2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: North Carolina

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Summary	Value	Weight
Total shipments originating in North Carolina	$ 363,549 (millions)	267,770 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments	3.1	2.1

Commodity Shipments Originating in North Carolina by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of value
21 Pharmaceutical products	10.2
30 Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather	9.2
43 Mixed freight	8.3
35 Electronic & other electrical equip & components & office equip	7.9
9 Tobacco products	7.8
Other commodities	56.6
Total	100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in North Carolina by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of weight
12 Gravel and crushed stone	28.5
31 Nonmetallic mineral products	11.6
26 Wood products	6.8
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel	5.1
7 Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils	3.8
Other commodities	44.2
Total	100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of North Carolina by Value and Weight

State of Destination	Percent of value
North Carolina	39.1
Georgia	6.1
South Carolina	5.5
Virginia	4.9
Tennessee	4.7
Florida	3.6
Other states	36.1
Total	100.0

State of Destination	Percent of weight
North Carolina	68.6
South Carolina	6.7
Virginia	5.3
Georgia	2.9
Pennsylvania	1.5
Florida	1.5
Other states	13.5
Total	100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of North Carolina by Value and Weight

State of Origin	Percent of value
North Carolina	42.2
Georgia	6.8
South Carolina	5.0
Tennessee	4.8
Texas	3.7
Virginia	3.2
Other states	34.2
Total	100.0

State of Origin	Percent of weight
North Carolina	58.8
West Virginia	7.3
Kentucky	6.3
South Carolina	5.4
Virginia	3.7
Georgia	3.0
Other states	15.6
Total	100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in North Carolina

Mode of Transportation	Percent of value
Truck	85.7
Air (incl truck and air)	1.5
Rail	1.2
Water	S
Pipeline	-
Multiple modes	9.0
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	8.0
Other and unknown modes	2.6
Total	100.0

Mode of Transportation	Percent of weight
Truck	92.6
Air (incl truck and air)	Z
Rail	4.0
Water	S
Pipeline	-
Multiple modes	2.4
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	0.3
Other and unknown modes	0.9
Total	100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in North Carolina

Distance Shipped	Percent of value
Less than 50 miles	26.2
50 to 99 miles	9.7
100 to 249 miles	16.0
250 to 499 miles	21.8
500 to 749 miles	15.0
750 to 999 miles	3.9
1,000 to 1,499 miles	2.7
1,500 to 1,999 miles	1.2
2,000 miles or more	3.5
Total	100.0

Distance Shipped	Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles	54.8
50 to 99 miles	13.6
100 to 249 miles	14.0
250 to 499 miles	9.3
500 to 749 miles	4.6
750 to 999 miles	1.6
1,000 to 1,499 miles	1.1
1,500 to 1,999 miles	0.3
2,000 miles or more	0.7
Total	100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in North Carolina

NAICS - Industry	Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	0.3
31-33 Manufacturing	56.3
42 Wholesale trade	31.0
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	0.8
45431 Fuel dealers	0.3
4931 Warehousing and storage	7.4
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	0.2
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	3.7
Total	100.0

NAICS - Industry	Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	30.8
31-33 Manufacturing	40.8
42 Wholesale trade	21.4
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	0.1
45431 Fuel dealers	0.6
4931 Warehousing and storage	2.4
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.