2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Minnesota

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Summary	Value	Weight
Total shipments originating in Minnesota	$ 237,290 (millions)	285,018 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments	2.0	2.2

Commodity Shipments Originating in Minnesota by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of value
35 Electronic & other electrical equip & components & office equip	10.0
38 Precision instruments and apparatus	9.4
43 Mixed freight	6.0
40 Miscellaneous manufactured products	6.0
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel	5.0
Other commodities	63.6
Total	100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in Minnesota by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of weight
14 Metallic ores and concentrates	18.0
2 Cereal grains	11.9
4 Animal feed and products of animal origin, nec	8.7
12 Gravel and crushed stone	8.7
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel	7.4
Other commodities	45.3
Total	100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of Minnesota by Value and Weight

State of Destination	Percent of value
Minnesota	40.2
Illinois	5.9
Wisconsin	5.8
California	4.6
Iowa	3.4
Texas	3.2
Other states	36.9
Total	100.0

State of Destination	Percent of weight
Minnesota	56.1
Wisconsin	9.6
Indiana	3.1
Michigan	3.1
Illinois	2.6
Louisiana	2.6
Other states	22.8
Total	100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of Minnesota by Value and Weight

State of Origin	Percent of value
Minnesota	47.9
Wisconsin	7.1
Illinois	6.3
Iowa	4.0
California	3.7
Indiana	2.4
Other states	28.8
Total	100.0

State of Origin	Percent of weight
Minnesota	64.9
Wisconsin	5.6
Montana	4.4
Iowa	4.0
Wyoming	3.6
North Dakota	2.8
Other states	14.7
Total	100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Minnesota

Mode of Transportation	Percent of value
Truck	63.8
Air (incl truck and air)	2.4
Rail	3.9
Water	0.7
Pipeline	2.9
Multiple modes	24.3
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	21.1
Other and unknown modes	2.1
Total	100.0

Mode of Transportation	Percent of weight
Truck	58.0
Air (incl truck and air)	Z
Rail	21.2
Water	3.0
Pipeline	4.8
Multiple modes	11.9
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	0.3
Other and unknown modes	1.1
Total	100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Minnesota

Distance Shipped	Percent of value
Less than 50 miles	30.1
50 to 99 miles	6.9
100 to 249 miles	10.5
250 to 499 miles	14.3
500 to 749 miles	8.3
750 to 999 miles	11.3
1,000 to 1,499 miles	14.8
1,500 to 1,999 miles	3.6
2,000 miles or more	0.2
Total	100.0

Distance Shipped	Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles	46.7
50 to 99 miles	13.3
100 to 249 miles	8.0
250 to 499 miles	8.8
500 to 749 miles	8.0
750 to 999 miles	4.1
1,000 to 1,499 miles	10.8
1,500 to 1,999 miles	0.4
2,000 miles or more	Z
Total	100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in Minnesota

NAICS - Industry	Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	1.2
31-33 Manufacturing	45.7
42 Wholesale trade	42.5
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	2.8
45431 Fuel dealers	0.3
4931 Warehousing and storage	3.2
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	0.6
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	3.7
Total	100.0

NAICS - Industry	Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	28.3
31-33 Manufacturing	30.3
42 Wholesale trade	39.8
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	S
45431 Fuel dealers	0.3
4931 Warehousing and storage	0.5
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	S
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	0.7
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.