2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Alabama
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2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Alabama
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Total shipments originating in Alabama |
$ 182,785
(millions) |
268,926 (thousand
tons) |
Percent of total U.S. shipments |
1.5 |
2.1 |
Commodity Shipments
Originating in Alabama by Value
36 Motorized and other
vehicles (including parts) |
15.7 |
32 Base metal in prim.
or semifin. forms & in finished basic shapes |
7.7 |
43 Mixed freight |
6.8 |
33 Articles of base
metal |
5.3 |
35 Electronic &
other electrical equip & components & office equip |
4.4 |
Other commodities |
60.1 |
Total |
100.0 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in Alabama by Weight
25 Logs and other wood in the rough |
17.4 |
12 Gravel and crushed stone |
13.5 |
31 Nonmetallic mineral products |
10.9 |
15 Nonagglomerated bituminous coal |
10.0 |
26 Wood products |
6.6 |
Other
commodities |
41.6 |
Total |
100.0 |
Outbound Shipments for State of Alabama by Value and Weight
Alabama |
39.6 |
Georgia |
10.2 |
Mississippi |
5.7 |
Tennessee |
5.2 |
Florida |
5.0 |
Texas |
4.3 |
Other states |
30.0 |
Total |
100.0 |
Alabama |
68.9 |
Georgia |
5.7 |
Mississippi |
4.3 |
Tennessee |
2.9 |
Florida |
2.5 |
Texas |
2.3 |
Other states |
13.4 |
Total |
100.0 |
Inbound Shipments for State of Alabama by Value and Weight
Alabama |
38.4 |
Georgia |
9.6 |
Tennessee |
5.6 |
Texas |
5.5 |
Mississippi |
3.9 |
Florida |
2.9 |
Other
states |
34.0 |
Total |
100.0 |
Alabama |
63.8 |
Georgia |
5.7 |
Mississippi |
3.7 |
Kentucky |
2.9 |
Tennessee |
2.4 |
Wyoming |
2.4 |
Other states |
19.0 |
Total |
100.0 |
Modes of
Transportation for Shipments Originating in Alabama
Truck |
75.6 |
Air (incl truck and air) |
0.5 |
Rail |
6.8 |
Water |
0.4 |
Pipeline |
S |
Multiple modes |
15.3 |
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier |
9.8 |
Other and unknown modes |
1.5 |
Total |
100.0 |
Truck |
80.7 |
Air (incl truck and air) |
Z |
Rail |
14.1 |
Water |
S |
Pipeline |
S |
Multiple modes |
2.8 |
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or
courier |
0.2 |
Other and unknown modes |
1.6 |
Total |
100.0 |
Domestic
Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Alabama
Less than 50 miles |
28.4 |
50
to 99 miles |
9.5 |
100
to 249 miles |
19.3 |
250
to 499 miles |
18.3 |
500
to 749 miles |
12.6 |
750
to 999 miles |
5.6 |
1,000
to 1,499 miles |
2.0 |
1,500
to 1,999 miles |
3.1 |
2,000
miles or more |
1.1 |
Total |
100.0 |
Less
than 50 miles |
53.6 |
50 to 99 miles |
11.8 |
100 to 249 miles |
16.0 |
250 to 499 miles |
8.7 |
500 to 749 miles |
5.6 |
750 to 999 miles |
2.4 |
1,000 to 1,499 miles |
0.6 |
1,500 to 1,999 miles |
0.9 |
2,000 miles or more |
0.3 |
Total |
100.0 |
Shipment by Industry Originating in Alabama
212 Mining (except oil and gas) |
1.1 |
31-33 Manufacturing |
60.4 |
42 Wholesale trade |
31.1 |
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses |
1.1 |
45431 Fuel dealers |
0.2 |
4931 Warehousing and storage |
4.4 |
5111 Newspaper,
periodical, book, and directory publishers |
0.1 |
551114 Corporate,
subsidiary, and regional managing offices |
1.6 |
Total |
100.0 |
212 Mining
(except oil and gas) |
23.3 |
31-33
Manufacturing |
42.1 |
42 Wholesale
trade |
32.0 |
4541 Electronic
shopping and mail-order houses |
Z |
45431 Fuel
dealers |
0.1 |
4931
Warehousing and storage |
0.5 |
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers |
Z |
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices |
2.0 |
Total |
100.0 |
* Estimate for pipelines exclude shipments of crude petroleum.
** Multiple modes inlcudes Parcel,
U.S.P.S or Courier, Truck-Rail, Truck-Water, Rail-Water and Other multiple
modes
- = Represents data cell equal to zero.
S = Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling
variability or poor response quality.
Z = Less than half the unit shown. Represents an estimate that is between
zero and half the unit shown, thus, has rounded down to zero.
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 Commodity Flow
Survey data, March 2010.