2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: West Virginia
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2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: West Virginia
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Total shipments originating in West Virginia |
$ 38,479
(millions) |
275,583 (thousand tons) |
Percent of total U.S. shipments |
0.5 |
2.4 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in West Virginia by Value
Coal (15) |
14.3 |
Base
metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) |
10.1 |
Plastics and rubber (24) |
8.2 |
Machinery (34) |
7.5 |
Basic
chemicals (20) |
5.5 |
Other commodities |
54.4 |
Total |
100.0 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in West Virginia by Weight
Coal (15) |
71.7 |
Gravel
and crushed stone (12) |
7.9 |
Wood
products (26) |
1.7 |
Nonmetallic
mineral products (31) |
1.7 |
Base
metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) |
1.7 |
Other commodities |
15.3 |
Total |
100.0 |
Outbound Shipments from the State of West
Virginia
Leading States by Value and Weight
West Virginia |
24.5 |
Ohio |
15.8 |
Pennsylvania |
8.0 |
Kentucky |
6.9 |
North Carolina |
5.2 |
Virginia |
4.2 |
Other states |
35.4 |
Total |
100.0 |
West
Virginia |
33.5 |
Ohio |
13.4 |
Maryland |
9.2 |
Pennsylvania |
7.8 |
North
Carolina |
5.2 |
Kentucky |
4.9 |
Other states |
26.0 |
Total |
100.0 |
Inbound Shipments to the State of West
Virginia
Leading States by Value and Weight
West Virginia |
25.7 |
Ohio |
12.9 |
Pennsylvania |
12.2 |
Virginia |
6.0 |
Kentucky |
5.7 |
Tennessee |
5.3 |
Other states |
32.2 |
Total |
100.0 |
West
Virginia |
70.1 |
Ohio |
6.4 |
Pennsylvania |
6.2 |
Kentucky |
4.9 |
Virginia |
2.8 |
Indiana |
1.1 |
Other states |
8.5 |
Total |
100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in West
Virginia
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) |
74.2 |
20.9 |
Air (including truck and air) |
0.2 |
– |
Rail |
14.5 |
55.0 |
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) |
1.5 |
6.4 |
Pipeline* |
S |
S |
Multiple modes** |
6.4 |
3.9 |
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service |
3.8 |
– |
Other and unknown mode |
2.2 |
6.9 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in West Virginia
Less than 50 miles |
23.2 |
28.6 |
50
to 99 miles |
12.8 |
13.5 |
100
to 249 miles |
25.2 |
31.2 |
250
to 499 miles |
23.9 |
24.9 |
500
to 749 miles |
4.4 |
1.0 |
750 to 999 miles |
2.5 |
0.3 |
1,000 to 1,499 miles |
3.5 |
0.3 |
1,500 to 1,999 miles |
S |
– |
2,000 miles or more |
3.3 |
0.2 |
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.