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	15,204	100	45,761	100	7,468	100	404	19.5	-	12.1	-	15.6	-	18.9
Single modes	13,685	90	43,558	95.2	6,335	84.8	112	21.8	3.6	11.5	1.8	13.5	4.1	25.4
Truck6	12,938	85.1	34,422	75.2	4,714	63.1	104	22.2	3.5	16.6	9.4	12	9.6	25.2
For-hire truck	6,958	45.8	18,164	39.7	3,608	48.3	353	22.6	4.8	29.9	7.5	13.9	8.1	23
Private truck	5,980	39.3	16,258	35.5	1,106	14.8	52	38.8	5.6	17.8	7.8	28.9	3.4	9.2
Rail	304	2	9,135	20	1,619	21.7	702	36.2	2.1	32.9	16	21.9	7.9	20
Air (incl truck and air)	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,155	S	S	S	S	S	S	7.7
Multiple modes	1,458	9.6	S	S	1,119	15	1,290	22.4	3.6	S	S	38	4.2	4.4
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	1,348	8.9	18	-	20	0.3	1,286	24.9	3.6	13.6	-	13.4	0.1	4.5
Truck and rail	S	S	S	S	989	13.2	678	S	S	S	S	32	5.2	44.9
Truck and water	S	S	S	S	S	S	5,518	S	S	S	S	S	S	18.5
Other and unknown modes	61	0.4	S	S	S	S	S	40.1	0.1	S	S	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	1,152	100	1,300	100	1,088	100	793	30.1	-	23.5	-	16.9	-	13
Single modes	1,151	99.9	1,300	100	1,088	100	789	30.1	0.1	23.5	-	16.9	-	13.3
Truck6	1,151	99.9	1,300	100	1,088	100	789	30.1	0.1	23.5	-	16.9	-	13.3
For-hire truck	946	82.1	1,032	79.4	1,042	95.8	1,039	30.6	4.8	26	5.1	17.2	2.5	8.7
Private truck	S	S	267	20.6	S	S	S	S	S	38	5.1	S	S	S
Multiple modes	1	0.1	-	-	S	S	1,370	39.3	0.2	46.2	-	S	S	30.6
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	1	0.1	-	-	S	S	1,370	39.3	0.2	46.2	-	S	S	30.6
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	599	100	648	100	46	100	57	23.4	-	33.8	-	34.3	-	9.4
Single modes	599	99.9	647	99.8	46	99.9	56	23.5	0.1	33.8	0.1	34.3	-	9.2
Truck6	599	99.9	647	99.8	46	99.9	56	23.5	0.1	33.8	0.1	34.3	-	9.2
For-hire truck	35	5.9	24	3.7	S	S	697	32.7	1.7	33.5	1.8	S	S	29.1
Private truck	563	94	622	96.1	36	77.1	53	22.1	1.7	33.5	1.3	28.6	7.3	10.5
Multiple modes	-	-	S	S	S	S	1,493	34.2	-	S	S	S	S	6
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	-	-	S	S	S	S	1,493	34.2	-	S	S	S	S	6
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	S	S	23,304	100	4,054	100	S	S	S	28.6	-	27.6	-	S
Single modes	S	S	21,190	90.9	3,066	75.6	104	S	S	28.2	4	27.2	6.7	43.7
Truck6	S	S	19,401	83.2	2,016	49.7	97	S	S	29.1	9.3	29.1	13.1	27.2
For-hire truck	S	S	11,127	47.7	1,335	32.9	S	S	S	44.2	10.7	37.2	12.6	S
Private truck	S	S	8,273	35.5	681	16.8	77	S	S	27.8	12.2	41.5	10.7	43.2
Rail	76	2.7	1,790	7.7	1,050	25.9	764	27.3	18.1	24.8	12.6	19.2	8.9	20.3
Multiple modes	S	S	S	S	979	24.1	692	S	S	S	S	33	7.9	43.3
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	S	S	-	-	S	S	834	S	S	46.3	-	S	S	35.4
Truck and rail	S	S	S	S	979	24.1	S	S	S	S	S	26.7	8.1	S
Other and unknown modes	4	0.1	S	S	S	S	42	32	4.3	S	S	S	S	19.6

