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	7,843	100	4,961	100	564	100	222	24.9	-	9.6	-	16.1	-	17.5
Single modes	7,241	92.3	4,941	99.6	550	97.5	107	26.9	3	9.7	0.2	16.4	1.2	24.2
Truck6	4,776	60.9	4,773	96.2	408	72.3	71	19.1	8.9	11.1	2.4	15.3	7.9	18.4
For-hire truck	2,158	27.5	1,058	21.3	244	43.4	528	45.1	5.3	24.7	4.8	15.8	7	9.2
Private truck	2,619	33.4	3,714	74.9	163	29	31	13.6	8.1	13.2	5.8	35.1	6.8	14.1
Rail	196	2.5	166	3.3	140	24.8	836	19.9	5	20.9	5.5	25.5	12.9	8.8
Air (incl truck and air)	S	S	2	-	2	0.3	1,079	S	S	48.5	-	48.3	0.6	17.4
Multiple modes	547	7	14	0.3	S	S	1,015	43.6	3	48.5	0.2	S	S	4.9
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	536	6.8	5	0.1	4	0.8	1,014	44.2	2.9	11.5	-	14.9	0.4	4.9
Truck and rail	S	S	9	0.2	S	S	S	S	S	31.6	1.2	S	S	S
Truck and water	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Other and unknown modes	55	0.7	S	S	S	S	S	34.8	0.4	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	285	100	1,145	100	26	100	S	20.6	-	28.2	-	35.4	-	S
Single modes	285	99.8	1,145	100	26	100	S	20.7	0.8	28.2	0.9	35.4	0.3	S
Truck6	285	99.8	1,145	100	26	100	S	20.7	0.8	28.2	0.9	35.4	0.3	S
For-hire truck	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Private truck	280	98.1	1,144	99.9	24	95.6	S	21.9	7.3	28.2	2.4	37.8	7.8	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	220	100	142	100	14	100	23	29.6	-	32.1	-	39.5	-	9.2
Single modes	217	98.9	136	95.9	13	96.5	23	29.1	0.4	32	2	41.1	2.1	9.6
Truck6	217	98.9	136	95.9	13	96.5	23	29.1	0.4	32	2	41.1	2.1	9.6
For-hire truck	18	8.1	7	4.9	8	60.9	1,134	34.9	13.6	28.2	12.3	27.1	16.6	8
Private truck	200	90.8	129	90.9	5	35.7	19	31.2	4.1	32.8	3.7	38.7	17.7	6.6
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
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	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	10	100	746	100	12	100	13	21.5	-	23.9	-	19.5	-	23.2
Single modes	10	97.8	746	100	12	100	12	21	1.2	23.9	-	19.5	-	23.6
Truck6	10	97.8	746	100	12	100	12	21	1.2	23.9	-	19.5	-	23.6
For-hire truck	3	30.1	270	36.2	S	S	14	41	18.1	43.7	18.6	S	S	38.3
Private truck	7	67.7	476	63.8	8	65.3	12	22.3	9.7	21	10.5	21.1	10.6	28.6
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

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	720	100	1,185	100	19	100	15	35.8	-	28.6	-	32.4	-	9.8
Single modes	720	100	1,185	100	19	100	15	35.8	-	28.6	-	32.4	-	10.1
Truck6	720	100	1,185	100	19	100	15	35.8	-	28.6	-	32.4	-	10.1
For-hire truck	93	12.9	174	14.7	5	23.9	27	35.5	4.9	24.1	5.3	38.8	8	13.7
Private truck	627	87.1	1,011	85.3	15	76.1	15	40.1	3.9	33.1	4.4	40.5	6.8	10.1
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	645	100	S	S	257	100	198	30.4	-	S	S	35.3	-	24
Single modes	597	92.6	S	S	251	97.5	144	32.8	7.9	S	S	35.4	2.9	43
Truck6	396	61.4	S	S	111	43	109	28.8	6.6	S	S	38.7	11.7	16.1
For-hire truck	211	32.8	98	13.6	56	21.9	669	40.1	5.8	48	6.8	41.5	10.4	27
Private truck	184	28.6	S	S	S	S	57	46.3	7.7	S	S	S	S	14.1
Rail	196	30.3	166	23	140	54.5	836	19.9	7	20.9	17.1	25.5	7.4	8.8
Air (incl truck and air)	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,087	S	S	S	S	S	S	32
Multiple modes	40	6.2	S	S	S	S	629	20.9	5.5	S	S	S	S	19.5
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	32	4.9	1	0.1	1	0.3	611	23.1	5.8	27.7	1	27.5	2.4	19.7
Truck and rail	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Truck and water	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Other and unknown modes	S	S	-	-	S	S	121	S	S	38	0.4	S	S	38.8

