 to 749 lbs 2,063 702 90
750 to 999 lbs 1,440 553 103
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 19,401 11,539 3,047
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 75,467 67,641 30,135
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 3,462 10,817 2,158
100,000 lbs or more 3,512 16,079 13,200

SCTG 07, Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 355,561 448,924 161,565
Less than 50 lbs 5,116 670 114
50 to 99 lbs 3,482 1,304 80
100 to 499 lbs 16,297 11,255 749
500 to 749 lbs 7,191 5,397 382
750 to 999 lbs 6,472 5,169 362
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 62,481 53,187 8,665
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 218,080 262,616 94,384
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 16,663 46,459 6,860
100,000 lbs or more 19,779 62,870 49,970

SCTG 08, Alcoholic beverages

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 108,991 89,434 25,735
Less than 50 lbs 1,318 160 12
50 to 99 lbs 1,897 387 18
100 to 499 lbs 14,194 5,499 215
500 to 749 lbs 5,626 2,951 117
750 to 999 lbs 4,681 2,867 112
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 39,949 28,843 1,844
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 33,213 35,120 14,484
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 4,157 6,429 1,466
100,000 lbs or more 3,955 7,178 7,467

SCTG 09, Tobacco products

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 69,868 4,370 983
Less than 50 lbs 5,715 80 16
50 to 99 lbs 4,378 62 5
100 to 499 lbs 9,425 188 27
500 to 749 lbs 2,655 74 12
750 to 999 lbs 1,280 60 10
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 6,939 457 75
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 38,169 3,236 527
50,000 to 99,999 lbs S S S
100,000 lbs or more S S S

SCTG 10, Monumental or building stone

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 3,039 22,451 1,571
Less than 50 lbs S S S
50 to 99 lbs 8 S S
100 to 499 lbs S S S
500 to 749 lbs 72 24 1
750 to 999 lbs S S S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 1,205 818 135
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 1,244 12,493 950
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 210 8,305 362
100,000 lbs or more 34 S 97

SCTG 11, Natural sands

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 3,644 472,975 29,990
Less than 50 lbs S S S
50 to 99 lbs S S S
100 to 499 lbs 7 10 S
500 to 749 lbs 17 25 4
750 to 999 lbs S 10 S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 168 3,368 128
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 1,845 228,843 8,682
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 853 148,634 6,463
100,000 lbs or more 747 92,084 14,710

SCTG 12, Gravel and crushed stone

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 12,850 1,866,487 105,826
Less than 50 lbs S S S
50 to 99 lbs S S S
100 to 499 lbs S 16 –
500 to 749 lbs – 15 S
750 to 999 lbs S 22 1
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 147 7,084 107
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 7,172 996,109 27,230
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 3,130 462,321 15,508
100,000 lbs or more 2,396 400,919 62,979

SCTG 13, Nonmetallic minerals nec

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 10,066 184,632 56,630
Less than 50 lbs 88 4 1
50 to 99 lbs 21 7 1
100 to 499 lbs 118 59 7
500 to 749 lbs 41 21 3
750 to 999 lbs 22 21 3
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 964 1,988 274
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 5,024 98,599 15,625
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 1,006 28,029 3,126
100,000 lbs or more 2,783 55,906 37,590

SCTG 14, Metallic ores and concentrates

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 14,027 98,267 63,028
Less than 50 lbs 27 – –
50 to 99 lbs S – –
100 to 499 lbs 109 5 2
500 to 749 lbs 43 5 S
750 to 999 lbs S 4 S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 1,273 247 111
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 6,328 4,437 2,080
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 678 1,365 593
100,000 lbs or more 5,505 92,203 60,236

SCTG 15, Coal

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 22,875 1,239,862 686,279
Less than 50 lbs – – –
50 to 99 lbs S S S
100 to 499 lbs S S S
500 to 749 lbs S S S
750 to 999 lbs S S S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs S 53 S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 619 25,339 1,637
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 1,386 58,567 7,519
100,000 lbs or more 20,837 1,155,897 677,120

SCTG 17, Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 279,407 1,063,569 117,219
Less than 50 lbs 3 7 –
50 to 99 lbs 35 88 S
100 to 499 lbs 121 276 3
500 to 749 lbs 106 161 6
750 to 999 lbs 95 245 5
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 5,231 15,334 602
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 46,752 159,501 12,934
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 113,719 394,749 21,738
100,000 lbs or more 113,345 493,209 81,929

