2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: North Carolina
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2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: North Carolina
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Total shipments originating in North Carolina |
$ 293,604
(millions) |
276,004 (thousand tons) |
Percent of total U.S. shipments |
3.5 |
2.4 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in North Carolina by Value
Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30) |
14.4 |
Mixed freight (43) |
12.1 |
Pharmaceutical
products (21) |
9.6 |
Electronic
and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment (35) |
6.9 |
Tobacco
products (09) |
6.6 |
Other commodities |
50.4 |
Total |
100.0 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in North Carolina by Weight
Gravel and crushed stone (12) |
20.8 |
Nonmetallic
mineral products (31) |
13.9 |
Wood
products (26) |
10.0 |
Natural sands (11) |
9.1 |
Mixed freight (43) |
5.7 |
Other commodities |
40.5 |
Total |
100.0 |
Outbound Shipments from the State of North
Carolina
Leading States by Value and Weight
North Carolina |
39.4 |
South Carolina |
6.5 |
Virginia |
5.3 |
Georgia |
5.3 |
Pennsylvania |
4.7 |
Florida |
4.3 |
Other states |
34.5 |
Total |
100.0 |
North
Carolina |
74.4 |
South
Carolina |
4.7 |
Virginia |
4.6 |
Georgia |
2.4 |
Florida |
1.3 |
Tennessee |
1.2 |
Other states |
11.4 |
Total |
100.0 |
Inbound Shipments to the State of North
Carolina
Leading States by Value and Weight
North Carolina |
45.0 |
South Carolina |
6.6 |
Georgia |
5.7 |
Tennessee |
4.1 |
Ohio |
3.7 |
Virginia |
3.5 |
Other states |
31.4 |
Total |
100.0 |
North
Carolina |
62.6 |
Kentucky |
6.3 |
South
Carolina |
4.5 |
West
Virginia |
4.4 |
Virginia |
4.2 |
Ohio |
3.8 |
Other states |
14.2 |
Total |
100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in North
Carolina
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) |
90.1 |
87.4 |
Air (including truck and air) |
1.0 |
– |
Rail |
0.9 |
S |
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) |
S |
S |
Pipeline* |
S |
S |
Multiple modes** |
5.5 |
0.3 |
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service |
5.4 |
0.2 |
Other and unknown mode |
2.2 |
3.2 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in North Carolina
Less than 50 miles |
26.1 |
58.2 |
50
to 99 miles |
11.1 |
15.7 |
100
to 249 miles |
17.7 |
11.9 |
250
to 499 miles |
19.5 |
6.7 |
500
to 749 miles |
13.5 |
4.3 |
750 to 999 miles |
3.8 |
1.0 |
1,000 to 1,499 miles |
3.0 |
1.1 |
1,500 to 1,999 miles |
1.4 |
0.3 |
2,000 miles or more |
4.0 |
0.8 |
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.