90-Percent Confidence Intervals for 1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: California
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90-Percent Confidence Intervals for 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 (in billion $ and million tons) | 613.29 - 663.71 | 598.42 - 814.58 |
| Percent of total U.S. shipments (preliminary U.S. estimate) | 10.11 - 11.09 | 6.08 - 8.32 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in California Ranked by Value
| Commodity | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Food or kindred products | 13.1 - 14.9 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment . | 11.3 - 14.1 |
| Transportation equipment | 7.5 - 13.6 |
| Machinery, including computers | 7.6 - 11.8 |
| Petroleum or coal products | 5.1 - 8.9 |
| Other commodities | (NA) |
| Total | (X) |
Commodity Shipments Originating in California Ranked by Weight
| Commodity | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Petroleum or coal products | 20.9 - 37.4 |
| Nonmetallic minerals | 15.1 - 23.1 |
| Food or kindred products | 9.4 - 13.0 |
| Clay, concrete, glass or stone | 8.7 - 13.3 |
| Lumber or wood products | 3.5 - 5.3 |
| Other commodities | (NA) |
| Total | (X) |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in California Ranked by Value
| State | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| California | 59.9 - 62.5 |
| Texas | 3.1 - 4.1 |
| Arizona | 2.4 - 3.4 |
| New York | 2.0 - 2.6 |
| Illinois | 1.7 - 2.3 |
| Florida | 1.5 - 2.1 |
| Other States | (NA) |
| Total | (X) |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in California Ranked by Weight
| State | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| California | 90.4 - 92.0 |
| Oregon | 1.1 - 1.5 |
| Arizona | 0.7 - 1.3 |
| Nevada | 0.6 - 1.0 |
| Texas | 0.5 - 0.9 |
| Washington | 0.5 - 0.9 |
| Other States | (NA) |
| Total | (X) |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in California
| Modes | Percent of value | Percent of weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service | 13.1 - 15.4 | 0.2 - 0.6 | |
| Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) | 65.5 - 69.3 | 70.4 - 77.0 | |
| Air (including truck and air) | 4.1 - 5.3 | (X) | |
| Rail | 1.2 - 2.2 | 1.9 - 2.5 | |
| Water (inland water, Great Lakes, deep sea, truck and water, and rail and water) | (X) | (X) | |
| Pipeline* | 1.6 - 3.9 | 10.0 - 18.6 | |
| Truck and rail intermodal combination | 0.5 - 0.9 | (X) | |
| Other intermodal (truck and pipeline, inland and Gt. Lakes, inland and deep sea) | 0.3 - 0.7 | 0.8 - 2.8 | |
| Other, unknown, and withheld for sampling and disclosure reasons | 6.0 - 10.0 | 5.3 - 9.5 | |
| Total | (X) | (X) | |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in California
| Distance | Percent of value | Percent of weight |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 50 miles | 37.4 - 41.0 | 66.0 - 70.6 |
| 50 to 99 miles | 7.8 - 9.2 | 7.4 - 10.0 |
| 100 to 249 miles | 6.1 - 7.1 | 5.8 - 9.4 |
| 250 to 499 miles | 10.3 - 11.7 | 7.0 - 10.3 |
| 500 to 749 miles | 3.3 - 3.9 | 1.3 - 1.7 |
| 750 to 999 miles | 2.9 - 4.3 | 0.7 - 1.3 |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 4.4 - 5.8 | 0.7 - 1.1 |
| 1,500 to 1,999 miles | 7.6 - 9.0 | 1.3 - 1.9 |
| 2,000 miles or more | 12.5 - 15.5 | 1.4 - 2.0 |
| Total | (X) | (X) |
* CFS data for pipelines exclude most shipments of crude oil.
NA Not available.
X Not applicable.
NOTE: For explanation of 90-percent confidence intervals 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).