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1997 Commodity Flow Survey United States

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1997 Commodity Flow Survey - United States

1997 Commodity Flow Survey United States

December 1999
EC97TCF-US


Table of Contents File Format
Entire Report PDF
(1.30MB)
Introduction to the Economic Census  
1997 Commodity Flow Survey  
List of Tables  
Table 1a. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 1997  
Table 1b. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 1997 and 1993  
Table 1c. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: Percent of Total for 1997 and 1993  
Table 2. Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: 1997  
Table 3. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation and Distance Shipped for the United States: 1997  
Table 4. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation and Shipment Size for the United States: 1997  
Table 5a. Shipment Characteristics by Two ~ Digit Commodity for the United States: 1997  
Table 5b. Shipment Characteristics by Two ~ Digit Commodity for the United States: 1997 and 1993  
Table 5c. Shipment Characteristics by Two ~ Digit Commodity for the United States: Percent of Total for 1997 and 1993  
Table 6 - Shipment Characteristics by Three ~ Digit Commodity for the United States: 1997  
Table 7. Shipment Characteristics by Two ~ Digit Commodity and Mode of Transportation for the United States: 1997  
Table 8. Shipment Characteristics by Two ~ Digit Commodity and Distance Shipped for the United States: 1997  
Table 9. Shipment Characteristics by Two ~ Digit Commodity and Shipment Size for the United States: 1997  
Table 10. Shipment Characteristics by Two ~ Digit Commodity and Shipment Size by Distance Shipped for the United States: 1997  
List of Appendixes  
Appendix A. Comparability With the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey  
Appendix B. Reliability of the Estimates  
Appendix C. Sample Design, Data Collection, and Estimation  
Appendix D. Standard Classification of Transported Goods Code Information  
Appendix E. Sample Report Forms and Instructions