USA Banner

Official US Government Icon

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure Site Icon

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation Icon United States Department of Transportation United States Department of Transportation

Table 5. Shipment Characteristics by Commodity Group for CBSA of Origin: 2002

Monday, July 2, 2012

Table 5. Shipment Characteristics by Commodity Group for CBSA of Origin: 2002

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

Excel | CSV

Commodity Group (2-digit SCTG) Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of total
All Commodities2 304,602 100 398,993 100 77,885 100 476
01-05 Agriculture products and fish 6,352 2.1 6,793 1.7 6,708 8.6 S
06-09 Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products 23,145 7.6 22,669 5.7 7,534 9.7 104
10-14 Stones, non-metallic minerals, and metallic ores 1,333 0.4 S S S S S
15-19 Coal and petroleum products 15,706 5.2 69,430 17.4 9,450 12.1 79
20-24 Pharmaceutical and chemical products 53,655 17.6 35,848 9 24,086 30.9 445
25-30 Logs, wood products, and textile and leather 20,685 6.8 11,857 3 2,480 3.2 506
31-34 Base metal and machinery 42,219 13.9 69,422 17.4 9,154 11.8 347
35-38 Electronic, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments 66,333 21.8 S S S S 584
39-43 Furniture and miscellaneous manufactured products 74,721 24.5 59,327 14.9 9,529 12.2 546
Commodity Unknown 453 0.1 251 – 36 – 583

KEY:
– Represents data cell 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 Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network. See "Mileage Calculations" section for additional information.
2 Estimates exclude shipments of crude petroleum (SCTG 16).

NOTES: Value-of-shipments 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: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Metropolitan Data, December 2004.