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2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: District of Columbia

Monday, July 2, 2012

2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: District of Columbia

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in District of Columbia $ 3,707 (millions) 1,407 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 0.0 0.0

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in District of Columbia by Value

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of value
Alcoholic beverages (08) 8.5
Printed products (29) 2.0
Mixed freight (43) 1.8
Wood products (26) 0.7
Articles of base metal (33) 0.4
Other commodities 86.6
Total 100.0

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in District of Columbia by Weight

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of weight
Alcoholic beverages (08) 5.3
Waste and scrap (41) 2.8
Printed products (29) 0.7
Wood products (26) 0.5
Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) 0.3
Other commodities 90.4
Total 100.0

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

State of destination Percent of value
Maryland 23.1
District of Columbia 15.9
California 0.3
Pennsylvania 0.2
Other states 60.5
Total 100.0

State of destination Percent of weight
Maryland 7.0
North Carolina 0.9
Pennsylvania 0.2
Other states 91.9
Total 100.0

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

State of origin Percent of value
Maryland 23.4
Virginia 15.4
Pennsylvania 4.7
District of Columbia 4.2
Michigan 3.3
New York 2.5
Other states 46.5
Total 100.0

State of origin Percent of weight
Maryland 52.1
Virginia 14.4
West Virginia 1.7
California 0.8
South Carolina 0.7
North Carolina 0.6
Other states 29.7
Total 100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in District of Columbia

Mode of transportation Percent of value Percent of weight
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) 96.5 98.7
Air (including truck and air) S S
Rail S S
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) – –
Pipeline* – –
Multiple modes** 2.0 0.2
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service 2.0 0.2
Other and unknown mode S S
Total 100.0 100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in District of Columbia

Distance shipped Percent of value Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 56.3 94.0
50 to 99 miles S S
100 to 249 miles S 3.3
250 to 499 miles 3.5 0.5
500 to 749 miles S 0.8
750 to 999 miles S S
1,000 to 1,499 miles S –
1,500 to 1,999 miles – –
2,000 miles or more 0.4 0.1
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.

NOTE: Data are estimates based on a sample and subject to error. See table on the next page for reliability estimates.

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