SCTG 18, Fuel oils

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 116,119 549,007 55,464
Less than 50 lbs 9 6 –
50 to 99 lbs 14 23 1
100 to 499 lbs 272 669 12
500 to 749 lbs 375 1,011 16
750 to 999 lbs 494 1,483 21
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 9,993 34,846 812
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 19,099 80,620 4,003
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 30,256 136,203 12,086
100,000 lbs or more 55,605 294,147 38,514

SCTG 19, Coal and petroleum products, nec

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 82,130 447,975 93,001
Less than 50 lbs 457 103 7
50 to 99 lbs 430 134 S
100 to 499 lbs 2,802 1,640 177
500 to 749 lbs 909 777 51
750 to 999 lbs 1,625 1,435 116
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 10,642 13,980 1,224
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 25,226 157,933 14,709
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 7,599 56,530 5,553
100,000 lbs or more 32,439 215,443 71,153

SCTG 20, Basic chemicals

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 153,656 347,670 115,961
Less than 50 lbs 4,786 112 53
50 to 99 lbs 932 116 24
100 to 499 lbs 5,856 1,549 325
500 to 749 lbs 2,935 852 141
750 to 999 lbs 1,627 513 87
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 21,835 10,753 2,979
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 53,910 101,486 24,671
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 2,651 16,172 4,866
100,000 lbs or more 59,125 216,117 82,815

SCTG 21, Pharmaceutical products

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 479,117 24,270 11,337
Less than 50 lbs 130,983 673 339
50 to 99 lbs 37,257 366 93
100 to 499 lbs 70,758 1,326 447
500 to 749 lbs 14,055 492 223
750 to 999 lbs 12,532 355 137
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 73,471 9,706 S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 137,991 9,032 4,679
50,000 to 99,999 lbs S S S
100,000 lbs or more S 1,662 1,270

SCTG 22, Fertilizers

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 34,049 264,319 87,605
Less than 50 lbs 32 S S
50 to 99 lbs S 10 S
100 to 499 lbs 129 108 S
500 to 749 lbs 62 89 S
750 to 999 lbs 35 42 2
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 3,534 12,565 823
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 13,063 58,163 12,462
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 4,519 32,056 6,385
100,000 lbs or more 12,664 161,284 67,904

SCTG 23, Chemical products and preparations, nec

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 226,598 105,962 53,657
Less than 50 lbs 15,737 685 259
50 to 99 lbs 6,765 471 140
100 to 499 lbs 22,122 2,904 849
500 to 749 lbs 7,575 1,221 442
750 to 999 lbs 4,841 850 331
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 50,156 15,136 6,425
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 111,796 72,141 37,978
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 2,766 4,522 1,631
100,000 lbs or more 4,839 8,033 5,603

SCTG 24, Plastics and rubber

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 325,673 139,973 80,827
Less than 50 lbs 20,154 796 357
50 to 99 lbs 8,705 781 267
100 to 499 lbs 34,526 4,924 1,588
500 to 749 lbs 12,269 1,971 793
750 to 999 lbs 8,370 1,673 644
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 95,940 29,676 13,295
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 122,481 65,445 38,326
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 2,029 2,067 812
100,000 lbs or more 21,199 32,640 24,745

SCTG 25, Logs and other wood in the rough

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 5,756 S 7,790
Less than 50 lbs 2 S S
50 to 99 lbs 3 1 S
100 to 499 lbs 20 12 1
500 to 749 lbs 15 12 S
750 to 999 lbs 15 14 –
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 287 S S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 3,171 25,110 3,145
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 1,144 S S
100,000 lbs or more 1,100 5,856 S

SCTG 26, Wood products

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 158,586 345,940 120,151
Less than 50 lbs 2,059 159 59
50 to 99 lbs 1,804 245 55
100 to 499 lbs 10,005 1,894 297
500 to 749 lbs 4,876 1,223 183
750 to 999 lbs 3,318 1,031 160
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 39,076 26,484 3,656
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 70,872 159,736 47,599
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 14,099 87,556 14,166
100,000 lbs or more 12,478 67,610 53,977

