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Table 10. Shipment Characteristics by Commodity Group for State of Origin: 2002 and 1997

Monday, July 2, 2012

Table 10. Shipment Characteristics by Commodity Group for State of Origin: 2002 and 1997

[Estimates are based on data from the Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]

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Code Commodity (2-digit SCTG) Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles per shipment
2002
(million $)		 1997
(million $)		 Percent change 1997-2002 2002
(thousands)		 1997
(thousands)		 Percent change 1997-2002 2002
(millions)		 1997
(millions)		 Percent Change 1997-2002 2002 (average miles) 1997 (average miles) Percent change 1997-2002
  All Commodities2 127,727 99,847 27.9 216,383 209,353 3.4 60,813 44,206 37.6 389 309 25.9
01-05 Agriculture products and fish 5,644 5,836 –3.3 13,395 14,228 –5.9 4,260 2,078 105 S 90 S
06-09 Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products 10,446 4,914 112.6 11,971 5,328 124.7 2,030 992 104.7 S 118 S
10-14 Stones, non-metallic minerals, and metallic ores 394 S S 48,721 53,136 –8.3 5,327 4,113 29.5 61 61 1
15-19 Coal and petroleum products 6,612 6,231 6.1 43,783 51,928 –15.7 4,666 6,668 –30 42 44 –5.2
20-24 Pharmaceutical and chemical products 18,969 12,297 54.3 19,585 12,732 53.8 11,421 5,687 100.8 680 365 86.2
25-30 Logs, wood products, and textile and leather 26,493 20,878 26.9 27,056 29,364 –7.9 9,218 10,717 –14 496 501 –1.1
31-34 Base metal and machinery 21,377 19,228 11.2 40,331 32,787 23 20,724 10,854 90.9 283 216 31.1
35-38 Electronic, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments 18,826 16,699 12.7 2,646 1,906 38.8 1,270 1,077 17.9 234 408 –42.7
39-43 Furniture, mixed freight and misc. manufactured products 18,459 12,348 49.5 8,666 7,599 14 1,819 1,894 –4 462 349 32.4
-- Commodity Unknown 508 S S 228 S S S S S 278 130 113.7

KEY:
– Represents data cell equal to zero or less than 1 unit of measure.
S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.

1 Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network. See "Mileage Calculations" section for additional information.
2 Estimates exclude shipments of crude petroleum (SCTG 16).

NOTES: Value-of-shipments estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Appendix B tables provide estimated measures of sampling variability. The Introduction and appendixes give information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions. Links to this information on the Internet may be found at www.census.gov/cfs. Coverage for the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) differs from the previous surveys due to a change from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification System to the 1997 North American Industry Classification System and other survey improvements. Therefore, data users are urged to use caution when comparing 2002 CFS estimates with estimates from prior years.

SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Individual State Data, December 2004.