2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Virginia
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2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Virginia
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Total shipments originating in Virginia |
$ 164,557
(millions) |
268,935 (thousand tons) |
Percent of total U.S. shipments |
2.0 |
2.3 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Virginia by Value
Mixed freight (43) |
13.3 |
Electronic
and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment (35) |
9.8 |
Textiles,
leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30) |
8.0 |
Plastics and rubber (24) |
6.0 |
Motorized and other vehicles, including parts (36) |
5.6 |
Other commodities |
57.3 |
Total |
100.0 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Virginia by Weight
Gravel and crushed stone (12) |
27.7 |
Coal
(15) |
18.9 |
Nonmetallic
mineral products (31) |
7.2 |
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) |
6.6 |
Wood
products (26) |
5.5 |
Other commodities |
34.1 |
Total |
100.0 |
Outbound Shipments from the State of Virginia
Leading States by Value and Weight
Virginia |
42.9 |
Maryland |
6.2 |
North Carolina |
5.5 |
Pennsylvania |
4.3 |
California |
4.1 |
New York |
3.3 |
Other states |
33.7 |
Total |
100.0 |
Virginia |
68.7 |
North
Carolina |
5.1 |
Tennessee |
4.6 |
Maryland |
3.5 |
Georgia |
3.4 |
Pennsylvania |
1.7 |
Other states |
13.0 |
Total |
100.0 |
Inbound Shipments to the State of Virginia
Leading States by Value and Weight
Virginia |
35.5 |
Maryland |
8.3 |
North Carolina |
7.9 |
Pennsylvania |
5.4 |
California |
3.9 |
Tennessee |
3.5 |
Other states |
35.5 |
Total |
100.0 |
Virginia |
67.5 |
Maryland |
6.2 |
North
Carolina |
4.6 |
West
Virginia |
4.5 |
Pennsylvania |
3.4 |
Kentucky |
2.1 |
Other states |
11.7 |
Total |
100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Virginia
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) |
83.8 |
80.4 |
Air (including truck and air) |
1.9 |
– |
Rail |
1.9 |
16.9 |
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) |
S |
0.7 |
Pipeline* |
S |
S |
Multiple modes** |
10.0 |
0.9 |
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service |
9.1 |
0.1 |
Other and unknown mode |
2.3 |
S |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Virginia
Less than 50 miles |
31.4 |
60.0 |
50
to 99 miles |
11.5 |
9.3 |
100
to 249 miles |
21.3 |
15.8 |
250
to 499 miles |
16.6 |
10.5 |
500
to 749 miles |
6.9 |
2.1 |
750 to 999 miles |
3.5 |
1.2 |
1,000 to 1,499 miles |
2.8 |
0.4 |
1,500 to 1,999 miles |
1.0 |
– |
2,000 miles or more |
4.9 |
0.5 |
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.