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Table 14a. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics for Toxic by Inhalation (TIH): 2002

Monday, July 2, 2012

Table 14a. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics for Toxic by Inhalation (TIH): 2002

[Estimates are based on data from the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]

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Description Value Tons Ton-miles
2002
(million $)		 Percent 2002
(thousands)		 Percent 2002
(millions)		 Percent
Total 660,181 100.0 2,191,519 100.0 326,727 100.0
Toxic by Inhalation 6,947 1.1 25,806 1.2 6,404 2.0

KEY:
&#8211 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.

NOTE:
Toxic by inhalation (TIH) gases and volatile liquids that are toxic when inhaled.

SOURCE:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Hazmat Data, December 2004.