1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: California
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1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: California
Tabulation by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation
| Summary | Value | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Total shipments originating in California | $638.5 billion | 706.5 million tons |
| Percent of total U.S. shipments (preliminary U.S. estimate) | 10.6 | 7.2 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in California Ranked by Value
| Commodity | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Food or kindred products | 14.0 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment . | 12.7 |
| Transportation equipment | 10.5 |
| Machinery, including computers | 9.7 |
| Petroleum or coal products | 7.0 |
| Other commodities | 46.1 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in California Ranked by Weight
| Commodity | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Petroleum or coal products | 29.1 |
| Nonmetallic minerals | 19.1 |
| Food or kindred products | 11.2 |
| Clay, concrete, glass or stone | 11.0 |
| Lumber or wood products | 4.4 |
| Other commodities | 25.2 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in California Ranked by Value
| State | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| California | 61.2 |
| Texas | 3.6 |
| Arizona | 2.9 |
| New York | 2.3 |
| Illinois | 2.0 |
| Florida | 1.8 |
| Other States | 26.2 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in California Ranked by Weight
| State | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| California | 91.2 |
| Oregon | 1.3 |
| Arizona | 1.0 |
| Nevada | 0.8 |
| Texas | 0.7 |
| Washington | 0.7 |
| Other States | 4.3 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in California
| Modes | Percent of value | Percent of weight |
|---|---|---|
| Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service | 14.2 | 0.4 |
| Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) | 67.4 | 73.7 |
| Air (including truck and air) | 4.7 | ** |
| Rail | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Water (inland water, Great Lakes, deep sea, truck and water, and rail and water) | 0.1 | - |
| Pipeline* | 2.7 | 14.3 |
| Truck and rail intermodal combination | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Other intermodal (truck and pipeline, inland and Gt. Lakes, inland and deep sea) | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Other, unknown, and withheld for sampling and disclosure reasons | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in California
| Distance | Percent of value | Percent of weight |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 50 miles | 39.2 | 68.3 |
| 50 to 99 miles | 8.5 | 8.7 |
| 100 to 249 miles | 6.6 | 7.6 |
| 250 to 499 miles | 11.0 | 8.6 |
| 500 to 749 miles | 3.6 | 1.5 |
| 750 to 999 miles | 3.6 | 1.0 |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 5.1 | 0.9 |
| 1,500 to 1,999 miles | 8.3 | 1.6 |
| 2,000 miles or more | 14.0 | 1.7 |
| 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).