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2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Arizona

Monday, July 2, 2012

2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Arizona

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in Arizona $ 111,273 (millions) 100,872 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 1.3 0.9

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Arizona by Value

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of value
Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment (35) 28.2
Mixed freight (43) 24.7
Machinery (34) 4.6
Miscellaneous manufactured products (40) 4.4
Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) 3.6
Other commodities 34.5
Total 100.0

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Arizona by Weight

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of weight
Coal (15) 15.9
Nonmetallic mineral products (31) 7.3
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) 6.1
Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) 4.9
Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) 2.8
Other commodities 63.0
Total 100.0

Outbound Shipments from the State of Arizona
Leading States by Value and Weight

State of destination Percent of value
Arizona 44.1
California 13.4
Texas 7.4
Nevada 4.4
New Mexico 3.5
New York 3.2
Other states 24.0
Total 100.0

State of destination Percent of weight
Arizona 79.6
Nevada 7.9
California 4.0
New Mexico 3.0
Texas 2.0
Colorado 0.5
Other states 3.0
Total 100.0

Inbound Shipments to the State of Arizona
Leading States by Value and Weight

State of origin Percent of value
Arizona 41.3
California 15.5
Texas 4.8
Tennessee 2.6
New Jersey 2.2
Illinois 2.1
Other states 31.5
Total 100.0

State of origin Percent of weight
Arizona 61.0
Colorado 8.9
California 6.7
New Mexico 5.8
Texas 3.5
Utah 1.7
Other states 12.4
Total 100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Arizona

Mode of transportation Percent of value Percent of weight
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) 65.8 78.4
Air (including truck and air) 15.5 0.1
Rail 2.0 13.7
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) S S
Pipeline* S S
Multiple modes** 14.8 0.4
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service 14.5 0.2
Other and unknown mode 1.8 S
Total 100.0 100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Arizona

Distance shipped Percent of value Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 29.6 53.8
50 to 99 miles 4.6 18.7
100 to 249 miles 12.6 9.1
250 to 499 miles 17.6 12.9
500 to 749 miles 5.6 2.3
750 to 999 miles 6.4 1.1
1,000 to 1,499 miles 8.0 1.4
1,500 to 1,999 miles 9.2 0.5
2,000 miles or more 6.3 0.2
Total 100.0 100.0

* Estimate for pipelines excludes shipments of crude petroleum.
** Multiple modes inlcudes Parcel, U.S.P.S or Courier, Truck-Rail, Truck-Water, Rail-Water and Other multiple modes.

S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.

– Represents data cell equal to zero or less than 1 unit of measure.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey data, March 2005.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey data, March 2005.