2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: California

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Summary	Value	Weight
Total shipments originating in California	$ 1341,220 (millions)	900,817 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments	11.3	6.9

Commodity Shipments Originating in California by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of value
35 Electronic & other electrical equip & components & office equip	17.0
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel	8.3
43 Mixed freight	8.2
36 Motorized and other vehicles (including parts)	6.4
30 Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather	5.1
Other commodities	55.0
Total	100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in California by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of weight
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel	16.1
31 Nonmetallic mineral products	13.5
12 Gravel and crushed stone	10.1
7 Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils	6.6
19 Coal and petroleum products, nec	6.2
Other commodities	47.5
Total	100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of California by Value and Weight

State of Destination	Percent of value
California	63.9
Texas	4.0
Arizona	2.5
Florida	2.2
Washington	1.8
Illinois	1.7
Other states	23.8
Total	100.0

State of Destination	Percent of weight
California	89.7
Nevada	1.3
Arizona	1.3
Texas	0.9
Oregon	0.8
Washington	0.8
Other states	5.1
Total	100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of California by Value and Weight

State of Origin	Percent of value
California	66.8
Texas	3.2
Tennessee	2.2
New York	1.8
Illinois	1.7
Ohio	1.7
Other states	22.6
Total	100.0

State of Origin	Percent of weight
California	85.2
Texas	1.6
Washington	1.2
Oregon	1.0
Nebraska	1.0
Illinois	0.7
Other states	9.3
Total	100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in California

Mode of Transportation	Percent of value
Truck	66.7
Air (incl truck and air)	3.6
Rail	1.1
Water	0.2
Pipeline	4.3
Multiple modes	21.9
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	20.0
Other and unknown modes	2.2
Total	100.0

Mode of Transportation	Percent of weight
Truck	82.0
Air (incl truck and air)	0.1
Rail	2.5
Water	S
Pipeline	8.9
Multiple modes	3.0
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	0.6
Other and unknown modes	2.8
Total	100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in California

Distance Shipped	Percent of value
Less than 50 miles	42.3
50 to 99 miles	9.5
100 to 249 miles	7.4
250 to 499 miles	8.6
500 to 749 miles	2.9
750 to 999 miles	2.7
1,000 to 1,499 miles	5.2
1,500 to 1,999 miles	9.4
2,000 miles or more	12.0
Total	100.0

Distance Shipped	Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles	68.7
50 to 99 miles	10.8
100 to 249 miles	8.1
250 to 499 miles	4.8
500 to 749 miles	1.4
750 to 999 miles	1.1
1,000 to 1,499 miles	1.3
1,500 to 1,999 miles	1.7
2,000 miles or more	2.0
Total	100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in California

NAICS - Industry	Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	0.2
31-33 Manufacturing	35.3
42 Wholesale trade	53.1
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	2.0
45431 Fuel dealers	S
4931 Warehousing and storage	6.9
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	0.1
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	2.3
Total	100.0

NAICS - Industry	Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	13.7
31-33 Manufacturing	44.2
42 Wholesale trade	37.0
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	0.1
45431 Fuel dealers	S
4931 Warehousing and storage	3.0
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	0.1
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	1.6
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.