1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Missouri
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1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Missouri
Tabulation by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation
| Summary | Value | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Total shipments originating in Missouri | $136.9 billion | 195.2 million tons |
| Percent of total U.S. shipments (preliminary U.S. estimate) | 2.3 | 2.0 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in Missouri Ranked by Value
| Commodity | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Transportation equipment | 17.5 |
| Food or kindred products | 16.7 |
| Chemicals or allied products | 10.0 |
| Electrical machinery, equipment, or supplies . | 6.1 |
| Machinery, including computers | 5.5 |
| Other commodities | 44.2 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in Missouri Ranked by Weight
| Commodity | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Nonmetallic minerals | 31.1 |
| Clay, concrete, glass, or stone products | 18.7 |
| Food or kindred products | 14.0 |
| Farm products | 12.0 |
| Petroleum or coal products | 6.3 |
| Other commodities | 17.9 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in Missouri Ranked by Value
| State | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 26.5 |
| Illinois | 7.8 |
| Texas | 6.6 |
| Kansas | 5.6 |
| California | 5.0 |
| Iowa | 3.2 |
| Other States | 45.3 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in Missouri Ranked by Weight
| State | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 63.4 |
| Louisiana | 6.7 |
| Illinois | 4.6 |
| Kansas | 4.6 |
| Arkansas | 2.8 |
| Texas | 2.7 |
| Other States | 15.2 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Missouri
| Modes | Percent of value | Percent of weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service | 10.1 | 0.3 | |
| Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) | 72.5 | 79.4 | |
| Air (including truck and air) | - | - | |
| Rail | 3.0 | 6.1 | |
| Water (inland water, Great Lakes, deep sea, truck and water, and rail and water) | 1.0 | 10.5 | |
| Pipeline* | - | - | |
| Truck and rail intermodal combination | 3.7 | 0.5 | |
| Other intermodal (truck and pipeline, inland and Gt. Lakes, inland and deep sea) | ** | ** | |
| Other, unknown, and withheld for sampling and disclosure reasons | 9.7 | 3.2 | |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Missouri
| Distance | Percent of value | Percent of weight |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 50 miles | 22.6 | 58.5 |
| 50 to 99 miles | 6.1 | 7.5 |
| 100 to 249 miles | 14.5 | 10.5 |
| 250 to 499 miles | 19.1 | 11.2 |
| 500 to 749 miles | 13.9 | 8.1 |
| 750 to 999 miles | 11.2 | 2.1 |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 7.9 | 1.4 |
| 1,500 to 1,999 miles | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| 2,000 miles or more | 0.3 | - |
| 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).