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90 Percent Confidence Intervals for 2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: West Virginia

Monday, July 2, 2012

90 Percent Confidence Intervals for 2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: West Virginia

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in West Virginia $ 33,415.2 - 43,542.8 (millions) 228,436.3 - 322,729.7 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 0.4 - 0.5 2.0 - 2.8

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in West Virginia by Value

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of value
Coal (15) 10.7 - 17.9
Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) 7.5 - 12.7
Plastics and rubber (24) 4.1 - 12.3
Machinery (34) 4.5 - 10.5
Basic chemicals (20) 1.4 - 9.6
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in West Virginia by Weight

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of weight
Coal (15) 60.6 - 82.8
Gravel and crushed stone (12) 5.1 - 10.7
Wood products (26) 0.9 - 2.5
Nonmetallic mineral products (31) 0.7 - 2.7
Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) 0.7 - 2.7
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

Outbound Shipments from the State of West Virginia
Leading States by Value and Weight

State of destination Percent of value
West Virginia 19.7 - 29.3
Ohio 10.3 - 21.3
Pennsylvania 6.3 - 9.7
Kentucky 3.9 - 9.9
North Carolina 3.2 - 7.2
Virginia 3.2 - 5.2
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of destination Percent of weight
West Virginia 23.9 - 43.1
Ohio 7.6 - 19.2
Maryland 5.6 - 12.8
Pennsylvania 4.3 - 11.3
North Carolina 2.1 - 8.3
Kentucky 2.3 - 7.5
Other states (X)
Total (X)

Inbound Shipments to the State of West Virginia
Leading States by Value and Weight

State of origin Percent of value
West Virginia 21.7 - 29.7
Ohio 9.4 - 16.4
Pennsylvania 10.2 - 14.2
Virginia 4.5 - 7.5
Kentucky 3.5 - 7.9
Tennessee 3.1 - 7.5
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of origin Percent of weight
West Virginia 65.0 - 75.2
Ohio 3.8 - 9.0
Pennsylvania 2.7 - 9.7
Kentucky 2.1 - 7.7
Virginia 1.3 - 4.3
Indiana 0.6 - 1.6
Other states (X)
Total (X)

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in West Virginia

Mode of transportation Percent of value Percent of weight
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) 70.2 - 78.2 16.3 - 25.5
Air (including truck and air) (NA) (NA)
Rail 10.7 - 18.3 41.8 - 68.2
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) 0.5 - 2.5 2.8 - 10.0
Pipeline* (NA) (NA)
Multiple modes** 4.6 - 8.2 1.6 - 6.2
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service 2.8 - 4.8 (NA)
Other and unknown mode 0.5 - 3.9 0.1 - 13.7
Total (X) (X)

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in West Virginia

Distance shipped Percent of value Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 18.1 - 28.3 18.5 - 38.7
50 to 99 miles 9.2 - 16.4 8.9 - 18.1
100 to 249 miles 22.2 - 28.2 22.1 - 40.3
250 to 499 miles 21.1 - 26.7 17.0 - 32.8
500 to 749 miles 1.9 - 6.9 0.2 - 1.8
750 to 999 miles 1.7 - 3.3 (NA)
1,000 to 1,499 miles 1.7 - 5.3 (NA)
1,500 to 1,999 miles (NA) (NA)
2,000 miles or more 2.1 - 4.5 (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.