2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: District of Columbia

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Summary	Value	Weight
Total shipments originating in District of Columbia	$ 2,876 (millions)	4,505 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments	Z	Z

Commodity Shipments Originating in District of Columbia by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of value
8 Alcoholic beverages	13.8
29 Printed products	11.7
35 Electronic & other electrical equip & components & office equip	11.4
5 Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations	6.1
30 Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather	6.1
Other commodities	50.9
Total	100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in District of Columbia by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of weight
31 Nonmetallic mineral products	81.6
8 Alcoholic beverages	4.5
31 Nonmetallic mineral products	81.6
41 Waste and scrap	2.1
26 Wood products	0.3
Other commodities	-70.1
Total	100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of District of Columbia by Value and Weight

State of Destination	Percent of value
District of Columbia	55.3
Virginia	16.0
Maryland	15.5
New York	2.9
Pennsylvania	1.3
California	0.8
Other states	8.2
Total	100.0

State of Destination	Percent of weight
District of Columbia	76.3
Virginia	15.7
Maryland	7.0
North Carolina	0.6
Pennsylvania	0.2
New York	0.1
Other states	0.2
Total	100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of District of Columbia by Value and Weight

State of Origin	Percent of value
Maryland	29.6
Virginia	14.1
District of Columbia	12.5
Pennsylvania	6.0
California	5.5
New Jersey	4.1
Other states	28.2
Total	100.0

State of Origin	Percent of weight
Virginia	37.7
District of Columbia	34.0
Maryland	17.3
Pennsylvania	2.8
New Jersey	1.6
Ohio	0.9
Other states	5.7
Total	100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in District of Columbia

Mode of Transportation	Percent of value
Truck	83.7
Air (incl truck and air)	0.1
Rail	-
Water	-
Pipeline	-
Multiple modes	12.7
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	12.7
Other and unknown modes	3.6
Total	100.0

Mode of Transportation	Percent of weight
Truck	99.5
Air (incl truck and air)	Z
Rail	-
Water	-
Pipeline	-
Multiple modes	0.1
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	0.1
Other and unknown modes	S
Total	100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in District of Columbia

Distance Shipped	Percent of value
Less than 50 miles	83.6
50 to 99 miles	2.2
100 to 249 miles	7.6
250 to 499 miles	2.6
500 to 749 miles	1.4
750 to 999 miles	0.5
1,000 to 1,499 miles	S
1,500 to 1,999 miles	0.3
2,000 miles or more	S
Total	100.0

Distance Shipped	Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles	97.6
50 to 99 miles	0.6
100 to 249 miles	1.5
250 to 499 miles	0.2
500 to 749 miles	Z
750 to 999 miles	Z
1,000 to 1,499 miles	Z
1,500 to 1,999 miles	Z
2,000 miles or more	Z
Total	100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in District of Columbia

NAICS - Industry	Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	-
31-33 Manufacturing	9.6
42 Wholesale trade	79.6
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	S
45431 Fuel dealers	-
4931 Warehousing and storage	-
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	S
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	-
Total	100.0

NAICS - Industry	Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	-
31-33 Manufacturing	63.0
42 Wholesale trade	S
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	S
45431 Fuel dealers	-
4931 Warehousing and storage	-
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	S
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	-
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.