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2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Ohio

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Ohio

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in Ohio $ 563,187 (millions) 475,857 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 4.8 3.7

Commodity Shipments Originating in Ohio by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc. Percent of value
36 Motorized and other vehicles (including parts) 12.2
34 Machinery 8.7
43 Mixed freight 7.6
32 Base metal in prim. or semifin. forms & in finished basic shapes 7.2
21 Pharmaceutical products 5.6
Other commodities 58.7
Total 100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in Ohio by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc. Percent of weight
12 Gravel and crushed stone 13.9
32 Base metal in prim. or semifin. forms & in finished basic shapes 8.0
15 Nonagglomerated bituminous coal 7.4
31 Nonmetallic mineral products 7.4
11 Natural sands 6.4
Other commodities 56.9
Total 100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of Ohio by Value and Weight

State of Destination Percent of value
Ohio 35.2
Michigan 7.3
Texas 4.8
New York 4.7
Illinois 4.7
Indiana 4.6
Other states 38.6
Total 100.0

State of Destination Percent of weight
Ohio 65.9
Michigan 4.5
Indiana 4.2
Pennsylvania 3.4
Kentucky 2.7
Illinois 2.2
Other states 17.0
Total 100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of Ohio by Value and Weight

State of Origin Percent of value
Ohio 40.2
Indiana 5.6
Pennsylvania 5.5
Michigan 5.5
Illinois 5.3
Kentucky 3.5
Other states 34.5
Total 100.0

State of Origin Percent of weight
Ohio 58.2
Kentucky 7.5
West Virginia 6.2
Michigan 4.4
Pennsylvania 3.5
Indiana 3.4
Other states 16.8
Total 100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Ohio

Mode of Transportation Percent of value
Truck 77.7
Air (incl truck and air) 0.6
Rail 4.2
Water 0.1
Pipeline 1.4
Multiple modes 14.4
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 12.2
Other and unknown modes 1.6
Total 100.0

Mode of Transportation Percent of weight
Truck 77.9
Air (incl truck and air) Z
Rail 12.5
Water 1.6
Pipeline 2.7
Multiple modes 4.0
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 0.3
Other and unknown modes 1.3
Total 100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Ohio

Distance Shipped Percent of value
Less than 50 miles 24.5
50 to 99 miles 10.6
100 to 249 miles 19.1
250 to 499 miles 22.3
500 to 749 miles 8.4
750 to 999 miles 4.5
1,000 to 1,499 miles 4.1
1,500 to 1,999 miles 3.9
2,000 miles or more 2.5
Total 100.0

Distance Shipped Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 56.4
50 to 99 miles 11.4
100 to 249 miles 13.5
250 to 499 miles 10.7
500 to 749 miles 3.6
750 to 999 miles 1.7
1,000 to 1,499 miles 1.7
1,500 to 1,999 miles 0.7
2,000 miles or more 0.4
Total 100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in Ohio

NAICS - Industry Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 0.3
31-33 Manufacturing 52.4
42 Wholesale trade 30.8
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 1.9
45431 Fuel dealers 0.2
4931 Warehousing and storage 8.5
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers 0.2
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices 5.7
Total 100.0

NAICS - Industry Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 27.7
31-33 Manufacturing 40.4
42 Wholesale trade 28.3
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses Z
45431 Fuel dealers 0.2
4931 Warehousing and storage 1.9
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers S
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices 1.1
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.