2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: South Carolina

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Summary	Value	Weight
Total shipments originating in South Carolina	$ 155,619 (millions)	144,297 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments	1.3	1.1

Commodity Shipments Originating in South Carolina by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of value
36 Motorized and other vehicles (including parts)	11.2
43 Mixed freight	11.1
24 Plastics and rubber	9.2
34 Machinery	8.7
30 Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather	7.7
Other commodities	52.1
Total	100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in South Carolina by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of weight
12 Gravel and crushed stone	20.2
31 Nonmetallic mineral products	15.2
26 Wood products	7.4
32 Base metal in prim. or semifin. forms & in finished basic shapes	6.2
19 Coal and petroleum products, nec	5.3
Other commodities	45.7
Total	100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of South Carolina by Value and Weight

State of Destination	Percent of value
South Carolina	29.9
North Carolina	10.9
Georgia	8.4
Florida	6.1
Texas	4.3
Virginia	3.7
Other states	36.6
Total	100.0

State of Destination	Percent of weight
South Carolina	62.3
North Carolina	11.7
Georgia	8.1
Florida	1.9
Texas	1.4
Pennsylvania	1.3
Other states	13.2
Total	100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of South Carolina by Value and Weight

State of Origin	Percent of value
South Carolina	27.7
North Carolina	11.9
Georgia	9.9
Texas	6.1
Tennessee	5.8
Florida	3.2
Other states	35.3
Total	100.0

State of Origin	Percent of weight
South Carolina	49.6
Kentucky	10.1
North Carolina	9.9
Georgia	7.3
Tennessee	3.1
Alabama	2.1
Other states	17.9
Total	100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in South Carolina

Mode of Transportation	Percent of value
Truck	83.5
Air (incl truck and air)	0.8
Rail	3.6
Water	S
Pipeline	Z
Multiple modes	10.4
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	7.3
Other and unknown modes	1.6
Total	100.0

Mode of Transportation	Percent of weight
Truck	88.7
Air (incl truck and air)	Z
Rail	7.0
Water	S
Pipeline	Z
Multiple modes	S
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	0.2
Other and unknown modes	0.9
Total	100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in South Carolina

Distance Shipped	Percent of value
Less than 50 miles	20.5
50 to 99 miles	10.1
100 to 249 miles	19.3
250 to 499 miles	18.2
500 to 749 miles	18.0
750 to 999 miles	6.7
1,000 to 1,499 miles	2.5
1,500 to 1,999 miles	1.3
2,000 miles or more	3.3
Total	100.0

Distance Shipped	Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles	51.0
50 to 99 miles	13.1
100 to 249 miles	18.4
250 to 499 miles	7.7
500 to 749 miles	5.6
750 to 999 miles	2.3
1,000 to 1,499 miles	0.9
1,500 to 1,999 miles	0.2
2,000 miles or more	0.7
Total	100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in South Carolina

NAICS - Industry	Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	0.2
31-33 Manufacturing	59.6
42 Wholesale trade	28.5
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	0.3
45431 Fuel dealers	0.2
4931 Warehousing and storage	9.2
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	0.1
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	1.9
Total	100.0

NAICS - Industry	Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	21.7
31-33 Manufacturing	51.0
42 Wholesale trade	25.5
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	0.1
45431 Fuel dealers	0.2
4931 Warehousing and storage	0.8
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	0.1
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.