1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Arizona
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1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Arizona
Tabulation by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation
| Summary | Value | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Total shipments originating in Arizona | $68.6 billion | 84.0 million tons |
| Percent of total U.S. shipments (preliminary U.S. estimate) | 1.1 | 0.9 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in Arizona Ranked by Value
| Commodity | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Apparel or other textile products | 19.0 |
| Food or kindred products | 12.0 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment . | 10.9 |
| Transportation equipment | 9.0 |
| Primary metal products | 7.6 |
| Other commodities | 41.5 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in Arizona Ranked by Weight
| Commodity | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Clay, concrete, glass, or stone | 16.1 |
| Nonmetallic minerals | 15.6 |
| Petroleum or coal products | 13.0 |
| Food or kindred products | 10.1 |
| Metallic ores | 8.6 |
| Other commodities | 36.6 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in Arizona Ranked by Value
| State | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 42.7 |
| California | 16.6 |
| Texas | 8.5 |
| New Mexico | 5.7 |
| Nevada | 4.1 |
| New York | 2.0 |
| Other States | 20.4 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in Arizona Ranked by Weight
| State | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 77.0 |
| Nevada | 9.7 |
| California | 5.6 |
| New Mexico | 1.9 |
| Texas | 1.9 |
| Colorado | 0.4 |
| Other States | 3.5 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Arizona
| Modes | Percent of value | Percent of weight |
|---|---|---|
| Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service | 7.4 | 0.2 |
| Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) | 72.2 | 65.3 |
| Air (including truck and air) | 8.7 | 0.1 |
| Rail | 4.8 | 23.0 |
| Water (inland water, Great Lakes, deep sea, truck and water, and rail and water) | - | - |
| Pipeline* | ** | ** |
| Truck and rail intermodal combination | ** | ** |
| Other intermodal (truck and pipeline, inland and Gt. Lakes, inland and deep sea) | - | - |
| Other, unknown, and withheld for sampling and disclosure reasons | 6.9 | 11.4 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Arizona
| Distance | Percent of value | Percent of weight |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 50 miles | 29.3 | 52.7 |
| 50 to 99 miles | 7.4 | 18.2 |
| 100 to 249 miles | 8.1 | 8.0 |
| 250 to 499 miles | 24.8 | 15.2 |
| 500 to 749 miles | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| 750 to 999 miles | 5.7 | 1.2 |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 8.3 | 1.3 |
| 1,500 to 1,999 miles | 6.6 | 1.2 |
| 2,000 miles or more | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |
* CFS data for pipelines exclude most shipments of crude oil.
** Some or all data suppressed to avoid disclosure or because data are statistically unreliable.
- Represents zero or less than 1 unit of measurement.
NOTE: Data are estimates based on a sample and subject to error. See Appendix B, "Reliability of the Data," in source document.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, 1993 Commodity Flow Survey, TC92-CF (Washington, DC: 1996).