2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Massachusetts
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2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Massachusetts
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Total shipments originating in Massachusetts |
$ 200,813
(millions) |
75,123
(thousand tons) |
Percent of total U.S. shipments |
2.4 |
0.6 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Massachusetts by Value
Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30) |
10.9 |
Mixed freight (43) |
9.7 |
Precision
instruments and apparatus (38) |
7.1 |
Miscellaneous
manufactured products (40) |
5.6 |
Pharmaceutical
products (21) |
5.4 |
Other commodities |
61.3 |
Total |
100.0 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Massachusetts by Weight
Gravel and crushed stone (12) |
19.6 |
Mixed freight (43) |
8.8 |
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) |
7.5 |
Natural sands (11) |
4.5 |
Nonmetallic
mineral products (31) |
4.0 |
Other commodities |
55.6 |
Total |
100.0 |
Outbound Shipments from the State of
Massachusetts
Leading States by Value and Weight
Massachusetts |
29.0 |
New York |
7.8 |
New Jersey |
4.7 |
Connecticut |
4.7 |
California |
3.8 |
Pennsylvania |
3.5 |
Other states |
46.5 |
Total |
100.0 |
Massachusetts |
69.2 |
Connecticut |
4.7 |
New
Hampshire |
3.7 |
New
York |
3.4 |
Rhode
Island |
2.7 |
New
Jersey |
2.0 |
Other states |
14.3 |
Total |
100.0 |
Inbound Shipments to the State of
Massachusetts
Leading States by Value and Weight
Massachusetts |
36.4 |
New York |
5.7 |
Pennsylvania |
5.3 |
California |
4.8 |
Connecticut |
4.6 |
New Jersey |
4.4 |
Other states |
38.8 |
Total |
100.0 |
Massachusetts |
56.1 |
Rhode
Island |
6.7 |
New
Hampshire |
4.9 |
New
York |
4.5 |
New
Jersey |
3.6 |
Connecticut |
3.2 |
Other states |
21.0 |
Total |
100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in
Massachusetts
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) |
72.4 |
94.1 |
Air (including truck and air) |
S |
– |
Rail |
S |
S |
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) |
S |
S |
Pipeline* |
– |
– |
Multiple modes** |
20.0 |
1.4 |
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service |
19.8 |
1.2 |
Other and unknown mode |
3.1 |
2.2 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Massachusetts
Less than 50 miles |
27.8 |
72.0 |
50
to 99 miles |
8.7 |
7.5 |
100
to 249 miles |
17.3 |
8.1 |
250
to 499 miles |
7.0 |
2.9 |
500
to 749 miles |
5.7 |
1.8 |
750 to 999 miles |
7.5 |
2.1 |
1,000 to 1,499 miles |
5.6 |
S |
1,500 to 1,999 miles |
S |
1.0 |
2,000 miles or more |
S |
1.1 |
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.