2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Tennessee

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Summary	Value	Weight
Total shipments originating in Tennessee	$ 433,270 (millions)	328,935 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments	3.7	2.5

Commodity Shipments Originating in Tennessee by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of value
21 Pharmaceutical products	35.6
35 Electronic & other electrical equip & components & office equip	9.5
43 Mixed freight	7.4
34 Machinery	6.1
36 Motorized and other vehicles (including parts)	4.4
Other commodities	37.0
Total	100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in Tennessee by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of weight
12 Gravel and crushed stone	42.6
19 Coal and petroleum products, nec	8.1
31 Nonmetallic mineral products	7.6
7 Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils	4.2
32 Base metal in prim. or semifin. forms & in finished basic shapes	2.5
Other commodities	35.0
Total	100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of Tennessee by Value and Weight

State of Destination	Percent of value
Tennessee	17.2
California	6.4
Georgia	6.1
Maryland	5.5
Texas	4.9
North Carolina	3.7
Other states	56.1
Total	100.0

State of Destination	Percent of weight
Tennessee	59.0
Mississippi	4.3
Kentucky	3.1
Georgia	2.8
Alabama	2.1
Louisiana	2.1
Other states	26.6
Total	100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of Tennessee by Value and Weight

State of Origin	Percent of value
Tennessee	28.1
Texas	6.5
North Carolina	6.5
Georgia	5.9
California	5.7
Kentucky	4.9
Other states	42.4
Total	100.0

State of Origin	Percent of weight
Tennessee	62.6
Illinois	5.0
Kentucky	4.7
Missouri	3.2
Alabama	2.5
Georgia	2.4
Other states	19.5
Total	100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Tennessee

Mode of Transportation	Percent of value
Truck	82.0
Air (incl truck and air)	2.3
Rail	1.1
Water	0.2
Pipeline	S
Multiple modes	13.1
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	11.9
Other and unknown modes	1.4
Total	100.0

Mode of Transportation	Percent of weight
Truck	90.8
Air (incl truck and air)	Z
Rail	3.5
Water	1.1
Pipeline	S
Multiple modes	2.5
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	0.3
Other and unknown modes	2.1
Total	100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Tennessee

Distance Shipped	Percent of value
Less than 50 miles	11.8
50 to 99 miles	4.5
100 to 249 miles	12.8
250 to 499 miles	29.2
500 to 749 miles	16.2
750 to 999 miles	12.8
1,000 to 1,499 miles	4.4
1,500 to 1,999 miles	7.7
2,000 miles or more	0.5
Total	100.0

Distance Shipped	Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles	53.7
50 to 99 miles	7.8
100 to 249 miles	13.7
250 to 499 miles	18.7
500 to 749 miles	3.3
750 to 999 miles	1.3
1,000 to 1,499 miles	0.5
1,500 to 1,999 miles	0.9
2,000 miles or more	0.1
Total	100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in Tennessee

NAICS - Industry	Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	0.3
31-33 Manufacturing	32.4
42 Wholesale trade	21.1
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	0.8
45431 Fuel dealers	0.1
4931 Warehousing and storage	38.5
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	0.4
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	6.5
Total	100.0

NAICS - Industry	Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	25.6
31-33 Manufacturing	53.8
42 Wholesale trade	18.9
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	Z
45431 Fuel dealers	0.1
4931 Warehousing and storage	1.0
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	0.1
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	0.5
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.