1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Washington
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1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Washington
Tabulation by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation
| Summary | Value | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Total shipments originating in Washington | $123.2 billion | 259.4 million tons |
| Percent of total U.S. shipments (preliminary U.S. estimate) | 2.0 | 2.6 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in Washington Ranked by Value
| Commodity | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Transportation equipment | 28.0 |
| Food or kindred products | 15.6 |
| Lumber or wood products, excluding furniture . | 7.6 |
| Petroleum or coal products | 6.4 |
| Machinery, including computers | 5.0 |
| Other commodities | 37.4 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in Washington Ranked by Weight
| Commodity | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Lumber or wood products, excluding furniture | 27.9 |
| Nonmetallic minerals | 24.5 |
| Petroleum or coal products | 15.6 |
| Farm products | 8.4 |
| Food or kindred products | 5.9 |
| Other commodities | 17.7 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in Washington Ranked by Value
| State | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Washington | 55.8 |
| California | 8.1 |
| Oregon | 6.1 |
| Illinois | 1.9 |
| Alaska | 1.8 |
| Kansas | 1.8 |
| Other States | 24.5 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in Washington Ranked by Weight
| State | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Washington | 83.8 |
| Oregon | 5.5 |
| California | 4.5 |
| Idaho | 1.2 |
| Alaska | 0.6 |
| Illinois | 0.4 |
| Other States | 4.0 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Washington
| Modes | Percent of value | Percent of weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service | 8.4 | 0.1 | |
| Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) | 64.7 | 71.6 | |
| Air (including truck and air) | 4.5 | - | |
| Rail | 3.6 | 6.0 | |
| Water (inland water, Great Lakes, deep sea, truck and water, and rail and water) | 1.7 | 6.1 | |
| Pipeline* | 1.2 | 3.0 | |
| Truck and rail intermodal combination | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| Other intermodal (truck and pipeline, inland and Gt. Lakes, inland and deep sea) | 1.0 | ** | |
| Other, unknown, and withheld for sampling and disclosure reasons | 14.6 | 13.0 | |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Washington
| Distance | Percent of value | Percent of weight |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 50 miles | 46.8 | 73.8 |
| 50 to 99 miles | 5.8 | 8.5 |
| 100 to 249 miles | 9.6 | 7.1 |
| 250 to 499 miles | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| 500 to 749 miles | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| 750 to 999 miles | 5.1 | 1.2 |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 5.7 | ** |
| 1,500 to 1,999 miles | 8.7 | 2.0 |
| 2,000 miles or more | 12.7 | 1.2 |
| 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).