2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Arkansas

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Summary	Value	Weight
Total shipments originating in Arkansas	$ 101,915 (millions)	137,545 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments	0.9	1.1

Commodity Shipments Originating in Arkansas by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of value
43 Mixed freight	12.1
5 Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations	10.6
32 Base metal in prim. or semifin. forms & in finished basic shapes	8.9
33 Articles of base metal	6.9
7 Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils	4.8
Other commodities	56.7
Total	100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in Arkansas by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of weight
31 Nonmetallic mineral products	8.0
26 Wood products	7.7
32 Base metal in prim. or semifin. forms & in finished basic shapes	7.1
4 Animal feed and products of animal origin, nec	4.6
18 Fuel oils	3.9
Other commodities	68.7
Total	100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of Arkansas by Value and Weight

State of Destination	Percent of value
Arkansas	31.9
Texas	10.7
California	4.9
Tennessee	4.6
Oklahoma	4.4
Louisiana	3.7
Other states	39.7
Total	100.0

State of Destination	Percent of weight
Arkansas	55.8
Texas	9.1
Louisiana	7.9
Oklahoma	3.3
Tennessee	3.0
Missouri	2.5
Other states	18.4
Total	100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of Arkansas by Value and Weight

State of Origin	Percent of value
Arkansas	29.0
Tennessee	12.6
Texas	11.6
Missouri	5.5
Oklahoma	3.2
Illinois	3.1
Other states	35.0
Total	100.0

State of Origin	Percent of weight
Arkansas	51.6
Wyoming	14.0
Missouri	6.1
Oklahoma	4.5
Texas	3.9
Louisiana	2.7
Other states	17.1
Total	100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Arkansas

Mode of Transportation	Percent of value
Truck	82.7
Air (incl truck and air)	1.0
Rail	3.8
Water	0.8
Pipeline	S
Multiple modes	9.7
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	5.2
Other and unknown modes	2.0
Total	100.0

Mode of Transportation	Percent of weight
Truck	79.7
Air (incl truck and air)	Z
Rail	10.6
Water	2.5
Pipeline	S
Multiple modes	5.9
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	0.1
Other and unknown modes	1.2
Total	100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Arkansas

Distance Shipped	Percent of value
Less than 50 miles	22.3
50 to 99 miles	8.1
100 to 249 miles	16.1
250 to 499 miles	19.5
500 to 749 miles	14.3
750 to 999 miles	7.8
1,000 to 1,499 miles	9.0
1,500 to 1,999 miles	2.8
2,000 miles or more	S
Total	100.0

Distance Shipped	Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles	44.5
50 to 99 miles	10.1
100 to 249 miles	18.3
250 to 499 miles	12.2
500 to 749 miles	7.9
750 to 999 miles	3.1
1,000 to 1,499 miles	2.6
1,500 to 1,999 miles	1.2
2,000 miles or more	S
Total	100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in Arkansas

NAICS - Industry	Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	0.4
31-33 Manufacturing	58.9
42 Wholesale trade	32.2
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	S
45431 Fuel dealers	S
4931 Warehousing and storage	7.4
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	0.2
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	S
Total	100.0

NAICS - Industry	Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	25.3
31-33 Manufacturing	45.2
42 Wholesale trade	26.1
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	S
45431 Fuel dealers	S
4931 Warehousing and storage	2.2
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	Z
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	1.0
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.