Figure 8 Freight Shipments by Distance Shipped: 1993, 1997, 2002*
Monday, July 2, 2012
Figure 8 Freight Shipments by Distance Shipped: 1993, 1997, 2002*
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(Commodity Flow Survey Data Only) (Percent)
| Under 250 miles | 250 miles or more | |
|---|---|---|
| Value 93 | 55 | 45 |
| Value 97 | 55 | 45 |
| Value 02 | 54 | 46 |
| Tons 93 | 79 | 21 |
| Tons 97 | 80 | 20 |
| Tons 02 | 76 | 24 |
| Ton-miles 93 | 20 | 80 |
| Ton-miles 97 | 20 | 80 |
| Ton-miles 02 | 18 | 82 |
KEY: * 2002 data are preliminary.
NOTE: Shipments are grouped into distance categories based on Great Circle Distance (GCD), GCD is the shortest distance between 2 points on the surface of a sphere. Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on the 1993, 1997, and preliminary 2002 Commodity Flow Survey data.