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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 354,399 297,781 19 399,764 547,250 –27 90,300 76,413 18.2 446 553 –19.3
01-05 Agriculture products and fish 11,710 12,510 –6.4 9,178 15,154 –39.4 S 2,025 S 63 66 –4.2
06-09 Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products 32,913 31,833 3.4 28,026 24,523 14.3 4,356 4,963 –12.2 53 56 –5.5
10-14 Stones, non-metallic minerals, and metallic ores 1,206 1,781 –32.3 102,343 141,060 –27.4 S 5,639 S 34 50 –30.9
15-19 Coal and petroleum products 12,654 18,822 –32.8 128,266 186,370 –31.2 33,366 23,756 40.5 119 29 313.1
20-24 Pharmaceutical and chemical products 75,568 34,350 120 22,577 15,989 41.2 9,105 6,718 35.5 459 461 –0.3
25-30 Logs, wood products, and textile and leather 46,140 52,673 –12.4 23,765 24,157 –1.6 6,012 7,803 –23 761 612 24.4
31-34 Base metal and machinery 50,732 58,092 –12.7 48,093 90,509 –46.9 12,744 16,644 –23.4 442 588 –24.7
35-38 Electronic, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments 62,207 51,952 19.7 6,750 5,276 27.9 2,554 3,283 –22.2 353 567 –37.8
39-43 Furniture, mixed freight and misc. manufactured products 60,218 34,873 72.7 28,996 S S S 5,420 S 240 786 –69.5
-- Commodity Unknown 1,051 894 17.5 1,771 626 183 S 160 S 444 535 –17

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.