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Table 9. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for State of Origin: 2002 and 1997

Monday, July 2, 2012

Table 9. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation 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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Mode of transportation1 Value Tons Ton-miles2 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 modes 200,813 138,895 44.6 75,123 89,758 −16.3 14,077 13,032 8.0 528 445 18.7
Single modes 154,344 99,776 54.7 72,404 88,178 −17.9 12,829 11,929 7.5 200 215 −7.2
Truck 145,408 90,493 60.7 70,702 82,068 −13.8 11,787 8,301 42.0 170 147 15.8
Rail S 260 S S S S S S S 1,169 947 23.5
Water S S S S 1 S S S S S S S
Air (including truck and air) S 8,458 S 38 S S 64 S S 1,455 1,392 4.6
Pipeline3 – S S – S S S S S S S S
Multiple modes 40,169 34,370 16.9 1,076 795 35.3 740 801 −7.7 847 711 19.1
Parcel, USPS or courier 39,801 33,733 18.0 935 623 50.0 517 511 1.1 847 711 19.1
Truck and rail S S S S 81 S S 216 S 1,551 1,918 −19.2
Other Multiple modes S 165 S S 91 S S 74 S 2,232 S S
Other and unknown modes 6,300 4,749 32.7 1,643 784 109.5 509 302 68.6 218 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 Estimates represent activity for a given mode across single and multiple mode shipments. For example, "Truck" ton-miles includes total ton-miles for shipments moving only by truck plus ton-miles for truck segments of multiple mode shipments.
2 Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network. See "Mileage Calculations" section for additional information.
3 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.