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

Monday, July 2, 2012

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

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in Florida $ 263,279.3 - 330,698.7 (millions) 366,747.6 - 543,420.4 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 3.2 - 3.9 3.1 - 4.7

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Florida by Value

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of value
Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment (35) 12.5 - 16.9
Mixed freight (43) 12.6 - 16.2
Motorized and other vehicles, including parts (36) 6.6 - 15.2
Pharmaceutical products (21) 5.1 - 7.5
Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) 4.4 - 7.0
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Florida by Weight

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of weight
Gravel and crushed stone (12) 11.1 - 24.9
Nonmetallic mineral products (31) 5.2 - 15.8
Natural sands (11) 3.2 - 12.8
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) 5.1 - 10.7
Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) 3.0 - 6.0
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

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

State of destination Percent of value
Florida 63.0 - 68.2
Georgia 3.3 - 4.7
California 2.9 - 3.5
Texas 1.9 - 3.3
New York 1.5 - 3.1
North Carolina 1.4 - 2.8
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of destination Percent of weight
Florida 87.5 - 93.1
Georgia 1.5 - 2.5
South Carolina 0.0 - 1.4
Alabama 0.4 - 1.0
Texas 0.3 - 0.9
Ohio 0.3 - 0.7
Other states (X)
Total (X)

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

State of origin Percent of value
Florida 45.2 - 51.2
Georgia 6.3 - 8.3
California 4.4 - 5.8
North Carolina 2.1 - 4.1
New York 1.6 - 4.2
Tennessee 1.8 - 3.4
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of origin Percent of weight
Florida 71.3 - 80.5
Louisiana 1.7 - 8.3
Georgia 2.4 - 5.0
Kentucky 1.1 - 3.7
Alabama 1.2 - 3.2
Texas 0.9 - 1.9
Other states (X)
Total (X)

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Florida

Mode of transportation Percent of value Percent of weight
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) 73.5 - 79.1 70.8 - 88.0
Air (including truck and air) 2.4 - 5.0 (NA)
Rail 1.3 - 3.3 (NA)
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) (NA) (NA)
Pipeline* (NA) (NA)
Multiple modes** 10.9 - 15.9 (NA)
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service 10.7 - 15.7 (NA)
Other and unknown mode 2.6 - 5.6 1.2 - 2.8
Total (X) (X)

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Florida

Distance shipped Percent of value Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 35.5 - 41.5 63.5 - 76.5
50 to 99 miles 8.5 - 10.9 7.3 - 15.5
100 to 249 miles 13.8 - 17.2 6.9 - 11.9
250 to 499 miles 7.1 - 11.5 2.1 - 3.7
500 to 749 miles 3.6 - 5.0 0.9 - 2.5
750 to 999 miles 6.9 - 9.5 1.3 - 2.7
1,000 to 1,499 miles 7.8 - 10.4 1.0 - 3.0
1,500 to 1,999 miles 0.9 - 1.3 (NA)
2,000 miles or more 3.8 - 4.8 0.3 - 0.7
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, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey data, March 2005.