Table 11a. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Selected Commodities: 2002
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Table 11a. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Selected Commodities: 2002
[Estimates are based on data from the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]
| SCTG Code 1 | Commodity Description | Value | Tons | Ton-miles | Average miles per shipment |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002
(million $) |
Percent | 2002 (thousands) |
Percent | 2002 (millions) |
Percent | |||
| Total | 660,181 | 100.0 | 2,191,519 | 100.0 | 326,727 | 100.0 | 136 | |
| 17 | Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel | 279,407 | 42.3 | 1,063,569 | 48.5 | 117,219 | 35.9 | 52 |
| 18 | Fuel oils | 116,119 | 17.6 | 549,007 | 25.1 | 55,464 | 17.0 | 32 |
| 19 | Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. | 41,855 | 6.3 | 199,735 | 9.1 | 40,959 | 12.5 | 64 |
| 20 | Basic chemicals | 84,087 | 12.7 | 273,077 | 12.5 | 72,552 | 22.2 | 223 |
| 22 | Fertilizers | 5,587 | 0.8 | 27,987 | 1.3 | 8,376 | 2.6 | 142 |
| 23 | Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c. | 53,008 | 8.0 | 34,891 | 1.6 | 14,324 | 4.4 | 326 |
| – | All other SCTG codes | 80,118 | 12.1 | 43,253 | 2.0 | 17,833 | 5.5 | 221 |
KEY:
– Represents an estimate equal to zero or less than
1 unit of measure.
S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of highly sampling
variability or poor response quality.
1 SCTG codes were selected based on estimated tons without regard to sampling variability.
NOTE: Percentages represent the proportion of hazardous materials to the two digit commodity total.
SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Hazmat Data, December 2004.