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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]

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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 105,935 100 67,237 100 15,378 100 759
01-05 Agriculture products and fish 2,030 1.9 2,599 3.9 1,604 10.4 S
06-09 Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products 5,953 5.6 7,214 10.7 3,369 21.9 607
10-14 Stones, non-metallic minerals, and metallic ores S S 145 0.2 2 – 17
15-19 Coal and petroleum products 7,623 7.2 29,797 44.3 2,502 16.3 79
20-24 Pharmaceutical and chemical products 56,388 53.2 S S S S 623
25-30 Logs, wood products, and textile and leather 3,262 3.1 1,492 2.2 725 4.7 869
31-34 Base metal and machinery 7,032 6.6 S S 1,097 7.1 768
35-38 Electronic, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments 12,896 12.2 S S 235 1.5 977
39-43 Furniture and miscellaneous manufactured products 10,672 10.1 3,430 5.1 729 4.7 759
Commodity Unknown S S S S S S 1,076

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.