1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Montana
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1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Montana
Tabulation by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation
| Summary | Value | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Total shipments originating in Montana | $10.2 billion | 82 million tons |
| Percent of total U.S. shipments (preliminary U.S. estimate) | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in Montana Ranked by Value
| Commodity | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Petroleum or coal products | 18.2 |
| Food or kindred products | 16.9 |
| Lumber or wood products, excluding furniture . | 16.2 |
| Farm products | 9.4 |
| Coal | 6.3 |
| Other commodities | 33.1 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in Montana Ranked by Weight
| Commodity | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Lumber or wood products, excluding furniture | 16.1 |
| Petroleum or coal products | 12.8 |
| Farm products | 8.5 |
| Clay, concrete, glass, or stone products | 3.5 |
| Food or kindred products | 2.6 |
| Other commodities | 56.6 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in Montana Ranked by Value
| State | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Montana | 53.0 |
| Washington | 6.5 |
| Wyoming | 4.9 |
| California | 3.9 |
| Wisconsin | 2.8 |
| Illinois | 2.7 |
| Other States | 26.2 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in Montana Ranked by Weight
| State | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Montana | 42.2 |
| Wisconsin | 16.2 |
| Illinois | 7.0 |
| Washington | 5.9 |
| Idaho | 2.8 |
| Oregon | 2.2 |
| Other States | 23.7 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Montana
| Modes | Percent of value | Percent of weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service | 6.7 | - | |
| Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) | 61.7 | 35.2 | |
| Air (including truck and air) | ** | - | |
| Rail | 22.1 | 52.1 | |
| Water (inland water, Great Lakes, deep sea, truck and water, and rail and water) | - | - | |
| Pipeline* | 4.6 | 3.1 | |
| Truck and rail intermodal combination | 0.8 | 0.2 | |
| Other intermodal (truck and pipeline, inland and Gt. Lakes, inland and deep sea) | - | - | |
| Other, unknown, and withheld for sampling and disclosure reasons | 4.1 | 9.4 | |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Montana
| Distance | Percent of value | Percent of weight |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 50 miles | 29.5 | 30.6 |
| 50 to 99 miles | 11.5 | 6.5 |
| 100 to 249 miles | 15.9 | 6.3 |
| 250 to 499 miles | 12.0 | 7.9 |
| 500 to 749 miles | 8.8 | 32.5 |
| 750 to 999 miles | 8.9 | 12.3 |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 8.7 | 3.1 |
| 1,500 to 1,999 miles | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| 2,000 miles or more | 0.8 | 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).