2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Montana

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Summary	Value	Weight
Total shipments originating in Montana	$ 21,583 (millions)	85,244 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments	0.2	0.7

Commodity Shipments Originating in Montana by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of value
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel	14.7
18 Fuel oils	12.6
26 Wood products	7.3
19 Coal and petroleum products, nec	6.2
43 Mixed freight	5.1
Other commodities	54.1
Total	100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in Montana by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of weight
15 Nonagglomerated bituminous coal	56.6
19 Coal and petroleum products, nec	6.9
2 Cereal grains	5.6
18 Fuel oils	5.2
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel	4.9
Other commodities	20.8
Total	100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of Montana by Value and Weight

State of Destination	Percent of value
Montana	51.0
Washington	11.4
Wyoming	7.8
California	4.3
Texas	2.7
Idaho	2.5
Other states	20.3
Total	100.0

State of Destination	Percent of weight
Montana	41.6
Wisconsin	13.1
Minnesota	12.8
Washington	12.2
North Dakota	3.9
Indiana	3.0
Other states	13.3
Total	100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of Montana by Value and Weight

State of Origin	Percent of value
Montana	29.0
California	7.6
Texas	6.5
Utah	5.8
Washington	5.3
Illinois	5.2
Other states	40.6
Total	100.0

State of Origin	Percent of weight
Montana	73.8
Utah	2.1
Washington	1.7
California	1.6
Idaho	1.5
Texas	1.3
Other states	18.0
Total	100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Montana

Mode of Transportation	Percent of value
Truck	58.8
Air (incl truck and air)	0.5
Rail	15.1
Water	-
Pipeline	14.9
Multiple modes	9.2
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	6.5
Other and unknown modes	1.5
Total	100.0

Mode of Transportation	Percent of weight
Truck	25.5
Air (incl truck and air)	S
Rail	48.0
Water	-
Pipeline	6.1
Multiple modes	5.9
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	Z
Other and unknown modes	S
Total	100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Montana

Distance Shipped	Percent of value
Less than 50 miles	30.1
50 to 99 miles	7.8
100 to 249 miles	18.3
250 to 499 miles	15.6
500 to 749 miles	6.5
750 to 999 miles	10.2
1,000 to 1,499 miles	6.2
1,500 to 1,999 miles	4.7
2,000 miles or more	0.4
Total	100.0

Distance Shipped	Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles	31.9
50 to 99 miles	3.2
100 to 249 miles	7.0
250 to 499 miles	9.0
500 to 749 miles	27.7
750 to 999 miles	17.7
1,000 to 1,499 miles	2.8
1,500 to 1,999 miles	0.7
2,000 miles or more	0.1
Total	100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in Montana

NAICS - Industry	Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	8.2
31-33 Manufacturing	46.8
42 Wholesale trade	41.4
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	0.4
45431 Fuel dealers	0.6
4931 Warehousing and storage	0.4
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	0.3
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	S
Total	100.0

NAICS - Industry	Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	60.8
31-33 Manufacturing	24.0
42 Wholesale trade	12.7
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	Z
45431 Fuel dealers	0.2
4931 Warehousing and storage	0.1
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	Z
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.