Table 7. Shipment Characteristics by Commodity Group and Mode of Transportation for Metropolitan Area of Origin: 2007

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

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All Commodities⁵

Mode of transportation	Value		Tons		Ton-miles3		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV4	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
All modes	21,400	100	13,106	100	2,923	100	449	11.4	-	19.9	-	12.6	-	18.5
Single modes	18,119	84.7	12,690	96.8	2,308	79	213	13.2	3.8	20.9	1.8	12.1	5.7	24.6
Truck6	15,250	71.3	9,983	76.2	2,106	72.1	205	11.1	5.6	16.9	6.5	12.4	6.6	25.4
For-hire truck	12,132	56.7	3,913	29.9	1,951	66.7	798	13.6	6	21.5	8	13.3	5.9	11.8
Private truck	3,118	14.6	6,070	46.3	155	5.3	17	13.6	1.2	27.2	8.7	19.5	1.9	10.5
Rail	659	3.1	399	3	191	6.5	597	49.1	1.8	35.2	1.1	33.4	1.8	18.8
Water	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Shallow draft	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Air (incl truck and air)	89	0.4	1	-	S	S	1,819	47.6	0.2	33.9	-	S	S	17.6
Pipeline7	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Multiple modes	3,094	14.5	368	2.8	602	20.6	1,202	28.8	3.9	38.8	1.7	39.7	5.9	6.9
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	1,357	6.3	48	0.4	55	1.9	1,198	13.8	1	15.2	0.2	16.7	0.6	7
Truck and rail	1,735	8.1	320	2.4	545	18.6	1,763	43.8	4.4	41.7	2.1	41.2	6.9	14
Truck and water	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Other and unknown modes	187	0.9	48	0.4	S	S	S	23.7	0.3	22.1	0.4	S	S	S

SCTG² 01-05, Agriculture products and fish

Mode of transportation	Value		Tons		Ton-miles3		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV4	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
All modes	141	100	S	S	S	S	21	41.4	-	S	S	S	S	24.3
Single modes	141	100	S	S	S	S	21	41.4	0.1	S	S	S	S	22.7
Truck6	141	100	S	S	S	S	21	41.4	0.1	S	S	S	S	22.7
For-hire truck	93	65.8	S	S	S	S	S	48.8	15.5	S	S	S	S	S
Private truck	48	34.2	67	45	5	16.3	15	30.9	15.7	31.9	13.5	45	15	17.7
Multiple modes	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Other and unknown modes	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

SCTG² 06-09, Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products

Mode of transportation	Value		Tons		Ton-miles3		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV4	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
All modes	1,435	100	954	100	334	100	S	20.6	-	29.3	-	31.1	-	S
Single modes	1,329	92.6	950	99.7	331	99.1	S	19.9	4	29.4	0.3	31.4	0.8	S
Truck6	1,329	92.6	950	99.7	331	99.1	S	19.9	4	29.4	0.3	31.4	0.8	S
For-hire truck	793	55.3	560	58.7	319	95.6	734	35.7	10.3	36.1	7.8	31	3.5	19.6
Private truck	535	37.3	390	40.9	S	S	17	21.3	10.6	27.3	9.3	S	S	29.9
Multiple modes	S	S	S	S	S	S	838	S	S	S	S	S	S	24.9
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	S	S	S	S	S	S	838	S	S	S	S	S	S	24.9
Other and unknown modes	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

SCTG² 10-14, Stones, nonmetallic minerals, and metallic ores

Mode of transportation	Value		Tons		Ton-miles3		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV4	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
All modes	62	100	4,176	100	53	100	13	39.9	-	39.2	-	40.4	-	19.4
Single modes	62	100	4,176	100	53	100	13	39.9	-	39.2	-	40.4	-	19.6
Truck6	62	100	4,176	100	53	100	13	39.9	-	39.2	-	40.4	-	19.6
For-hire truck	1	1.5	S	S	S	S	S	47.7	14.2	S	S	S	S	S
Private truck	61	98.5	4,124	98.8	52	97.4	13	40.8	4.7	40	7.7	41.6	10.9	17.1
Other and unknown modes	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

