2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Louisiana

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Summary	Value	Weight
Total shipments originating in Louisiana	$ 269,932 (millions)	475,520 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments	2.3	3.7

Commodity Shipments Originating in Louisiana by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of value
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel	22.3
18 Fuel oils	13.6
20 Basic chemicals	11.4
19 Coal and petroleum products, nec	10.3
24 Plastics and rubber	5.1
Other commodities	37.3
Total	100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in Louisiana by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of weight
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel	19.2
18 Fuel oils	14.3
19 Coal and petroleum products, nec	11.6
2 Cereal grains	11.5
20 Basic chemicals	10.7
Other commodities	32.7
Total	100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of Louisiana by Value and Weight

State of Destination	Percent of value
Louisiana	57.7
Texas	11.9
Mississippi	4.4
Florida	3.5
California	1.8
Alabama	1.6
Other states	19.1
Total	100.0

State of Destination	Percent of weight
Louisiana	71.3
Texas	9.2
Mississippi	3.8
Florida	2.5
Illinois	1.5
Alabama	1.1
Other states	10.7
Total	100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of Louisiana by Value and Weight

State of Origin	Percent of value
Louisiana	56.8
Texas	14.4
Illinois	3.2
Mississippi	2.7
Missouri	1.7
Ohio	1.6
Other states	19.6
Total	100.0

State of Origin	Percent of weight
Louisiana	66.6
Illinois	6.6
Missouri	4.7
Texas	4.5
Mississippi	2.6
Arkansas	2.1
Other states	12.9
Total	100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Louisiana

Mode of Transportation	Percent of value
Truck	37.2
Air (incl truck and air)	0.3
Rail	10.9
Water	14.4
Pipeline	23.5
Multiple modes	12.7
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	3.2
Other and unknown modes	1.0
Total	100.0

Mode of Transportation	Percent of weight
Truck	36.6
Air (incl truck and air)	S
Rail	10.0
Water	21.8
Pipeline	21.7
Multiple modes	9.3
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	Z
Other and unknown modes	0.6
Total	100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Louisiana

Distance Shipped	Percent of value
Less than 50 miles	46.2
50 to 99 miles	9.7
100 to 249 miles	13.6
250 to 499 miles	10.1
500 to 749 miles	7.4
750 to 999 miles	6.4
1,000 to 1,499 miles	5.1
1,500 to 1,999 miles	1.5
2,000 miles or more	0.1
Total	100.0

Distance Shipped	Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles	62.1
50 to 99 miles	8.7
100 to 249 miles	9.7
250 to 499 miles	7.6
500 to 749 miles	4.7
750 to 999 miles	4.1
1,000 to 1,499 miles	2.6
1,500 to 1,999 miles	0.7
2,000 miles or more	Z
Total	100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in Louisiana

NAICS - Industry	Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	0.1
31-33 Manufacturing	76.5
42 Wholesale trade	22.0
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	0.2
45431 Fuel dealers	Z
4931 Warehousing and storage	0.5
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	0.1
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	0.6
Total	100.0

NAICS - Industry	Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	4.4
31-33 Manufacturing	66.6
42 Wholesale trade	28.8
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	Z
45431 Fuel dealers	Z
4931 Warehousing and storage	Z
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	Z
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	0.1
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.