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90 Percent Confidence Intervals for 2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: South Dakota

Monday, July 2, 2012

90 Percent Confidence Intervals for 2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: South Dakota

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in South Dakota $ 17,343.2 - 35,516.8 (millions) 44,631.1 - 59,940.9 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 0.2 - 0.4 0.4 - 0.5

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in South Dakota by Value

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of value
Cereal grains (02) 2.9 - 8.5
Machinery (34) 3.2 - 8.2
Miscellaneous manufactured products (40) 1.7 - 8.9
Other agricultural products (03) 2.9 - 5.9
Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations (05) 0.1 - 8.1
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in South Dakota by Weight

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of weight
Cereal grains (02) 19.4 - 39.2
Other agricultural products (03) 9.4 - 16.4
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) 2.9 - 4.9
Fuel oils (18) 1.8 - 3.2
Fertilizers (22) 0.5 - 4.5
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

Outbound Shipments from the State of South Dakota
Leading States by Value and Weight

State of destination Percent of value
South Dakota 18.9 - 35.5
Minnesota 7.4 - 11.8
Iowa 4.0 - 9.6
Texas 2.8 - 4.8
Wisconsin 1.0 - 4.4
Nebraska 1.7 - 3.1
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of destination Percent of weight
South Dakota 43.5 - 65.9
Minnesota 7.2 - 16.8
Iowa 4.5 - 13.1
Nebraska 1.9 - 5.9
Illinois 0.2 - 3.8
Wyoming 1.0 - 1.6
Other states (X)
Total (X)

Inbound Shipments to the State of South Dakota
Leading States by Value and Weight

State of origin Percent of value
South Dakota 28.3 - 43.1
Minnesota 5.9 - 8.5
Nebraska 2.9 - 6.3
Iowa 2.9 - 6.3
Illinois 2.5 - 5.1
Wisconsin 1.2 - 5.2
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of origin Percent of weight
South Dakota 68.6 - 78.6
Wyoming 3.2 - 10.4
Minnesota 1.2 - 7.2
Iowa 1.4 - 5.8
North Dakota 1.1 - 2.5
Nebraska 0.8 - 1.8
Other states (X)
Total (X)

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in South Dakota

Mode of transportation Percent of value Percent of weight
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) 46.8 - 71.6 62.2 - 79.4
Air (including truck and air) 3.1 - 5.7 (NA)
Rail 2.2 - 8.8 13.2 - 31.4
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) (NA) (NA)
Pipeline* (NA) (NA)
Multiple modes** 9.6 - 17.2 (NA)
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service 9.2 - 17.2 (NA)
Other and unknown mode (NA) (NA)
Total (X) (X)

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in South Dakota

Distance shipped Percent of value Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 12.5 - 22.7 36.8 - 56.4
50 to 99 miles 6.0 - 9.6 9.1 - 15.1
100 to 249 miles 13.6 - 19.6 9.3 - 16.5
250 to 499 miles 18.8 - 27.0 6.1 - 18.3
500 to 749 miles 6.8 - 9.8 2.5 - 7.1
750 to 999 miles 6.1 - 8.5 1.0 - 2.6
1,000 to 1,499 miles 14.8 - 22.0 3.1 - 16.1
1,500 to 1,999 miles 0.1 - 1.1 (NA)
2,000 miles or more (NA) (NA)
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.