1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Connecticut
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1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Connecticut
Tabulation by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation
| Summary | Value | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Total shipments originating in Connecticut | $ 71.3 billion | 44.2 million tons |
| Percent of total U.S. shipments (preliminary U.S. estimate) | 1.2 | 0.4 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in Connecticut Ranked by Value
| Commodity | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Machinery, including computers | 17.1 |
| Transportation equipment | 13.0 |
| Chemicals or allied products | 8.9 |
| Food or kindred products | 8.0 |
| Instruments, photographic goods, optical, or clocks | 7.0 |
| Other commodities | 46.0 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in Connecticut Ranked by Weight
| Commodity | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Nonmetallic minerals | 33.6 |
| Petroleum or coal products | 18.6 |
| Clay, concrete, glass, or stone products | 14.5 |
| Food or kindred products | 9.0 |
| Primary metal products | 4.6 |
| Other commodities | 19.8 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in Connecticut Ranked by Value
| State | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 20.8 |
| New York | 14.8 |
| Massachusetts | 9.7 |
| New Jersey | 5.5 |
| California | 4.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.5 |
| Other States | 39.8 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in Connecticut Ranked by Weight
| State | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 77.0 |
| Massachusetts | 5.0 |
| New York | 4.5 |
| New Jersey | 2.1 |
| Rhode Island | 2.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.8 |
| Other States | 7.6 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Connecticut
| Modes | Percent of value | Percent of weight |
|---|---|---|
| Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service | 19.3 | 0.8 |
| Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) | 73.0 | 97.6 |
| Air (including truck and air) | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Rail | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 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 | 3.4 | 1.1 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Connecticut
| Distance | Percent of value | Percent of weight |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 50 miles | 24.4 | 77.9 |
| 50 to 99 miles | 15.7 | 9.1 |
| 100 to 249 miles | 16.7 | 6.1 |
| 250 to 499 miles | 6.3 | 2.1 |
| 500 to 749 miles | 8.5 | 1.5 |
| 750 to 999 miles | 10.5 | 1.5 |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 8.1 | 1.0 |
| 1,500 to 1,999 miles | 2.3 | 0.2 |
| 2,000 miles or more | 7.4 | 0.6 |
| 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).