2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Rhode Island

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Summary	Value	Weight
Total shipments originating in Rhode Island	$ 28,662 (millions)	13,335 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments	0.2	0.1

Commodity Shipments Originating in Rhode Island by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of value
43 Mixed freight	19.9
40 Miscellaneous manufactured products	12.8
35 Electronic & other electrical equip & components & office equip	9.1
24 Plastics and rubber	7.9
33 Articles of base metal	6.3
Other commodities	44.0
Total	100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in Rhode Island by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of weight
18 Fuel oils	13.4
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel	10.2
11 Natural sands	9.3
31 Nonmetallic mineral products	9.1
7 Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils	6.1
Other commodities	51.9
Total	100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of Rhode Island by Value and Weight

State of Destination	Percent of value
Massachusetts	22.2
Rhode Island	20.7
New York	8.1
Connecticut	6.5
Pennsylvania	3.6
Florida	3.5
Other states	35.4
Total	100.0

State of Destination	Percent of weight
Rhode Island	56.7
Massachusetts	24.4
Connecticut	3.8
New York	2.2
New Jersey	1.7
Pennsylvania	1.2
Other states	10.1
Total	100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of Rhode Island by Value and Weight

State of Origin	Percent of value
Rhode Island	21.1
Massachusetts	19.6
Connecticut	8.9
New York	8.7
New Jersey	8.3
Pennsylvania	4.5
Other states	28.8
Total	100.0

State of Origin	Percent of weight
Rhode Island	44.5
Massachusetts	18.0
Connecticut	7.9
New York	5.6
Maine	2.8
Pennsylvania	2.3
Other states	18.8
Total	100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Rhode Island

Mode of Transportation	Percent of value
Truck	79.0
Air (incl truck and air)	1.7
Rail	S
Water	-
Pipeline	-
Multiple modes	18.2
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	17.6
Other and unknown modes	0.9
Total	100.0

Mode of Transportation	Percent of weight
Truck	95.3
Air (incl truck and air)	0.1
Rail	S
Water	-
Pipeline	-
Multiple modes	S
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	0.9
Other and unknown modes	S
Total	100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Rhode Island

Distance Shipped	Percent of value
Less than 50 miles	38.3
50 to 99 miles	11.8
100 to 249 miles	14.2
250 to 499 miles	7.3
500 to 749 miles	5.4
750 to 999 miles	6.2
1,000 to 1,499 miles	7.3
1,500 to 1,999 miles	3.4
2,000 miles or more	6.1
Total	100.0

Distance Shipped	Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles	77.0
50 to 99 miles	7.8
100 to 249 miles	5.5
250 to 499 miles	2.8
500 to 749 miles	1.0
750 to 999 miles	3.0
1,000 to 1,499 miles	1.1
1,500 to 1,999 miles	0.8
2,000 miles or more	1.0
Total	100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in Rhode Island

NAICS - Industry	Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	0.2
31-33 Manufacturing	46.6
42 Wholesale trade	32.1
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	1.1
45431 Fuel dealers	1.9
4931 Warehousing and storage	16.0
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	-
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	2.1
Total	100.0

NAICS - Industry	Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	S
31-33 Manufacturing	27.9
42 Wholesale trade	35.4
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	Z
45431 Fuel dealers	6.4
4931 Warehousing and storage	1.4
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	-
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.