2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Tennessee
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2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Tennessee
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| Total shipments originating in Tennessee |
$ 286,576
(millions) |
270,265 (thousand tons) |
| Percent of total U.S. shipments |
3.4 |
2.3 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Tennessee by Value
| Pharmaceutical products (21) |
22.3 |
| Motorized and other vehicles, including parts (36) |
10.1 |
| Mixed freight (43) |
9.7 |
| Machinery (34) |
6.9 |
| Electronic
and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment (35) |
4.5 |
| Other commodities |
46.5 |
| Total |
100.0 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Tennessee by Weight
| Gravel and crushed stone (12) |
22.7 |
| Nonmetallic
mineral products (31) |
13.0 |
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) |
7.1 |
| Waste
and scrap (41) |
4.7 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) |
4.4 |
| Other commodities |
48.1 |
| Total |
100.0 |
Outbound Shipments from the State of
Tennessee
Leading States by Value and Weight
| Tennessee |
20.4 |
| Texas |
6.4 |
| California |
6.3 |
| Georgia |
5.0 |
| Maryland |
4.7 |
| Illinois |
4.1 |
| Other states |
53.1 |
| Total |
100.0 |
| Tennessee |
58.8 |
| Kentucky |
4.5 |
| Georgia |
4.0 |
| Texas |
3.2 |
| Arkansas |
2.6 |
| Mississippi |
2.5 |
| Other states |
24.4 |
| Total |
100.0 |
Inbound Shipments to the State of Tennessee
Leading States by Value and Weight
| Tennessee |
29.1 |
| Georgia |
6.4 |
| Kentucky |
5.6 |
| North Carolina |
3.8 |
| Illinois |
3.8 |
| California |
3.6 |
| Other states |
47.7 |
| Total |
100.0 |
| Tennessee |
58.2 |
| Kentucky |
5.3 |
| Virginia |
4.5 |
| Missouri |
2.7 |
| Indiana |
2.6 |
| Alabama |
2.4 |
| Other states |
24.3 |
| Total |
100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Tennessee
| Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) |
80.0 |
82.8 |
| Air (including truck and air) |
5.0 |
S |
| Rail |
1.8 |
6.4 |
| Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) |
S |
S |
| Pipeline* |
S |
S |
| Multiple modes** |
9.8 |
0.7 |
| Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service |
8.6 |
0.2 |
| Other and unknown mode |
2.0 |
1.0 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Tennessee
| Less than 50 miles |
13.9 |
51.8 |
| 50
to 99 miles |
6.4 |
12.2 |
| 100
to 249 miles |
15.9 |
15.2 |
| 250
to 499 miles |
24.1 |
12.8 |
| 500
to 749 miles |
15.8 |
4.7 |
| 750 to 999 miles |
11.8 |
1.6 |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles |
3.9 |
0.6 |
| 1,500 to 1,999 miles |
7.5 |
0.9 |
| 2,000 miles or more |
0.7 |
0.1 |
| 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.