SCTG² 15-19, Coal and petroleum products

Mode of transportation	Value		Tons		Ton-miles3		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV4	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
All modes	S	S	S	S	134	100	149	S	S	S	S	40.7	-	41.4
Single modes	S	S	S	S	133	99.3	33	S	S	S	S	41.1	10.3	22.1
Truck6	1,080	33	1,676	39.9	S	S	30	44.2	16.9	40.8	14.2	S	S	22.3
For-hire truck	1,044	31.9	1,599	38	S	S	S	44	13.1	41.1	13.4	S	S	S
Private truck	S	S	78	1.8	S	S	14	S	S	47.3	15.4	S	S	13.3
Rail	60	1.8	217	5.2	S	S	255	17.7	1.8	24	3.4	S	S	19.9
Pipeline7	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Multiple modes	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Other and unknown modes	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

SCTG² 20-24, Basic chemicals, chemical, and pharmaceutical products

Mode of transportation	Value		Tons		Ton-miles3		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV4	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
All modes	1,200	100	367	100	209	100	S	36	-	30.1	-	47.5	-	S
Single modes	1,121	93.4	356	97.1	205	98	S	36.6	2.3	30.4	0.9	48.3	0.8	S
Truck6	1,119	93.3	356	97	205	97.9	S	36.7	2.3	30.5	0.9	48.4	0.9	S
For-hire truck	464	38.6	182	49.7	S	S	474	30.3	10.6	31.5	11	S	S	34.4
Private truck	S	S	173	47.3	S	S	20	S	S	49.8	11.3	S	S	18.8
Rail	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Air (incl truck and air)	-	-	S	S	S	S	1,178	47.7	0.1	S	S	S	S	29.9
Multiple modes	42	3.5	S	S	S	S	604	44.8	1.4	S	S	S	S	30.8
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	28	2.4	3	0.9	2	1.1	602	48.1	0.9	38.7	0.5	48.7	0.7	30.9
Truck and rail	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Other and unknown modes	S	S	S	S	-	0.1	S	S	S	S	S	49.2	0.2	S

SCTG² 25-30, Logs, wood products, and textile and leather

Mode of transportation	Value		Tons		Ton-miles3		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV4	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
All modes	2,150	100	434	100	220	100	907	23.6	-	18.4	-	16.1	-	13.8
Single modes	1,770	82.3	395	91	185	83.7	524	29.5	6.3	16.3	2.2	20.5	7.4	21.6
Truck6	1,711	79.6	374	86.1	166	75.5	505	29.9	6.1	18.5	6	24.6	10.3	22.3
For-hire truck	1,497	69.6	263	60.6	165	74.7	809	35.8	8	18.9	5.7	24.9	10.3	18.7
Private truck	214	10	111	25.5	2	0.8	13	22.3	4	23.1	5.5	23.4	0.3	16.5
Rail	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Air (incl truck and air)	S	S	1	0.2	S	S	1,065	S	S	43.7	0.3	S	S	18.6
Multiple modes	375	17.4	S	S	36	16.2	1,162	26.9	6.2	S	S	48.2	7.4	6.1
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	347	16.1	17	4	18	8	1,162	30.3	6.4	26.4	1.4	27.3	2.5	6.2
Truck and rail	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Other and unknown modes	5	0.3	S	S	S	S	S	41.9	0.3	S	S	S	S	S

SCTG² 31-34, Base metal and machinery

Mode of transportation	Value		Tons		Ton-miles3		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV4	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
All modes	5,759	100	1,859	100	1,016	100	169	26.2	-	23.2	-	29.8	-	41.3
Single modes	4,062	70.5	1,576	84.8	515	50.7	102	27.4	9	25.1	5.8	22.3	12.9	47.4
Truck6	3,514	61	1,466	78.9	429	42.2	101	25.5	10.2	26	6.4	21.8	13.8	47.7
For-hire truck	2,525	43.8	481	25.9	388	38.3	644	29.2	7.8	22.2	7.1	25	12.7	15.6
Private truck	990	17.2	986	53	40	4	15	25.8	6.2	37.9	8.1	49.1	5.2	30.8
Rail	548	9.5	109	5.9	86	8.5	784	44.4	4.2	25.3	3.1	23.2	4.9	4.9
Multiple modes	1,672	29	S	S	500	49.2	778	49	9.1	S	S	48.6	13	20.1
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	54	0.9	3	0.2	S	S	715	40.1	0.8	39.3	0.2	S	S	24.3
Truck and rail	1,616	28.1	265	14.3	495	48.7	1,912	31.1	15.9	40	13.3	30	13.6	12.5
Truck and water	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Other and unknown modes	25	0.4	15	0.8	1	0.1	S	48.9	0.4	22.7	1.3	42.5	0.1	S