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	689	100	S	S	S	S	46	26.1	-	S	S	S	S	27.2
Single modes	689	99.9	S	S	S	S	45	26.2	0.3	S	S	S	S	22.9
Truck6	461	66.9	S	S	S	S	45	19.1	10.7	S	S	S	S	23
For-hire truck	18	2.7	20	0.3	5	0.8	201	31.8	6.6	34.2	10.1	46.7	14.2	32.7
Private truck	442	64.2	S	S	S	S	42	19.4	10	S	S	S	S	22.5
Rail	S	S	7,345	93.2	569	94.9	78	S	S	16.8	3	16.8	2.7	-
Multiple modes	-	0.1	-	-	S	S	1,186	45.5	1.3	46.9	-	S	S	23.1
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	-	0.1	-	-	S	S	1,186	45.5	1.3	46.9	-	S	S	23.1
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	941	100	1,031	100	247	100	522	30.1	-	37.1	-	29	-	24.5
Single modes	809	86	991	96.2	235	95	150	22.2	4.5	36.9	1.3	28.9	2.2	28.4
Truck6	809	85.9	991	96.2	235	95	147	22.2	4.5	36.9	1.3	28.9	2.2	28.9
For-hire truck	466	49.5	S	S	130	52.6	754	20.4	11.2	S	S	25.6	12.4	20.7
Private truck	343	36.5	695	67.5	S	S	72	38.9	10.6	48.6	13.5	S	S	25.2
Air (incl truck and air)	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,135	S	S	S	S	S	S	6.3
Multiple modes	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,486	S	S	S	S	S	S	13.1
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,488	S	S	S	S	S	S	13.1
Truck and rail	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Truck and water	1	0.1	-	-	1	0.3	3,145	45	0.1	30	0.4	30	0.6	-
Other and unknown modes	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	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	1,214	100	989	100	484	100	999	17.5	-	25.2	-	27.6	-	18.1
Single modes	1,081	89.1	981	99.3	471	97.3	305	21.8	8.8	25.5	6.5	28.6	10.1	37.1
Truck6	1,080	89	981	99.3	471	97.3	280	21.8	8.8	25.5	6.5	28.6	10.1	40.4
For-hire truck	920	75.8	891	90.2	465	96	668	23.2	10.5	25.9	11.5	28.8	10.3	22.3
Private truck	160	13.2	90	9.1	6	1.2	57	21	3.9	31	6.8	28.4	1.2	9.1
Air (incl truck and air)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Multiple modes	S	S	4	0.4	S	S	1,572	S	S	43.6	2.7	S	S	13.7
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	S	S	2	0.2	S	S	1,559	S	S	49	2.7	S	S	13.8
Truck and water	6	0.5	2	0.2	8	1.6	5,970	48.8	1.8	35.7	1.3	0.4	8.3	34.8
Other and unknown modes	S	S	3	0.3	S	S	1,129	S	S	37.4	8.4	S	S	44.1

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	2,550	100	9,899	100	729	100	174	19.4	-	17.1	-	17.5	-	37.4
Single modes	2,451	96.2	9,891	99.9	727	99.7	S	20.7	3.1	17.1	0.1	17.5	0.2	S
Truck6	2,447	96	9,891	99.9	727	99.7	S	20.8	3.2	17.1	0.1	17.5	0.2	S
For-hire truck	1,866	73.2	4,474	45.2	578	79.3	234	27.1	9.4	28.2	9.6	19.8	6.4	45.9
Private truck	581	22.8	5,416	54.7	149	20.4	43	14.6	8.1	27.3	9.6	26.4	6.4	12.6
Air (incl truck and air)	4	0.2	S	S	S	S	1,983	49.3	1	S	S	S	S	5
Multiple modes	87	3.4	1	-	1	0.1	1,055	47.8	3.1	30.5	-	37.5	0.1	15.5
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	87	3.4	1	-	1	0.1	1,055	47.8	3.1	30.5	-	37.5	0.1	15.5
Other and unknown modes	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	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	3,670	100	S	S	S	S	S	39	-	S	S	S	S	S
Single modes	2,920	79.6	S	S	17	13.4	S	47.1	14.9	S	S	35.2	17.6	S
Truck6	S	S	S	S	15	12.1	S	S	S	S	S	37	17.4	S
For-hire truck	S	S	S	S	11	9.1	S	S	S	S	S	33.8	15.1	S
Private truck	S	S	S	S	4	3	42	S	S	S	S	48.2	5.4	45.1
Air (incl truck and air)	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,333	S	S	S	S	S	S	9.9
Multiple modes	745	20.3	S	S	S	S	1,088	45.6	14.8	S	S	S	S	13
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	689	18.8	6	1.7	6	4.8	1,066	49.5	15.1	42.3	13.7	31.9	14.5	13.9
Truck and water	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Other and unknown modes	5	0.1	-	-	S	S	S	38.3	1.1	43.6	0.2	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	1,523	100	346	100	94	100	1,031	24.5	-	39.5	-	31.2	-	10.3
Single modes	1,166	76.5	338	97.7	85	90.6	218	29.8	9.2	40.2	4.5	33.4	9	42.9
Truck6	1,160	76.2	338	97.6	85	90.6	216	29.7	9.1	40.2	4.5	33.4	9	43.4
For-hire truck	338	22.2	49	14.3	32	34	650	22.1	9.1	27.7	11.3	30.1	8.7	24.3
Private truck	822	54	289	83.4	53	56.6	93	37.9	11.2	44.5	13.7	41.3	12.8	21.2
Air (incl truck and air)	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,885	S	S	S	S	S	S	8
Multiple modes	344	22.6	7	2.1	9	9.3	1,349	23.5	8.8	22.1	4.1	19.7	9	3.3
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	344	22.6	7	2.1	9	9.3	1,349	23.5	8.8	22.1	4.1	19.7	9	3.3
Other and unknown modes	13	0.8	1	0.2	-	0.1	S	48.1	0.9	43	0.8	36.8	-	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	-	100	S	S	S	S	S	10.9	-	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
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

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.