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2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: New Hampshire

Monday, July 2, 2012

2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: New Hampshire

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in New Hampshire $ 31,191 (millions) 33,751 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 0.4 0.3

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in New Hampshire by Value

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of value
Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment (35) 24.7
Mixed freight (43) 8.8
Miscellaneous manufactured products (40) 7.8
Precision instruments and apparatus (38) 6.1
Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30) 5.9
Other commodities 46.7
Total 100.0

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in New Hampshire by Weight

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of weight
Nonmetallic mineral products (31) 19.7
Fuel oils (18) 13.8
Natural sands (11) 10.4
Wood products (26) 7.9
Mixed freight (43) 2.9
Other commodities 45.3
Total 100.0

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

State of destination Percent of value
Massachusetts 18.0
New Hampshire 16.9
New York 8.7
California 6.6
Pennsylvania 4.4
New Jersey 3.4
Other states 42.0
Total 100.0

State of destination Percent of weight
New Hampshire 66.5
Massachusetts 13.6
Maine 4.3
Vermont 3.8
New York 1.7
Connecticut 1.6
Other states 8.5
Total 100.0

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

State of origin Percent of value
New Hampshire 16.3
Massachusetts 15.6
Maine 7.6
New York 6.9
California 6.6
Ohio 3.1
Other states 43.9
Total 100.0

State of origin Percent of weight
New Hampshire 65.6
Massachusetts 8.1
Maine 4.4
Pennsylvania 4.0
New York 3.1
Vermont 2.1
Other states 12.7
Total 100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in New Hampshire

Mode of transportation Percent of value Percent of weight
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) 62.7 90.8
Air (including truck and air) 6.0 –
Rail S S
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) S S
Pipeline* S S
Multiple modes** 26.8 0.5
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service 26.7 0.5
Other and unknown mode 3.6 S
Total 100.0 100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in New Hampshire

Distance shipped Percent of value Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 26.4 69.4
50 to 99 miles 11.1 16.2
100 to 249 miles 17.8 6.3
250 to 499 miles 8.8 2.0
500 to 749 miles 6.2 1.3
750 to 999 miles 9.5 2.3
1,000 to 1,499 miles 6.5 1.0
1,500 to 1,999 miles 3.5 0.5
2,000 miles or more 10.1 1.0
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.