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2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Utah

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Utah

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in Utah $ 106,690 (millions) 123,245 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 0.9 0.9

Commodity Shipments Originating in Utah by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc. Percent of value
43 Mixed freight 8.7
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 6.2
21 Pharmaceutical products 5.1
40 Miscellaneous manufactured products 4.9
34 Machinery 4.6
Other commodities 70.5
Total 100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in Utah by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc. Percent of weight
15 Nonagglomerated bituminous coal 20.9
31 Nonmetallic mineral products 14.7
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 7.7
32 Base metal in prim. or semifin. forms & in finished basic shapes 5.6
18 Fuel oils 5.0
Other commodities 46.1
Total 100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of Utah by Value and Weight

State of Destination Percent of value
Utah 36.9
California 10.3
Idaho 4.3
Texas 4.0
Arizona 3.2
Nevada 2.9
Other states 38.4
Total 100.0

State of Destination Percent of weight
Utah 62.9
Idaho 8.0
Nevada 5.3
California 4.9
Wyoming 3.9
Colorado 1.5
Other states 13.4
Total 100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of Utah by Value and Weight

State of Origin Percent of value
Utah 38.5
California 12.2
Nevada 6.0
Texas 3.1
Colorado 3.0
Illinois 2.3
Other states 34.8
Total 100.0

State of Origin Percent of weight
Utah 74.1
Colorado 5.3
California 3.6
Nevada 1.7
Idaho 1.6
Wyoming 1.3
Other states 12.4
Total 100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Utah

Mode of Transportation Percent of value
Truck 59.5
Air (incl truck and air) 2.8
Rail S
Water -
Pipeline 3.1
Multiple modes 17.3
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 14.3
Other and unknown modes S
Total 100.0

Mode of Transportation Percent of weight
Truck 64.6
Air (incl truck and air) Z
Rail 26.8
Water -
Pipeline 5.0
Multiple modes 2.9
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 0.3
Other and unknown modes 0.6
Total 100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Utah

Distance Shipped Percent of value
Less than 50 miles 29.1
50 to 99 miles 4.5
100 to 249 miles 7.9
250 to 499 miles 11.0
500 to 749 miles 15.5
750 to 999 miles 2.1
1,000 to 1,499 miles 16.6
1,500 to 1,999 miles 11.9
2,000 miles or more 1.4
Total 100.0

Distance Shipped Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 51.1
50 to 99 miles 6.5
100 to 249 miles 16.5
250 to 499 miles 9.9
500 to 749 miles 6.6
750 to 999 miles 2.0
1,000 to 1,499 miles 5.1
1,500 to 1,999 miles 2.0
2,000 miles or more 0.1
Total 100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in Utah

NAICS - Industry Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 2.2
31-33 Manufacturing 39.0
42 Wholesale trade 28.4
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 4.2
45431 Fuel dealers 0.1
4931 Warehousing and storage 8.1
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers S
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices S
Total 100.0

NAICS - Industry Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 36.4
31-33 Manufacturing 38.0
42 Wholesale trade 13.0
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 0.1
45431 Fuel dealers 0.1
4931 Warehousing and storage 6.3
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers S
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices S
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.