2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Kentucky

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Summary	Value	Weight
Total shipments originating in Kentucky	$ 241,879 (millions)	408,434 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments	2.0	3.1

Commodity Shipments Originating in Kentucky by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of value
36 Motorized and other vehicles (including parts)	27.2
32 Base metal in prim. or semifin. forms & in finished basic shapes	7.1
34 Machinery	6.5
43 Mixed freight	5.9
18 Fuel oils	5.3
Other commodities	48.0
Total	100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in Kentucky by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of weight
15 Nonagglomerated bituminous coal	48.2
12 Gravel and crushed stone	17.9
18 Fuel oils	5.2
31 Nonmetallic mineral products	3.3
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel	2.9
Other commodities	22.5
Total	100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of Kentucky by Value and Weight

State of Destination	Percent of value
Kentucky	31.8
Ohio	7.1
Tennessee	5.4
Indiana	5.1
California	4.3
Illinois	4.2
Other states	42.2
Total	100.0

State of Destination	Percent of weight
Kentucky	46.2
Ohio	9.9
Georgia	6.1
North Carolina	4.8
South Carolina	4.5
Tennessee	3.6
Other states	25.0
Total	100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of Kentucky by Value and Weight

State of Origin	Percent of value
Kentucky	34.1
Ohio	9.4
Indiana	6.9
California	6.4
Illinois	5.1
Tennessee	4.6
Other states	33.4
Total	100.0

State of Origin	Percent of weight
Kentucky	63.1
Illinois	6.4
Indiana	5.9
Ohio	4.4
Tennessee	3.4
Colorado	3.0
Other states	13.9
Total	100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Kentucky

Mode of Transportation	Percent of value
Truck	67.8
Air (incl truck and air)	0.4
Rail	S
Water	0.9
Pipeline	S
Multiple modes	7.3
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	4.6
Other and unknown modes	7.2
Total	100.0

Mode of Transportation	Percent of weight
Truck	50.7
Air (incl truck and air)	Z
Rail	31.0
Water	9.0
Pipeline	S
Multiple modes	4.7
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	0.1
Other and unknown modes	0.8
Total	100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Kentucky

Distance Shipped	Percent of value
Less than 50 miles	27.5
50 to 99 miles	8.4
100 to 249 miles	16.5
250 to 499 miles	22.2
500 to 749 miles	13.7
750 to 999 miles	3.3
1,000 to 1,499 miles	2.0
1,500 to 1,999 miles	5.0
2,000 miles or more	S
Total	100.0

Distance Shipped	Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles	42.5
50 to 99 miles	8.7
100 to 249 miles	18.9
250 to 499 miles	22.0
500 to 749 miles	6.4
750 to 999 miles	0.5
1,000 to 1,499 miles	0.3
1,500 to 1,999 miles	0.5
2,000 miles or more	0.1
Total	100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in Kentucky

NAICS - Industry	Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	2.6
31-33 Manufacturing	48.5
42 Wholesale trade	33.8
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	0.5
45431 Fuel dealers	S
4931 Warehousing and storage	10.2
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	0.1
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	4.4
Total	100.0

NAICS - Industry	Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	53.4
31-33 Manufacturing	19.7
42 Wholesale trade	18.7
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	Z
45431 Fuel dealers	S
4931 Warehousing and storage	0.9
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	Z
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	7.2
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.