1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Kentucky
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1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Kentucky
Tabulation by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation
| Summary | Value | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Total shipments originating in Kentucky | $112.0 billion | 353.2 million tons |
| Percent of total U.S. shipments (preliminary U.S. estimate) | 1.9 | 3.6 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in Kentucky Ranked by Value
| Commodity | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Transportation equipment | 19.4 |
| Food or kindred products | 9.8 |
| Chemicals or allied products | 9.2 |
| Machinery, including computers | 6.5 |
| Tobacco products, excluding insecticides | 6.4 |
| Other commodities | 48.8 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in Kentucky Ranked by Weight
| Commodity | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Coal | 55.8 |
| Nonmetallic minerals | 12.5 |
| Petroleum or coal products | 10.8 |
| Clay, concrete, glass, or stone products | 6.4 |
| Food or kindred products | 2.8 |
| Other commodities | 11.8 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in Kentucky Ranked by Value
| State | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 24.4 |
| Ohio | 8.0 |
| California | 5.5 |
| Tennessee | 5.4 |
| Indiana | 5.3 |
| Michigan | 4.7 |
| Other States | 46.7 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in Kentucky Ranked by Weight
| State | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 49.0 |
| Ohio | 8.5 |
| Tennessee | 5.8 |
| Indiana | 4.2 |
| North Carolina | 3.7 |
| South Carolina | 3.5 |
| Other States | 25.3 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Kentucky
| Modes | Percent of value | Percent of weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service | 3.9 | 0.1 | |
| Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) | 77.2 | 45.4 | |
| Air (including truck and air) | 2.5 | - | |
| Rail | 5.1 | 29.9 | |
| Water (inland water, Great Lakes, deep sea, truck and water, and rail and water) | 3.0 | 16.3 | |
| Pipeline* | ** | ** | |
| Truck and rail intermodal combination | 4.4 | 0.6 | |
| Other intermodal (truck and pipeline, inland and Gt. Lakes, inland and deep sea) | ** | ** | |
| Other, unknown, and withheld for sampling and disclosure reasons | 3.9 | 7.7 | |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Kentucky
| Distance | Percent of value | Percent of weight |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 50 miles | 19.5 | 40.2 |
| 50 to 99 miles | 8.2 | 11.7 |
| 100 to 249 miles | 16.9 | 21.8 |
| 250 to 499 miles | 26.7 | 17.5 |
| 500 to 749 miles | 14.5 | 7.7 |
| 750 to 999 miles | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 2.1 | 0.2 |
| 1,500 to 1,999 miles | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| 2,000 miles or more | 1.0 | - |
| 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).