2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Virginia

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Summary	Value	Weight
Total shipments originating in Virginia	$ 194,444 (millions)	246,958 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments	1.6	1.9

Commodity Shipments Originating in Virginia by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of value
43 Mixed freight	10.3
35 Electronic & other electrical equip & components & office equip	9.3
7 Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils	5.7
21 Pharmaceutical products	5.6
34 Machinery	5.4
Other commodities	63.7
Total	100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in Virginia by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc.	Percent of weight
12 Gravel and crushed stone	28.6
15 Nonagglomerated bituminous coal	17.8
31 Nonmetallic mineral products	6.9
26 Wood products	4.4
7 Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils	3.7
Other commodities	38.6
Total	100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of Virginia by Value and Weight

State of Destination	Percent of value
Virginia	41.1
Maryland	6.4
North Carolina	5.5
Pennsylvania	3.4
Texas	3.2
New York	3.0
Other states	37.3
Total	100.0

State of Destination	Percent of weight
Virginia	66.5
Georgia	5.7
North Carolina	4.7
Maryland	3.9
Tennessee	3.0
Pennsylvania	1.8
Other states	14.5
Total	100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of Virginia by Value and Weight

State of Origin	Percent of value
Virginia	31.9
North Carolina	7.1
Maryland	7.0
Pennsylvania	4.8
Tennessee	4.4
New Jersey	4.2
Other states	40.7
Total	100.0

State of Origin	Percent of weight
Virginia	56.7
West Virginia	14.0
Kentucky	5.0
North Carolina	4.9
Maryland	4.3
Pennsylvania	2.2
Other states	12.9
Total	100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Virginia

Mode of Transportation	Percent of value
Truck	80.3
Air (incl truck and air)	1.0
Rail	2.2
Water	Z
Pipeline	Z
Multiple modes	13.8
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	12.6
Other and unknown modes	2.6
Total	100.0

Mode of Transportation	Percent of weight
Truck	76.4
Air (incl truck and air)	S
Rail	20.8
Water	Z
Pipeline	S
Multiple modes	2.1
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier	0.2
Other and unknown modes	0.7
Total	100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Virginia

Distance Shipped	Percent of value
Less than 50 miles	28.1
50 to 99 miles	12.2
100 to 249 miles	20.3
250 to 499 miles	17.8
500 to 749 miles	8.1
750 to 999 miles	4.5
1,000 to 1,499 miles	3.4
1,500 to 1,999 miles	1.5
2,000 miles or more	4.1
Total	100.0

Distance Shipped	Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles	52.5
50 to 99 miles	10.7
100 to 249 miles	11.0
250 to 499 miles	20.7
500 to 749 miles	2.4
750 to 999 miles	1.2
1,000 to 1,499 miles	0.8
1,500 to 1,999 miles	0.2
2,000 miles or more	0.5
Total	100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in Virginia

NAICS - Industry	Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	1.7
31-33 Manufacturing	46.7
42 Wholesale trade	34.9
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	2.4
45431 Fuel dealers	0.6
4931 Warehousing and storage	9.9
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	0.2
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	3.6
Total	100.0

NAICS - Industry	Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas)	47.0
31-33 Manufacturing	26.1
42 Wholesale trade	22.2
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	Z
45431 Fuel dealers	0.6
4931 Warehousing and storage	2.5
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	Z
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices	1.5
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.