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90 Percent Confidence Intervals for 2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Arizona

Monday, July 2, 2012

90 Percent Confidence Intervals for 2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Arizona

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in Arizona $ 92,602.5 - 129,943.5 (millions) 72,497.2 - 129,246.8 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 1.1 - 1.6 0.6 - 1.1

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) 19.9 - 36.5
Mixed freight (43) 15.1 - 34.3
Machinery (34) 2.8 - 6.4
Miscellaneous manufactured products (40) 1.4 - 7.4
Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) 2.8 - 4.4
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Arizona by Weight

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of weight
Coal (15) 6.8 - 25.0
Nonmetallic mineral products (31) 2.7 - 11.9
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) 4.4 - 7.8
Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) 2.9 - 6.9
Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) 1.8 - 3.8
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

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

State of destination Percent of value
Arizona 39.0 - 49.2
California 10.3 - 16.5
Texas 5.2 - 9.6
Nevada 2.4 - 6.4
New Mexico 2.0 - 5.0
New York 0.7 - 5.7
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of destination Percent of weight
Arizona 72.0 - 87.2
Nevada 1.3 - 14.5
California 2.5 - 5.5
New Mexico 2.0 - 4.0
Texas 1.3 - 2.7
Colorado 0.0 - 1.0
Other states (X)
Total (X)

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

State of origin Percent of value
Arizona 35.2 - 47.4
California 14.0 - 17.0
Texas 3.1 - 6.5
Tennessee 0.9 - 4.3
New Jersey 1.4 - 3.0
Illinois 1.8 - 2.4
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of origin Percent of weight
Arizona 54.4 - 67.6
Colorado 2.4 - 15.4
California 5.5 - 7.9
New Mexico 2.7 - 8.9
Texas 1.5 - 5.5
Utah 0.7 - 2.7
Other states (X)
Total (X)

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) 57.9 - 73.7 68.1 - 88.7
Air (including truck and air) 9.9 - 21.1 0.0 - 0.3
Rail 1.0 - 3.0 3.6 - 23.8
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) (NA) (NA)
Pipeline* (NA) (NA)
Multiple modes** 11.2 - 18.4 0.1 - 0.7
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service 10.9 - 18.1 0.0 - 0.4
Other and unknown mode 1.1 - 2.5 (NA)
Total (X) (X)

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Arizona

Distance shipped Percent of value Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 26.0 - 33.2 44.5 - 63.1
50 to 99 miles 3.6 - 5.6 9.9 - 27.5
100 to 249 miles 9.8 - 15.4 7.4 - 10.8
250 to 499 miles 14.6 - 20.6 6.0 - 19.8
500 to 749 miles 4.1 - 7.1 1.3 - 3.3
750 to 999 miles 3.9 - 8.9 0.6 - 1.6
1,000 to 1,499 miles 5.5 - 10.5 0.7 - 2.1
1,500 to 1,999 miles 7.4 - 11.0 (NA)
2,000 miles or more 3.7 - 8.9 (NA)
Total (X) (X)

* 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.

(NA) Not available

(X) Not applicable

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.