2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: South Carolina
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2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: South Carolina
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| Total shipments originating in South Carolina |
$ 143,194
(millions) |
142,708 (thousand tons) |
| Percent of total U.S. shipments |
1.7 |
1.2 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in South Carolina by Value
| Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30) |
18.9 |
| Mixed freight (43) |
9.5 |
| Plastics and rubber (24) |
8.9 |
| Motorized and other vehicles, including parts (36) |
7.1 |
| Machinery (34) |
5.5 |
| Other commodities |
50.1 |
| Total |
100.0 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in South Carolina by Weight
| Nonmetallic mineral products (31) |
16.0 |
| Gravel
and crushed stone (12) |
13.9 |
| Pulp,
newsprint, paper, and paperboard (27) |
6.8 |
| Wood
products (26) |
6.4 |
| Base
metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) |
5.0 |
| Other commodities |
51.9 |
| Total |
100.0 |
Outbound Shipments from the State of South
Carolina
Leading States by Value and Weight
| South Carolina |
28.6 |
| North Carolina |
11.8 |
| Georgia |
9.0 |
| Ohio |
5.1 |
| Florida |
4.5 |
| Pennsylvania |
4.2 |
| Other states |
36.8 |
| Total |
100.0 |
| South
Carolina |
62.1 |
| North
Carolina |
10.4 |
| Georgia |
6.2 |
| Ohio |
2.0 |
| Florida |
1.8 |
| Pennsylvania |
1.7 |
| Other states |
15.8 |
| Total |
100.0 |
Inbound Shipments to the State of South
Carolina
Leading States by Value and Weight
| South Carolina |
31.8 |
| North Carolina |
14.9 |
| Georgia |
8.5 |
| Tennessee |
4.2 |
| Texas |
2.6 |
| Florida |
2.5 |
| Other states |
35.5 |
| Total |
100.0 |
| South
Carolina |
54.2 |
| North
Carolina |
8.0 |
| Kentucky |
7.9 |
| Georgia |
6.2 |
| Alabama |
2.8 |
| Tennessee |
2.4 |
| Other states |
18.5 |
| Total |
100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in South
Carolina
| Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) |
88.3 |
87.7 |
| Air (including truck and air) |
0.8 |
– |
| Rail |
4.9 |
11.1 |
| Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) |
S |
S |
| Pipeline* |
– |
– |
| Multiple modes** |
4.6 |
0.3 |
| Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service |
4.4 |
0.1 |
| Other and unknown mode |
1.4 |
0.9 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in South Carolina
| Less than 50 miles |
17.3 |
46.8 |
| 50
to 99 miles |
10.5 |
12.0 |
| 100
to 249 miles |
22.4 |
20.1 |
| 250
to 499 miles |
20.1 |
9.8 |
| 500
to 749 miles |
16.0 |
6.6 |
| 750 to 999 miles |
6.6 |
2.6 |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles |
2.3 |
1.1 |
| 1,500 to 1,999 miles |
1.6 |
0.3 |
| 2,000 miles or more |
3.2 |
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.
