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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 102,600 102,935 –0.3 158,053 141,322 11.8 48,620 38,715 25.6 1,015 530 91.6
01-05 Agriculture products and fish 5,267 7,495 –29.7 7,809 23,927 –67.4 2,899 5,412 –46.4 2,057 722 184.9
06-09 Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products 7,892 9,072 –13 7,766 7,514 3.4 2,791 2,628 6.2 S 272 S
10-14 Stones, non-metallic minerals, and metallic ores 359 577 –37.8 52,982 24,150 119.4 1,365 S S S 102 S
15-19 Coal and petroleum products 5,914 4,064 45.5 21,918 11,260 94.6 1,254 814 54.1 S 18 S
20-24 Pharmaceutical and chemical products 7,123 7,491 –4.9 4,862 6,261 –22.3 1,949 952 104.9 1,062 422 151.3
25-30 Logs, wood products, and textile and leather 24,441 25,151 –2.8 34,088 39,081 –12.8 33,497 21,301 57.3 888 687 29.2
31-34 Base metal and machinery 8,457 11,823 –28.5 21,191 16,938 25.1 2,750 3,307 –16.8 419 334 25.7
35-38 Electronic, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments 27,387 22,037 24.3 1,230 1,324 –7.1 651 971 –32.9 1,102 577 91
39-43 Furniture, mixed freight and misc. manufactured products 15,658 S S 6,162 S S 1,397 1,260 10.9 1,073 970 10.7
-- Commodity Unknown S 561 S 45 411 –89 S 49 S S 703 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.