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90 Percent Confidence Intervals for 2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Delaware

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

90 Percent Confidence Intervals for 2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Delaware

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in Delaware $ 26,058 - 43,456 17,969 - 33,389
Percent of total U.S. shipments 0.2 - 0.4 0.2 - 0.2

Commodity Shipments Originating in Delaware by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc. Percent of value
21 Pharmaceutical products 14.8 - 43.2
18 Fuel oils 3.4 - 11.0
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 1.6 - 12.2
24 Plastics and rubber 3.9 - 8.9
5 Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations 1.8 - 6.8
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

Commodity Shipments Originating in Delaware by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc. Percent of weight
18 Fuel oils 9.3 - 22.9
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 5.8 - 19.0
19 Coal and petroleum products, nec 5.9 - 11.9
31 Nonmetallic mineral products 3.1 - 9.7
11 Natural sands 1.8 - 7.4
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

Outbound Shipments for State of Delaware by Value and Weight

State of Destination Percent of value
Delaware 14.7 - 27.9
Pennsylvania 9.2 - 18.5
New York 6.7 - 11.0
New Jersey 3.1 - 11.4
Virginia 1.1 - 6.7
Maryland 1.9 - 4.5
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of Destination Percent of weight
Delaware 34.3 - 52.8
New Jersey 4.2 - 12.2
Maryland 4.9 - 11.5
Virginia 0.0 - 7.0
New York 1.8 - 4.5
Connecticut 0.3 - 1.3
Other states (X)
Total (X)

Inbound Shipments for State of Delaware by Value and Weight

State of Origin Percent of value
Pennsylvania 16.8 - 29.0
Delaware 15.1 - 25.3
New Jersey 6.4 - 12.0
Maryland 5.5 - 9.8
Ohio 2.1 - 6.8
North Carolina 1.1 - 6.1
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of Origin Percent of weight
Pennsylvania 27.3 - 50.4
Delaware 14.3 - 30.6
Maryland 9.3 - 24.5
New Jersey 1.4 - 7.4
Ohio 0.2 - 2.2
Virginia 0.7 - 1.7
Other states (X)
Total (X)

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Delaware

Mode of Transportation Percent of value
Truck 55.0 - 77.4
Air (incl truck and air) 1.7 - 4.1
Rail (NA)
Water (NA)
Pipeline 2.0 - 13.6
Multiple modes 9.4 - 19.6
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 5.5 - 13.1
Other and unknown modes 0.6 - 2.2
Total (X)

Mode of Transportation Percent of weight
Truck 54.2 - 80.4
Air (incl truck and air) (NA)
Rail 0.0 - 5.0
Water (NA)
Pipeline 8.0 - 26.2
Multiple modes 3.4 - 13.0
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 0.3 - 0.7
Other and unknown modes (NA)
Total (X)

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Delaware

Distance Shipped Percent of value
Less than 50 miles 24.6 - 37.8
50 to 99 miles 3.7 - 10.7
100 to 249 miles 16.1 - 22.7
250 to 499 miles (NA)
500 to 749 miles 4.4 - 9.6
750 to 999 miles 2.2 - 5.2
1,000 to 1,499 miles 2.2 - 5.6
1,500 to 1,999 miles (NA)
2,000 miles or more 2.9 - 8.5
Total (X)

Distance Shipped Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 53.3 - 62.9
50 to 99 miles 10.2 - 22.4
100 to 249 miles 7.1 - 14.7
250 to 499 miles 4.5 - 10.1
500 to 749 miles (NA)
750 to 999 miles 0.5 - 1.5
1,000 to 1,499 miles 0.1 - 1.5
1,500 to 1,999 miles (NA)
2,000 miles or more 0.0 - 2.3
Total (X)

Shipment by Industry Originating in Delaware

NAICS - Industry Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 0.1 - 0.1
31-33 Manufacturing 64.8 - 78.4
42 Wholesale trade 13.8 - 26.0
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (NA)
45431 Fuel dealers 0.0 - 1.8
4931 Warehousing and storage 1.5 - 5.9
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers 0.0 - 0.3
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices (NA)
Total (X)

NAICS - Industry Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 5.8 - 11.4
31-33 Manufacturing 44.8 - 69.6
42 Wholesale trade 18.3 - 46.1
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (NA)
45431 Fuel dealers 0.0 - 1.4
4931 Warehousing and storage 0.0 - 1.8
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers 0.0 - 0.3
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices (NA)
Total (X)

* 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
(NA): Not available
(X): Not applicable

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.