SCTG² 35-38, Electronic, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments

Mode of transportation	Value		Tons		Ton-miles3		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV4	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
All modes	6,255	100	603	100	650	100	939	22	-	20	-	28.1	-	17.9
Single modes	5,439	86.9	560	92.8	607	93.4	631	24.9	4.3	21.1	2.1	29.6	2.8	27.6
Truck6	5,372	85.9	558	92.6	604	93	606	24.6	4.4	21.2	2.2	29.7	3	29.8
For-hire truck	5,054	80.8	522	86.6	599	92.1	1,262	27.2	6.6	24.1	5.9	30.1	3.5	8.4
Private truck	318	5.1	36	6	6	0.8	S	30.4	3.1	36.2	4.5	46.7	0.7	S
Rail	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Air (incl truck and air)	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,218	S	S	S	S	S	S	24.2
Multiple modes	716	11.4	23	3.8	32	5	1,459	19.3	4.4	25.1	1.7	25	2.8	3.6
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	706	11.3	21	3.4	29	4.4	1,457	18.9	4.2	25.2	1.3	26.2	1.6	3.7
Truck and rail	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,970	S	S	S	S	S	S	9.4
Other and unknown modes	100	1.6	21	3.4	S	S	S	32.1	1.6	47.8	3.2	S	S	S

SCTG² 39-43, Furniture, mixed freight and misc. manufactured products

Mode of transportation	Value		Tons		Ton-miles3		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV4	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
All modes	1,128	100	365	100	277	100	290	22.6	-	20.8	-	29.4	-	49.4
Single modes	935	82.9	329	90.3	249	89.9	247	18.6	3.8	20.9	3.2	33	4.9	48
Truck6	921	81.7	278	76.3	218	78.6	244	18.8	4.1	25.1	7.5	38.2	7.4	48.4
For-hire truck	661	58.6	173	47.5	215	77.7	616	15.9	5.8	28	9.5	38.4	7.5	29.6
Private truck	260	23	105	28.8	3	0.9	21	30.6	3.7	43.7	6.9	32.5	0.3	22.7
Rail	12	1.1	51	13.9	31	11.3	798	39.1	0.9	36.6	7.9	24.8	7.1	10.5
Water	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Shallow draft	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Air (incl truck and air)	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,439	S	S	S	S	S	S	15.8
Multiple modes	S	S	31	8.4	S	S	766	S	S	49.7	3.2	S	S	26.5
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	S	S	1	0.4	1	0.4	764	S	S	26.1	0.1	35.6	0.2	28.5
Truck and rail	67	5.9	29	8.1	27	9.6	945	34.4	5.8	42	5.6	43.6	9.3	14.8
Other and unknown modes	13	1.2	S	S	S	S	S	49.2	1	S	S	S	S	S

SCTG² 99, Commodity Unknown

Mode of transportation	Value		Tons		Ton-miles3		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV4	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
All modes	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Single modes	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Truck6	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Private truck	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

KEY: S = Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality. - = Zero or Less than half the unit shown; thus, it has been rounded to zero.

¹ Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) geographic areas were drawn from a subset of Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs) and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MeSAs) as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). However, CFS metropolitan areas are divided into their state parts when they include more than one state. In addition, the CFS also utilizes a unique geography referred to as, "remainder of state," to represent those areas of a state not contained within a separately published metropolitan area for the CFS (as opposed to not part of any Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as defined by OMB). Because of the differences in the CFS geography, as compared to OMB defined geography, caution should be exercised when comparing CFS estimates to other estimates of similar geography.
² Standard Classification of Transported Goods.
³ Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network.
⁴ Coefficient of Variation.
⁵ Estimates exclude shipments of crude petroleum (SCTG 16).
⁶ "Truck" as a single mode includes any shipment that was made by private truck only, by for-hire truck only, or by a combination of private and for-hire truck.
⁷ Estimates for pipeline exclude shipments of crude petroleum.

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/.
Rows are not shown if all cells for that particular row have no value. For example, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX by Base metal and machinery (31-34) by Water has no data for any shipment characteristic therefore the entire row is not shown. Also, entire commodity groups are not present if there is no such data for that commodity group by area. For example, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (DC part) by Coal and petroleum products (15-19) has no data for any mode therefore the entire commodity group is not shown.

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.