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Table 11b. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Selected Commodities: 2007 and 2002

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Table 11b. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Selected Commodities: 2007 and 2002

Estimates are based on data from the 2007 and 2002 Commodity Flow Surveys. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive.

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SCTG Code 1 Commodity Description Value Tons Ton-miles 2 Average miles per shipment Value Tons Ton-miles Average miles per shipment
2007
(million $)
2002
(million $)
Percent
change
2007
(thousands)
2002
(thousands)
Percent
change
2007
(millions)
2002
(millions)
Percent
change
2007 2002 Percent
change
2007 CV 3 2002 CV Standard Error of % change 2007 CV 2002 CV Standard Error of % change 2007 CV 2002 CV Standard Error of % change 2007 CV 2002 CV Standard Error of % change
  Total 1,448,218 660,181 119.4 2,231,133 2,191,519 1.8 323,457 326,727 -1 96 136 -29.7 2.6 3 8.7 3.3 4.2 5.5 4.6 4.4 6.3 8.1 7.1 7.6
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 663,194 279,407 137.4 959,161 1,063,569 -9.8 68,647 117,219 -41.4 43 52 -16.5 4.6 3.6 14 4.5 3.8 5.3 9.7 10.4 8.3 5.3 12.2 11.1
18 Fuel oils 373,515 116,119 221.7 641,894 549,007 16.9 54,243 55,464 -2.2 32 32 -0.2 3.7 8.1 28.8 3.9 8.1 10.6 8.2 9.5 12.4 9 7.6 11.8
19 Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. 133,043 41,855 217.9 247,172 199,735 23.8 59,604 40,959 45.5 42 64 -34.5 8 11.7 45.5 10.1 12.6 20.1 17.4 13.7 33 9.2 19.9 14.4
20 Basic chemicals 149,697 84,087 78 295,890 273,077 8.4 100,093 72,552 38 146 223 -34.6 7.3 11.1 23.8 8.4 19.6 23.1 8.7 11.9 20.5 8.3 13.6 10.4
22 Fertilizers 12,468 5,587 123.2 37,788 27,987 35 15,598 8,376 86.2 221 142 55.3 17.5 23.5 65.2 19.5 21.8 39.3 21.8 16.1 49.9 11.1 35.2 57.3
23 Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c. 54,850 53,008 3.5 24,997 34,891 -28.4 10,263 14,324 -28.3 348 326 6.7 5.4 16.1 17.6 11.1 11.1 11.2 10.6 12.7 11.8 25.3 18 33.1
99 Commodity Unknown S 80,118 S S 43,253 S S 17,833 S S 221 S S 7.7 S S 19.5 S S 13.1 S S 11.4 S

KEY: S = Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.

1 Standard Classification of Transported Goods.
2 Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network.
3 Coefficient of Variation.

NOTES: Value-of-shipment estimates are reported in current prices. Estimated measures of sampling variability for each estimate known as coefficients of variation (CV) are also provided in these tables. More information on sampling error, confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found at http://www.bts.gov/publications/commodity_flow_survey/.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Economic Census: Transportation Commodity Flow Survey, December 2009.