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2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Maryland

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Maryland

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in Maryland $ 131,252 (millions) 127,630 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 1.1 1.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in Maryland by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc. Percent of value
43 Mixed freight 13.6
21 Pharmaceutical products 10.9
35 Electronic & other electrical equip & components & office equip 10.2
7 Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils 7.3
34 Machinery 4.8
Other commodities 53.2
Total 100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in Maryland by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc. Percent of weight
12 Gravel and crushed stone 19.5
31 Nonmetallic mineral products 14.3
11 Natural sands 7.0
13 Nonmetallic minerals nec 4.9
20 Basic chemicals 4.6
Other commodities 49.7
Total 100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of Maryland by Value and Weight

State of Destination Percent of value
Maryland 35.5
Virginia 13.3
Pennsylvania 11.2
New Jersey 5.0
New York 4.8
District of Columbia 2.9
Other states 27.4
Total 100.0

State of Destination Percent of weight
Maryland 55.4
Pennsylvania 10.5
Virginia 9.7
Delaware 6.6
New Jersey 3.1
New York 2.4
Other states 12.3
Total 100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of Maryland by Value and Weight

State of Origin Percent of value
Maryland 22.8
Tennessee 11.6
New Jersey 10.9
Pennsylvania 9.8
Virginia 6.1
California 4.9
Other states 33.9
Total 100.0

State of Origin Percent of weight
Maryland 49.3
Pennsylvania 15.3
West Virginia 10.3
Virginia 6.7
New Jersey 2.4
Delaware 1.5
Other states 14.5
Total 100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Maryland

Mode of Transportation Percent of value
Truck 80.7
Air (incl truck and air) 2.4
Rail 0.9
Water S
Pipeline -
Multiple modes 14.3
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 13.0
Other and unknown modes 1.7
Total 100.0

Mode of Transportation Percent of weight
Truck 95.1
Air (incl truck and air) S
Rail 2.2
Water S
Pipeline -
Multiple modes 1.6
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 0.3
Other and unknown modes 1.0
Total 100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Maryland

Distance Shipped Percent of value
Less than 50 miles 43.0
50 to 99 miles 11.9
100 to 249 miles 19.4
250 to 499 miles 11.1
500 to 749 miles 5.1
750 to 999 miles 3.1
1,000 to 1,499 miles 2.5
1,500 to 1,999 miles 0.8
2,000 miles or more 3.1
Total 100.0

Distance Shipped Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 64.5
50 to 99 miles 13.6
100 to 249 miles 12.9
250 to 499 miles 5.0
500 to 749 miles 2.0
750 to 999 miles 0.6
1,000 to 1,499 miles 0.6
1,500 to 1,999 miles 0.1
2,000 miles or more 0.7
Total 100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in Maryland

NAICS - Industry Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 0.4
31-33 Manufacturing 31.0
42 Wholesale trade 45.2
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses S
45431 Fuel dealers 1.5
4931 Warehousing and storage 16.6
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers 1.0
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices 2.5
Total 100.0

NAICS - Industry Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 28.6
31-33 Manufacturing 33.2
42 Wholesale trade 27.8
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses S
45431 Fuel dealers 1.8
4931 Warehousing and storage S
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.