Table 3-4:  Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: 2002,,,,,,
(Commodity Flow Survey data),,,,,,
Distance shipped 1,Value ,,Tons ,,Ton-miles 2 ,
,"Number
($ millions)",Percent,"Number
(thousands)",Percent,Number (millions),Percent
Less than 50 miles,"2,447,018",28.8,"6,028,724",52.1,"121,093",3.8
50 to 99 miles,"753,019",8.9,"1,242,433",10.7,"116,044",3.6
100 to 249 miles,"1,345,926",15.9,"1,553,406",13.4,"343,922",10.7
250 to 499 miles,"1,258,978",14.8,"1,097,835",9.5,"539,271",16.8
500 to 749 miles,"862,741",10.2,"647,884",5.6,"541,309",16.9
750 to 999 miles,"568,002",6.7,"437,698",3.8,"508,330",15.9
"1,000 to 1,499 miles","545,968",6.4,"386,657",3.3,"619,659",19.3
"1,500 to 1,999 miles","360,651",4.3,"122,649",1.1,"260,455",8.1
"2,000 miles or more","340,820",4.0,"55,493",0.5,"154,327",4.8
"United States, total","8,483,123",100.0,"11,572,780",100.0,"3,204,410",100.0
1 Shipments are grouped into distance categories based on Great Circle Distance (GCD).  GCD is the shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere over the surface of that sphere.  ,,,,,,
2 Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network.  ,,,,,,
"NOTES:  The data presented in this table exclude shipments from the following establishments classified in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as: farms, forestry, logging, fisheries, construction, publishing, and crude petroleum production; households; governments; and most retail and service businesses.  Also excluded are most imports and commodities shipped from a foreign location to another foreign destination that pass through the United States.  Estimates are preliminary and may be revised.  ",,,,,,
"SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey: United States Preliminary Report, Washington, DC: December 2003.",,,,,,