Table 10. Shipment Characteristics by Commodity Group for State of Origin: 2002 and 1997
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]
| 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 | 77,576 | 56,830 | 36.5 | 136,033 | 120,249 | 13.1 | 26,981 | 23,817 | 13.3 | 318 | 341 | –6.7 | |
| 01-05 | Agriculture products and fish | 4,052 | 3,200 | 26.6 | 9,017 | 8,687 | 3.8 | 1,725 | 2,912 | –40.8 | S | 108 | S |
| 06-09 | Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products | 3,710 | 2,803 | 32.3 | 4,396 | 2,328 | 88.8 | 1,094 | 655 | 67.1 | 126 | 95 | 32.4 |
| 10-14 | Stones, non-metallic minerals, and metallic ores | 377 | 328 | 15.1 | 44,868 | 50,134 | –10.5 | 3,788 | 3,457 | 9.5 | 47 | 39 | 20.9 |
| 15-19 | Coal and petroleum products | 6,289 | 5,226 | 20.3 | 26,029 | 20,878 | 24.7 | 3,417 | 2,865 | 19.2 | 72 | 75 | –4.9 |
| 20-24 | Pharmaceutical and chemical products | 10,663 | 7,132 | 49.5 | 11,462 | 9,169 | 25 | 5,312 | 4,347 | 22.2 | 219 | 301 | –27.3 |
| 25-30 | Logs, wood products, and textile and leather | 4,362 | 4,385 | –0.5 | 4,076 | 4,945 | –17.6 | 2,039 | 2,594 | –21.4 | 444 | 500 | –11.2 |
| 31-34 | Base metal and machinery | 15,044 | 13,506 | 11.4 | 28,831 | 19,180 | 50.3 | 5,987 | 5,007 | 19.6 | 353 | 373 | –5.3 |
| 35-38 | Electronic, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments | 22,339 | 13,089 | 70.7 | 2,587 | 1,014 | 155.3 | S | 711 | S | 447 | 447 | –0.1 |
| 39-43 | Furniture, mixed freight and misc. manufactured products | 10,641 | 6,800 | 56.5 | 4,584 | 3,421 | 34 | 1,120 | 928 | 20.7 | 362 | 439 | –17.5 |
| -- | Commodity Unknown | 100 | 360 | –72.4 | 182 | S | S | S | S | S | 488 | 799 | –39 |
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.