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2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Arkansas

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

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.