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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 8,032 6,419 25.1 36,498 18,489 97.4 7,690 6,869 11.9 166 191 –13.3
01-05 Agriculture products and fish 1,046 1,250 –16.3 553 474 16.6 365 262 39 604 310 94.8
06-09 Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products 304 227 33.6 268 151 77.9 36 8 337.1 212 125 70.1
10-14 Stones, non-metallic minerals, and metallic ores S S S S S S S S S S S S
15-19 Coal and petroleum products 3,470 2,671 29.9 16,540 11,304 46.3 4,127 S S S 47 S
20-24 Pharmaceutical and chemical products 463 463 S S S S S S 202 233 –13
25-30 Logs, wood products, and textile and leather 131 201 –35 S 249 S S 26 S 106 239 –55.5
31-34 Base metal and machinery 608 490 24.1 1,284 S S 52 31 68.3 172 201 –14.6
35-38 Electronic, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments 686 425 61.3 75 36 109.9 15 6 146.3 122 146 –16.7
39-43 Furniture, mixed freight and misc. manufactured products S 391 S S 26 S 100 S S 263 580 –54.7
-- Commodity Unknown 26 4 524.7 80 1 S S S S S S S

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.