Table 7a. Export Shipment Characteristics by Commodity group and Export Mode of Transportation: 2002
Table 7a. Export Shipment Characteristics by Commodity group and Export Mode of Transportation: 2002
[Estimates are based on data from the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]
All Commodities
Export mode of transportation | Value | Tons | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2002
(million $) |
Percent | 2002
(thousands) |
Percent | |
All modes1 | 595,518 | 100.0 | 487,473 | 100.0 |
Single modes | 508,639 | 85.4 | 452,934 | 92.9 |
Truck | 148,459 | 24.9 | 54,923 | 11.3 |
Rail | 17,536 | 2.9 | 49,916 | 10.2 |
Water | 162,273 | 27.2 | 344,416 | 70.7 |
Air (including truck and air) | 180,265 | 30.3 | 3,441 | 0.7 |
Pipeline | S | S | S | S |
Multiple modes | 71,541 | 12.0 | 24,242 | 5.0 |
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier | 24,360 | 4.1 | 585 | 0.1 |
Truck and rail | – | – | – | – |
All other multiple modes | 47,181 | 7.9 | 23,657 | 4.9 |
Other and unknown modes | 15,338 | 2.6 | 10,296 | 2.1 |
SCTG 01-05, Agriculture products and fish
Export mode of transportation | Value | Tons | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2002
(million $) |
Percent | 2002
(thousands) |
Percent | |
All modes1 | 47,056 | 7.9 | 218,571 | 44.8 |
Single modes | 44,553 | 7.5 | 210,677 | 43.2 |
Truck | 6,086 | 1.0 | 6,960 | 1.4 |
Rail | 1,740 | 0.3 | 11,410 | 2.3 |
Water | 35,946 | 6.0 | 191,786 | 39.3 |
Air (including truck and air) | S | S | S | S |
Pipeline | – | – | – | – |
Multiple modes | 1,679 | 0.3 | 4,279 | 0.9 |
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier | S | S | S | S |
Truck and rail | – | – | – | – |
All other multiple modes | 1,645 | 0.3 | 4,274 | 0.9 |
Other and unknown modes | 824 | 0.1 | 3,615 | 0.7 |
SCTG 06-09, Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products
Export mode of transportation | Value | Tons | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2002
(million $) |
Percent | 2002
(thousands) |
Percent | |
All modes1 | 12,552 | 2.1 | 12,842 | 2.6 |
Single modes | 11,358 | 1.9 | 11,774 | 2.4 |
Truck | 3,455 | 0.6 | 3,465 | 0.7 |
Rail | 932 | 0.2 | 2,356 | 0.5 |
Water | 6,864 | 1.2 | 5,928 | 1.2 |
Air (including truck and air) | S | S | S | S |
Pipeline | S | S | S | S |
Multiple modes | 982 | 0.2 | 816 | 0.2 |
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier | 15 | – | S | S |
Truck and rail | – | – | – | – |
All other multiple modes | 966 | 0.2 | 809 | 0.2 |
Other and unknown modes | 213 | – | 252 | – |
SCTG 10-14, Stones, nonmetallic minerals, and metallic ores
Export mode of transportation | Value | Tons | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2002
(million $) |
Percent | 2002
(thousands) |
Percent | |
All modes1 | 4,035 | 0.7 | 28,186 | 5.8 |
Single modes | 3,068 | 0.5 | 24,740 | 5.1 |
Truck | 540 | – | 2,298 | 0.5 |
Rail | 380 | – | 10,165 | 2.1 |
Water | 2,121 | 0.4 | 12,272 | 2.5 |
Air (including truck and air) | S | S | 5 | – |
Pipeline | – | – | – | – |
Multiple modes | S | S | 3,259 | 0.7 |
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier | S | S | S | S |
Truck and rail | – | – | – | – |
All other multiple modes | S | S | 3,257 | 0.7 |
Other and unknown modes | 36 | – | 187 | – |
SCTG 15-19, Coal and petroleum products
Export mode of transportation | Value | Tons | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2002
(million $) |
Percent | 2002
(thousands) |
Percent | |
All modes1 | 6,946 | 1.2 | 63,235 | 13.0 |
Single modes | 6,595 | 1.1 | 58,645 | 12.0 |
Truck | 1,260 | 0.2 | S | S |
Rail | 374 | – | 2,568 | 0.5 |
Water | 4,813 | 0.8 | 52,115 | 10.7 |
Air (including truck and air) | S | S | S | S |
Pipeline | S | S | S | S |
Multiple modes | S | S | S | S |
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier | S | S | S | S |
Truck and rail | – | – | – | – |
All other multiple modes | S | S | S | S |
Other and unknown modes | 40 | – | S | S |
SCTG 20-24, Pharmaceutical and chemical products
Export mode of transportation | Value | Tons | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2002
(million $) |
Percent | 2002
(thousands) |
Percent | |
All modes1 | 75,620 | 12.7 | 64,254 | 13.2 |
Single modes | 69,811 | 11.7 | 61,470 | 12.6 |
Truck | 17,652 | 3.0 | 8,832 | 1.8 |
Rail | 3,856 | 0.6 | 17,228 | 3.5 |
Water | 32,775 | 5.5 | 35,038 | 7.2 |
Air (including truck and air) | 15,525 | 2.6 | 371 | – |
Pipeline | S | S | S | S |
Multiple modes | 4,665 | 0.8 | 2,285 | 0.5 |
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier | 485 | – | 43 | – |
Truck and rail | – | – | – | – |
All other multiple modes | 4,180 | 0.7 | 2,242 | 0.5 |
Other and unknown modes | 1,143 | 0.2 | 499 | 0.1 |
SCTG 25-30, Logs, wood products, and textile and leather
