1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Illinois
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1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Illinois
Tabulation by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation
| Summary | Value | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Total shipments originating in Illinois | $346.6 billion | 525.2 million tons |
| Percent of total U.S. shipments (preliminary U.S. estimate) | 5.7 | 5.3 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in Illinois Ranked by Value
| Commodity | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Food or kindred products | 16.4 |
| Chemicals or allied products | 13.3 |
| Machinery, including computers | 9.6 |
| Transportation equipment | 8.8 |
| Electrical machinery, equipment, or supplies . | 6.8 |
| Other commodities | 45.1 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in Illinois Ranked by Weight
| Commodity | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Nonmetallic minerals | 19.8 |
| Petroleum or coal products | 16.9 |
| Coal | 13.7 |
| Farm products | 12.9 |
| Food or kindred products | 11.5 |
| Other commodities | 25.1 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in Illinois Ranked by Value
| State | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 34.0 |
| Ohio | 5.8 |
| Wisconsin | 5.2 |
| Indiana | 5.1 |
| Michigan | 5.1 |
| California | 4.0 |
| Other States | 40.8 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in Illinois Ranked by Weight
| State | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 57.4 |
| Indiana | 8.5 |
| Louisiana | 4.7 |
| Missouri | 4.4 |
| Wisconsin | 3.6 |
| Ohio | 2.2 |
| Other States | 19.2 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Illinois
| Modes | Percent of value | Percent of weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service | 11.1 | 0.3 | |
| Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) | 74.5 | 59.2 | |
| Air (including truck and air) | 1.9 | - | |
| Rail | 5.0 | 18.6 | |
| Water (inland water, Great Lakes, deep sea, truck and water, and rail and water) | 1.1 | 7.3 | |
| Pipeline* | 2.1 | 7.5 | |
| Truck and rail intermodal combination | 1.6 | 0.4 | |
| Other intermodal (truck and pipeline, inland and Gt. Lakes, inland and deep sea) | - | - | |
| Other, unknown, and withheld for sampling and disclosure reasons | 2.7 | 6.7 | |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Illinois
| Distance | Percent of value | Percent of weight |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 50 miles | 29.0 | 54.1 |
| 50 to 99 miles | 6.5 | 9.1 |
| 100 to 249 miles | 16.2 | 12.8 |
| 250 to 499 miles | 19.0 | 11.4 |
| 500 to 749 miles | 12.9 | 8.3 |
| 750 to 999 miles | 7.6 | 2.5 |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| 1,500 to 1,999 miles | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| 2,000 miles or more | 0.1 | - |
| 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).