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2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: South Dakota

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: South Dakota

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in South Dakota $ 26,677 (millions) 52,093 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 0.2 0.4

Commodity Shipments Originating in South Dakota by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc. Percent of value
2 Cereal grains 10.8
35 Electronic & other electrical equip & components & office equip 7.5
36 Motorized and other vehicles (including parts) 6.9
21 Pharmaceutical products 6.7
5 Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations 6.6
Other commodities 61.5
Total 100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in South Dakota by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc. Percent of weight
2 Cereal grains 36.0
12 Gravel and crushed stone 13.7
4 Animal feed and products of animal origin, nec 9.2
3 Other agricultural products 8.6
31 Nonmetallic mineral products 6.7
Other commodities 25.8
Total 100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of South Dakota by Value and Weight

State of Destination Percent of value
South Dakota 32.9
Minnesota 9.6
Iowa 9.5
Washington 3.8
California 3.7
Illinois 3.5
Other states 37.0
Total 100.0

State of Destination Percent of weight
South Dakota 53.2
Minnesota 11.2
Iowa 5.4
Washington 5.4
Nebraska 2.9
Illinois 2.3
Other states 19.6
Total 100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of South Dakota by Value and Weight

State of Origin Percent of value
South Dakota 31.6
Minnesota 13.7
Nebraska 7.2
Iowa 6.6
Illinois 4.9
Texas 4.2
Other states 31.7
Total 100.0

State of Origin Percent of weight
South Dakota 57.5
Minnesota 15.0
Wyoming 8.7
Iowa 5.5
Nebraska 2.3
North Dakota 1.5
Other states 9.4
Total 100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in South Dakota

Mode of Transportation Percent of value
Truck 76.7
Air (incl truck and air) 0.2
Rail 7.9
Water -
Pipeline -
Multiple modes 13.1
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 10.1
Other and unknown modes 2.2
Total 100.0

Mode of Transportation Percent of weight
Truck 78.5
Air (incl truck and air) Z
Rail 16.1
Water -
Pipeline -
Multiple modes 4.1
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 0.1
Other and unknown modes S
Total 100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in South Dakota

Distance Shipped Percent of value
Less than 50 miles 26.8
50 to 99 miles 8.3
100 to 249 miles 18.7
250 to 499 miles 13.0
500 to 749 miles 8.2
750 to 999 miles 5.5
1,000 to 1,499 miles 18.7
1,500 to 1,999 miles 0.8
2,000 miles or more S
Total 100.0

Distance Shipped Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 48.9
50 to 99 miles 10.6
100 to 249 miles 11.8
250 to 499 miles 7.5
500 to 749 miles 4.9
750 to 999 miles 2.4
1,000 to 1,499 miles 13.6
1,500 to 1,999 miles S
2,000 miles or more Z
Total 100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in South Dakota

NAICS - Industry Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 0.9
31-33 Manufacturing 47.8
42 Wholesale trade 48.3
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 1.3
45431 Fuel dealers 0.5
4931 Warehousing and storage 0.3
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers 0.5
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices 0.4
Total 100.0

NAICS - Industry Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 19.2
31-33 Manufacturing 23.3
42 Wholesale trade 56.9
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses Z
45431 Fuel dealers 0.3
4931 Warehousing and storage S
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers 0.1
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices 0.1
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.