Export mode of transportation | Value | Tons | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2002
(million $) |
Percent | 2002
(thousands) |
Percent | |
All modes1 | 37,489 | 6.3 | 34,177 | 7.0 |
Single modes | 31,916 | 5.4 | 28,728 | 5.9 |
Truck | 9,686 | 1.6 | 5,734 | 1.2 |
Rail | S | S | 2,303 | 0.5 |
Water | 18,044 | 3.0 | 20,549 | 4.2 |
Air (including truck and air) | 2,812 | 0.5 | 142 | – |
Pipeline | S | S | S | S |
Multiple modes | 4,855 | 0.8 | 4,890 | 1.0 |
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier | 910 | 0.2 | 73 | – |
Truck and rail | – | – | – | – |
All other multiple modes | 3,945 | 0.7 | 4,817 | 1.0 |
Other and unknown modes | 718 | 0.1 | 559 | 0.1 |
SCTG 31-34, Base metal and machinery
Export mode of transportation | Value | Tons | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2002
(million $) |
Percent | 2002
(thousands) |
Percent | |
All modes1 | 85,835 | 14.4 | 31,965 | 6.6 |
Single modes | 71,968 | 12.1 | 25,385 | 5.2 |
Truck | 33,524 | 5.6 | 10,952 | 2.2 |
Rail | 1,592 | 0.3 | 1,879 | 0.4 |
Water | 19,751 | 3.3 | 11,855 | 2.4 |
Air (including truck and air) | 17,101 | 2.9 | 699 | 0.1 |
Pipeline | S | S | S | S |
Multiple modes | 8,258 | 1.4 | 2,694 | 0.6 |
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier | 3,018 | 0.5 | 111 | – |
Truck and rail | – | – | – | – |
All other multiple modes | 5,240 | 0.9 | 2,582 | 0.5 |
Other and unknown modes | 5,608 | 0.9 | S | S |
SCTG 35-38, Electronic, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments
Export mode of transportation | Value | Tons | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2002
(million $) |
Percent | 2002
(thousands) |
Percent | |
All modes1 | 285,483 | 47.9 | 17,083 | 3.5 |
Single modes | 238,235 | 40.0 | 15,532 | 3.2 |
Truck | 68,568 | 11.5 | 10,265 | 2.1 |
Rail | 7,143 | 1.2 | 1,355 | 0.3 |
Water | 27,070 | 4.5 | 3,068 | 0.6 |
Air (including truck and air) | 135,387 | 22.7 | 843 | 0.2 |
Pipeline | S | S | S | S |
Multiple modes | 41,725 | 7.0 | 1,002 | 0.2 |
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier | 16,234 | 2.7 | 124 | – |
Truck and rail | – | – | – | – |
All other multiple modes | S | S | 879 | 0.2 |
Other and unknown modes | 5,522 | 0.9 | 548 | 0.1 |
SCTG 39-43, Furniture, mixed freight and misc. manufactured products
Export mode of transportation | Value | Tons | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2002
(million $) |
Percent | 2002
(thousands) |
Percent | |
All modes1 | 38,672 | 6.5 | 15,945 | 3.3 |
Single modes | 29,996 | 5.0 | 14,783 | 3.0 |
Truck | 7,418 | 1.2 | 3,227 | 0.7 |
Rail | 106 | – | 607 | 0.1 |
Water | 14,577 | 2.4 | 10,751 | 2.2 |
Air (including truck and air) | 7,895 | 1.3 | 197 | – |
Pipeline | S | S | S | S |
Multiple modes | 7,447 | 1.3 | 1,026 | 0.2 |
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier | S | S | 27 | – |
Truck and rail | – | – | – | – |
All other multiple modes | 3,808 | 0.6 | 999 | 0.2 |
Other and unknown modes | 1,229 | 0.2 | 137 | – |
Commodity unknown
Export mode of transportation | Value | Tons | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2002
(million $) |
Percent | 2002
(thousands) |
Percent | |
All modes1 | 1,830 | 0.3 | S | S |
Single modes | 1,138 | 0.2 | S | S |
Truck | 271 | – | S | S |
Rail | S | S | S | S |
Water | 312 | – | S | S |
Air (including truck and air) | 516 | – | S | S |
Pipeline | – | – | – | – |
Multiple modes | S | S | S | S |
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier | S | S | S | S |
Truck and rail | – | – | – | – |
All other multiple modes | S | S | S | S |
Other and unknown modes | S | S | S | S |
KEY:
– Represents an estimate equal to zero or less than 1 unit of
measure.
S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling
variability or poor response quality.
1 Estimates exlude shipments of crude petroleum (SCTG 16).
NOTES: Value-of-shipment estimates
have not been adjusted for price changes. Appendix B tables provide estimated
measures of sampling variability. The Introduction and appendixes give
information on confidentially protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample
design, and definitions. Links to this information on the Internet may be
found at www.census.gov/cfs.
Coverage for the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) differs from the previous
surveys due to a change from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification
System to the 1997 North American Industry Classification System and other
survey improvements. Therefore, data users are urged to use caution when
comparing 2002 CFS estimates with estimates from prior years.
SOURCE: Research and Innovative Technologies Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Export Data, March 2005.