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

Monday, July 2, 2012

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

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in New York $ 294,128.9 - 343,421.1 (millions) 210,962.9 - 288,139.1 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 3.5 - 4.1 1.8 - 2.5

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in New York by Value

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of value
Mixed freight (43) 8.4 - 13.4
Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment (35) 7.8 - 12.2
Miscellaneous manufactured products (40) 6.6 - 12.8
Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30) 5.4 - 12.4
Pharmaceutical products (21) 3.9 - 7.9
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in New York by Weight

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of weight
Gravel and crushed stone (12) 8.1 - 16.1
Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) 6.6 - 16.6
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) 6.1 - 16.1
Nonmetallic minerals n.e.c. (13) 4.2 - 13.4
Nonmetallic mineral products (31) 3.1 - 12.7
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

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

State of destination Percent of value
New York 35.2 - 42.4
New Jersey 6.8 - 8.8
Pennsylvania 4.2 - 6.6
California 4.0 - 6.4
Ohio 2.5 - 6.1
Florida 2.0 - 5.4
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of destination Percent of weight
New York 59.3 - 73.1
New Jersey 4.7 - 13.9
Pennsylvania 2.4 - 4.8
Texas 0.9 - 3.9
Ohio 1.0 - 3.6
Massachusetts 1.4 - 2.0
Other states (X)
Total (X)

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

State of origin Percent of value
New York 29.9 - 36.5
New Jersey 7.3 - 10.7
Pennsylvania 6.3 - 8.9
Ohio 4.2 - 5.8
Massachusetts 3.0 - 5.4
California 3.6 - 4.6
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of origin Percent of weight
New York 53.0 - 62.6
New Jersey 7.4 - 11.8
Pennsylvania 4.9 - 6.5
Ohio 2.0 - 3.0
Indiana 0.5 - 1.9
Wisconsin 0.4 - 1.8
Other states (X)
Total (X)

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in New York

Mode of transportation Percent of value Percent of weight
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) 69.2 - 76.2 87.2 - 93.4
Air (including truck and air) 1.5 - 2.9 (NA)
Rail 0.6 - 1.6 1.2 - 4.6
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) (NA) (NA)
Pipeline* 0.1 - 0.7 0.8 - 4.2
Multiple modes** 16.9 - 23.1 0.6 - 1.6
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service 14.8 - 21.4 (NA)
Other and unknown mode 2.3 - 4.7 1.5 - 4.1
Total (X) (X)

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in New York

Distance shipped Percent of value Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 27.6 - 34.6 53.3 - 64.9
50 to 99 miles 6.9 - 8.3 6.4 - 15.4
100 to 249 miles 16.1 - 20.1 10.0 - 16.2
250 to 499 miles 10.5 - 15.1 4.2 - 6.8
500 to 749 miles 6.1 - 7.7 2.7 - 6.1
750 to 999 miles 4.1 - 5.5 1.0 - 1.6
1,000 to 1,499 miles 6.5 - 11.5 1.7 - 6.3
1,500 to 1,999 miles 1.6 - 2.6 0.2 - 0.8
2,000 miles or more 5.6 - 9.6 0.8 - 1.4
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.