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Table 1a. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for State of Origin: 2002

Monday, July 2, 2012

Table 1a. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for State of Origin: 2002

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

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Mode of transportation Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles
per shipment
2002
(million $)		 Percent of total 2002
(thousands)		 Percent of total 2002
(millions)		 Percent of
total
All modes 388,571 100.0 331,190 100.0 68,679 100.0 408
Single modes 326,952 84.1 308,826 93.2 56,131 81.7 284
Truck2 303,640 78.1 245,249 74.1 37,503 54.6 165
For-hire Truck 193,899 49.9 98,087 29.6 28,245 41.1 454
Private Truck 109,656 28.2 147,004 44.4 9,190 13.4 64
Rail 16,881 4.3 22,399 6.8 10,362 15.1 977
Water 503 0.1 27,980 8.4 7,908 11.5 182
Shallow draft – – – – – – –
Great Lakes 422 0.1 27,034 8.2 7,788 11.3 363
Deep draft S S S S S S S
Air (including truck and air) 2,931 0.8 109 – 106 0.2 1,336
Pipeline3 2,997 0.8 S S S S S
Multiple modes 48,542 12.5 15,202 4.6 11,788 17.2 592
Parcel, USPS or courier 28,909 7.4 845 0.3 480 0.7 587
Truck and rail 19,114 4.9 2,358 0.7 2,835 4.1 1,228
Truck and water 63 – S S S S 2,743
Rail and water 344 – 10,843 3.3 7,530 11.0 908
Other multiple modes S S S S S S 492
Other and unknown modes 13,077 3.4 7,162 2.2 760 1.1 78

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 "Truck" as a single mode includes shipments that were made by only private truck, only for-hire truck, or a combination of private truck and for-hire truck.
3 Estimates for pipeline exclude shipments of crude petroleum.

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 confidentially 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 States Data, December 2004.