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2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Maine

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Maine

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in Maine $ 30,893 (millions) 42,786 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 0.3 0.3

Commodity Shipments Originating in Maine by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc. Percent of value
27 Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard 10.6
34 Machinery 8.4
18 Fuel oils 8.3
43 Mixed freight 8.1
7 Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils 6.8
Other commodities 57.8
Total 100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in Maine by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc. Percent of weight
7 Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils 11.3
26 Wood products 11.3
18 Fuel oils 9.4
27 Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard 9.0
31 Nonmetallic mineral products 7.5
Other commodities 51.5
Total 100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of Maine by Value and Weight

State of Destination Percent of value
Maine 43.1
Massachusetts 8.8
New York 5.8
New Hampshire 4.9
Connecticut 4.7
New Jersey 3.6
Other states 29.2
Total 100.0

State of Destination Percent of weight
Maine 63.7
Massachusetts 9.0
New York 4.4
New Hampshire 4.3
New Jersey 3.3
Pennsylvania 2.8
Other states 12.3
Total 100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of Maine by Value and Weight

State of Origin Percent of value
Maine 32.4
Massachusetts 12.6
New York 6.4
Connecticut 4.1
Pennsylvania 3.9
New Hampshire 3.7
Other states 36.9
Total 100.0

State of Origin Percent of weight
Maine 70.0
Massachusetts 5.6
New Hampshire 3.7
Pennsylvania 3.5
Ohio 2.0
New York 1.8
Other states 13.4
Total 100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Maine

Mode of Transportation Percent of value
Truck 80.9
Air (incl truck and air) 1.1
Rail 3.8
Water S
Pipeline S
Multiple modes 12.9
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 10.3
Other and unknown modes 1.2
Total 100.0

Mode of Transportation Percent of weight
Truck 90.8
Air (incl truck and air) Z
Rail 5.4
Water S
Pipeline S
Multiple modes 2.6
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 0.1
Other and unknown modes S
Total 100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Maine

Distance Shipped Percent of value
Less than 50 miles 32.8
50 to 99 miles 11.7
100 to 249 miles 21.3
250 to 499 miles 10.3
500 to 749 miles 4.3
750 to 999 miles 5.5
1,000 to 1,499 miles 7.7
1,500 to 1,999 miles 1.5
2,000 miles or more 4.7
Total 100.0

Distance Shipped Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 54.5
50 to 99 miles 11.8
100 to 249 miles 14.0
250 to 499 miles 10.3
500 to 749 miles 2.4
750 to 999 miles 2.6
1,000 to 1,499 miles 3.4
1,500 to 1,999 miles 0.5
2,000 miles or more 0.5
Total 100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in Maine

NAICS - Industry Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 0.1
31-33 Manufacturing 51.2
42 Wholesale trade 34.2
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses S
45431 Fuel dealers 5.1
4931 Warehousing and storage 2.7
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers S
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices 1.8
Total 100.0

NAICS - Industry Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas) S
31-33 Manufacturing 64.7
42 Wholesale trade 21.4
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses Z
45431 Fuel dealers 4.9
4931 Warehousing and storage 0.2
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers S
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices 1.5
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.