SCTG 27, Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 102,495 137,053 78,160
Less than 50 lbs 1,168 114 25
50 to 99 lbs 792 154 22
100 to 499 lbs 3,920 1,270 153
500 to 749 lbs 1,378 627 83
750 to 999 lbs 1,104 508 72
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 16,032 10,531 2,091
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 53,148 71,878 37,407
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 3,332 7,475 2,482
100,000 lbs or more 21,619 44,496 35,825

SCTG 28, Paper or paperboard articles

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 103,713 69,211 23,360
Less than 50 lbs 3,946 391 110
50 to 99 lbs 2,184 376 59
100 to 499 lbs 7,315 2,146 279
500 to 749 lbs 2,506 956 154
750 to 999 lbs 1,752 707 130
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 24,204 14,445 2,651
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 60,140 47,117 18,265
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 1,040 1,512 714
100,000 lbs or more 627 1,560 999

SCTG 29, Printed products

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 134,452 34,015 17,037
Less than 50 lbs 27,236 1,053 770
50 to 99 lbs 8,708 681 S
100 to 499 lbs 20,629 1,643 840
500 to 749 lbs 5,925 677 364
750 to 999 lbs 4,319 530 261
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 37,103 8,404 4,063
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 28,406 17,922 9,218
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 1,771 1,715 465
100,000 lbs or more 355 S S

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

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 466,429 51,232 31,787
Less than 50 lbs 61,198 1,730 1,637
50 to 99 lbs 16,349 755 636
100 to 499 lbs 50,020 2,844 2,076
500 to 749 lbs 15,963 1,079 730
750 to 999 lbs 12,342 909 580
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 122,942 11,551 6,848
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 184,777 31,000 18,887
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 1,652 431 147
100,000 lbs or more 1,187 934 246

SCTG 31, Nonmetallic mineral products

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 149,951 967,978 135,937
Less than 50 lbs 5,597 328 164
50 to 99 lbs 2,273 300 132
100 to 499 lbs 8,117 1,917 691
500 to 749 lbs 2,114 667 176
750 to 999 lbs 1,638 701 222
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 20,124 33,051 6,899
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 86,100 651,855 71,973
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 15,489 185,884 16,950
100,000 lbs or more 8,498 93,274 38,730

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

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 259,834 328,053 121,330
Less than 50 lbs 5,428 292 88
50 to 99 lbs 3,458 415 94
100 to 499 lbs 13,981 2,868 554
500 to 749 lbs 5,003 1,654 325
750 to 999 lbs 3,623 1,217 239
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 50,426 28,651 7,055
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 139,618 193,439 62,431
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 14,127 29,705 5,918
100,000 lbs or more 24,170 69,812 44,626

SCTG 33, Articles of base metal

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 234,571 116,447 42,680
Less than 50 lbs 36,337 850 352
50 to 99 lbs 10,723 662 265
100 to 499 lbs 27,940 3,512 1,256
500 to 749 lbs 8,259 1,586 495
750 to 999 lbs 5,673 1,298 403
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 64,098 24,484 8,021
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 72,806 64,288 24,517
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 3,436 3,819 1,117
100,000 lbs or more 5,298 S 6,255

SCTG 34, Machinery

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 484,152 63,390 34,535
Less than 50 lbs 55,558 1,064 416
50 to 99 lbs 18,310 649 276
100 to 499 lbs 58,081 3,496 1,392
500 to 749 lbs 19,050 1,480 774
750 to 999 lbs 13,533 1,030 539
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 128,445 14,652 8,538
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 169,474 35,153 19,912
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 12,104 3,907 1,280
100,000 lbs or more 9,597 1,960 1,408

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

Shipment Weight 2002 Value
(million $)		 2002 Tons (thousands) 2002 Ton-miles1 (millions)
All shipment sizes 890,803 49,592 30,269
Less than 50 lbs 275,819 2,436 1,568
50 to 99 lbs 88,684 1,335 740
100 to 499 lbs 178,478 5,535 2,744
500 to 749 lbs 44,559 1,995 945
750 to 999 lbs 27,916 1,732 892
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 166,449 12,311 7,187
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 100,630 19,993 13,242
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 3,407 902 766