Table B-3b. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Export Shipment Characteristics by Country of Destination: 2002 and 1997
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Table B-3b. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Export Shipment Characteristics by Country of Destination: 2002 and 1997
[Estimates are shown as percents and are based on data from the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey]
| Country of destination | Value | Tons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV 02 | CV 97 | Std. error of percent change 1997-2002 | CV 02 | CV 97 | Std. error of percent change 1997-2002 | |
| Total | 4.9 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 11.8 | 7.3 | 15.2 |
| Canada | 4.5 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 9.5 | 13.0 | 18.9 |
| Mexico | 18.0 | 25.9 | 41.4 | 16.0 | 23.7 | 43.0 |
| All Others | 4.9 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 15.0 | 7.7 | 17.3 |
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.
CV Coefficient of variation of number
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SOURCE: Research and Innovative Technologies Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Export Data, March 2005.