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	411	100	470	100	151	100	684	17.2	-	27.1	-	26.8	-	22.5
Single modes	373	90.8	468	99.6	150	99.4	322	16.8	1.1	27.1	1.5	26.8	2.4	31.5
Truck6	371	90.3	468	99.6	150	99.3	267	16.9	1.4	27.1	1.7	26.9	4.7	18.3
For-hire truck	279	68	423	90.1	133	88.5	523	24.3	8.6	29.3	11.8	28	7.3	18.5
Private truck	92	22.3	S	S	S	S	65	32.7	8.2	S	S	S	S	26
Air (incl truck and air)	2	0.5	S	S	S	S	S	40.3	4.2	S	S	S	S	S
Multiple modes	33	7.9	1	0.2	1	0.6	1,036	33.7	1.2	27.2	0.4	42.8	1.4	16.6
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	33	7.9	1	0.2	1	0.6	1,036	33.7	1.2	27.2	0.4	42.8	1.4	16.6
Other and unknown modes	5	1.3	S	S	-	0.1	S	25.5	0.6	S	S	34.5	1.1	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	1,073	100	235	100	42	100	325	43.1	-	49.6	-	43.6	-	28.7
Single modes	936	87.2	230	97.8	39	91.9	235	45.4	7.4	49.3	0.8	43.2	5.8	42.5
Truck6	S	S	230	97.7	38	91.4	S	S	S	49.4	0.9	43.5	6	S
For-hire truck	S	S	S	S	S	S	691	S	S	S	S	S	S	22.6
Private truck	215	20.1	164	69.8	11	26.5	44	34.1	13.8	45.7	11.8	45.9	15.7	33.7
Air (incl truck and air)	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,137	S	S	S	S	S	S	26.6
Multiple modes	124	11.5	1	0.4	1	1.7	816	39.8	7.6	29	0.7	34.7	5.6	15.2
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	124	11.5	1	0.4	1	1.7	816	39.8	7.6	29	0.7	34.7	5.6	15.2
Other and unknown modes	S	S	S	S	S	S	121	S	S	S	S	S	S	29.2

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	S	S	10	100	3	100	423	S	S	29.3	-	27.1	-	45.1
Single modes	S	S	8	82.3	2	50.7	S	S	S	32.1	9	35.7	9.7	S
Truck6	S	S	7	72.7	1	32.3	S	S	S	35	10.5	39.9	8.6	S
For-hire truck	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
Air (incl truck and air)	S	S	S	S	1	18.3	891	S	S	S	S	46.4	11.2	20.6
Multiple modes	S	S	1	10.2	1	34	1,243	S	S	35.1	7.3	40.7	9.8	8.2
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	S	S	1	10.2	1	34	1,243	S	S	35.1	7.3	40.7	9.8	8.2
Other and unknown modes	22	0.8	1	7.5	1	15.4	S	35.1	5.7	39.9	10.6	45.9	10.7	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	1,664	100	306	100	40	100	501	27.7	-	33.4	-	29.9	-	24.4
Single modes	1,531	92	305	99.6	38	96.6	S	30.3	10.3	33.5	3.1	30.2	5.5	S
Truck6	1,361	81.8	304	99.4	38	94.8	181	31.6	11.1	33.6	3.3	31	10.7	46.8
For-hire truck	S	S	S	S	8	21	567	S	S	S	S	50	12.1	31.2
Private truck	943	56.7	287	93.7	29	73.8	88	40.3	13.3	36.7	12.2	42	15.8	19.7
Air (incl truck and air)	170	10.2	1	0.2	S	S	1,190	34.5	13.4	36.6	3.7	S	S	34.7
Multiple modes	S	S	1	0.3	1	2.7	1,143	S	S	20.7	1.4	21.9	4	13.8
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	S	S	1	0.3	1	2.7	1,143	S	S	20.7	1.4	21.9	4	13.8
Other and unknown modes	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	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	8	S	S	S	S	S	S	43.3
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
Other and unknown modes	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.