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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 91,967 69,075 33.1 120,127 138,664 –13.4 37,916 31,223 21.4 393 254 54.7
01-05 Agriculture products and fish 10,182 9,781 4.1 8,866 20,043 –55.8 3,828 4,269 –10.3 270 119 128.1
06-09 Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products 5,153 8,662 –40.5 5,363 7,835 –31.6 2,249 2,792 –19.5 232 91 156.1
10-14 Stones, non-metallic minerals, and metallic ores 603 553 9.1 42,424 46,439 –8.6 4,684 3,042 54 S S S
15-19 Coal and petroleum products 2,678 3,466 –22.8 8,468 14,628 –42.1 S 1,063 S 160 56 187.1
20-24 Pharmaceutical and chemical products 5,918 6,591 –10.2 4,927 6,294 –21.7 2,460 2,527 –2.6 168 224 –24.8
25-30 Logs, wood products, and textile and leather 13,783 10,282 34 24,736 17,543 41 9,214 8,160 12.9 479 442 8.5
31-34 Base metal and machinery 13,498 13,582 –0.6 15,031 19,942 –24.6 8,557 7,131 20 227 274 –17.3
35-38 Electronic, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments 21,142 7,466 183.2 3,437 1,104 211.2 S 654 S 604 259 133.7
39-43 Furniture, mixed freight and misc. manufactured products 18,794 7,332 156.3 6,650 3,956 68.1 2,163 1,418 52.6 442 461 –4.1
-- Commodity Unknown 216 S S S S S 51 S S 536 199 168.8

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.