2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Delaware

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Summary	Value	Weight
Total shipments originating in Delaware	$ 34,757 (millions)	25,679 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments	0.3	0.2

Commodity Shipments Originating in Delaware by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of value
21 Pharmaceutical products	29.0
18 Fuel oils	7.2
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel	6.9
24 Plastics and rubber	6.4
5 Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations	4.3
Other commodities	46.2
Total	100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in Delaware by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of weight
18 Fuel oils	16.1
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel	12.4
19 Coal and petroleum products, nec	8.9
31 Nonmetallic mineral products	6.4
11 Natural sands	4.6
Other commodities	51.6
Total	100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of Delaware by Value and Weight

State of Destination	Percent of value
Delaware	21.3
Pennsylvania	13.8
New York	8.8
New Jersey	7.3
Virginia	3.9
Maryland	3.2
Other states	41.7
Total	100.0

State of Destination	Percent of weight
Delaware	43.5
New Jersey	8.2
Maryland	8.2
Virginia	3.3
New York	3.1
Connecticut	0.8
Other states	32.9
Total	100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of Delaware by Value and Weight

State of Origin	Percent of value
Pennsylvania	22.9
Delaware	20.2
New Jersey	9.2
Maryland	7.6
Ohio	4.4
North Carolina	3.6
Other states	32.1
Total	100.0

State of Origin	Percent of weight
Pennsylvania	38.9
Delaware	22.4
Maryland	16.9
New Jersey	4.4
Ohio	1.2
Virginia	1.2
Other states	15.0
Total	100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Delaware

Mode of Transportation	Percent of value
Truck	66.2
Air (incl truck and air)	2.9
Rail	S
Water	S
Pipeline	7.8
Multiple modes	14.5
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	9.3
Other and unknown modes	1.4
Total	100.0

Mode of Transportation	Percent of weight
Truck	67.3
Air (incl truck and air)	Z
Rail	2.0
Water	S
Pipeline	17.1
Multiple modes	8.2
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	0.5
Other and unknown modes	S
Total	100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Delaware

Distance Shipped	Percent of value
Less than 50 miles	31.2
50 to 99 miles	7.2
100 to 249 miles	19.4
250 to 499 miles	S
500 to 749 miles	7.0
750 to 999 miles	3.7
1,000 to 1,499 miles	3.9
1,500 to 1,999 miles	S
2,000 miles or more	5.7
Total	100.0

Distance Shipped	Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles	58.1
50 to 99 miles	16.3
100 to 249 miles	10.9
250 to 499 miles	7.3
500 to 749 miles	S
750 to 999 miles	1.0
1,000 to 1,499 miles	0.8
1,500 to 1,999 miles	S
2,000 miles or more	1.0
Total	100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in Delaware

NAICS - Industry	Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	0.1
31-33 Manufacturing	71.6
42 Wholesale trade	19.9
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	S
45431 Fuel dealers	0.6
4931 Warehousing and storage	3.7
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	0.1
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	S
Total	100.0

NAICS - Industry	Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	8.6
31-33 Manufacturing	57.2
42 Wholesale trade	32.2
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	S
45431 Fuel dealers	0.7
4931 Warehousing and storage	0.6
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	0.1
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	S
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.