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2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Wisconsin

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

2007 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Wisconsin

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in Wisconsin $ 263,658 (millions) 203,766 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 2.2 1.6

Commodity Shipments Originating in Wisconsin by Value

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc. Percent of value
34 Machinery 11.0
43 Mixed freight 9.7
7 Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils 9.5
36 Motorized and other vehicles (including parts) 9.0
35 Electronic & other electrical equip & components & office equip 7.6
Other commodities 53.2
Total 100.0

Commodity Shipments Originating in Wisconsin by Weight

2 Digits SCTG - Commodity Desc. Percent of weight
12 Gravel and crushed stone 19.6
31 Nonmetallic mineral products 11.7
7 Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils 7.3
32 Base metal in prim. or semifin. forms & in finished basic shapes 6.6
17 Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 4.3
Other commodities 50.5
Total 100.0

Outbound Shipments for State of Wisconsin by Value and Weight

State of Destination Percent of value
Wisconsin 34.7
Illinois 12.1
Minnesota 5.3
Michigan 4.4
California 4.1
Texas 3.9
Other states 35.5
Total 100.0

State of Destination Percent of weight
Wisconsin 56.1
Illinois 8.2
Minnesota 6.7
Michigan 3.3
Texas 2.6
Indiana 2.2
Other states 20.9
Total 100.0

Inbound Shipments for State of Wisconsin by Value and Weight

State of Origin Percent of value
Wisconsin 38.7
Illinois 15.8
Minnesota 5.8
Ohio 3.7
Tennessee 3.4
California 3.2
Other states 29.4
Total 100.0

State of Origin Percent of weight
Wisconsin 47.4
Wyoming 12.5
Minnesota 11.4
Illinois 6.5
Montana 4.6
Michigan 2.2
Other states 15.5
Total 100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Wisconsin

Mode of Transportation Percent of value
Truck 81.5
Air (incl truck and air) 1.1
Rail 1.3
Water S
Pipeline S
Multiple modes 13.8
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 12.0
Other and unknown modes 2.3
Total 100.0

Mode of Transportation Percent of weight
Truck 83.6
Air (incl truck and air) Z
Rail 9.3
Water S
Pipeline S
Multiple modes S
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 0.4
Other and unknown modes 1.0
Total 100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Wisconsin

Distance Shipped Percent of value
Less than 50 miles 21.9
50 to 99 miles 14.5
100 to 249 miles 17.7
250 to 499 miles 14.4
500 to 749 miles 10.5
750 to 999 miles 9.9
1,000 to 1,499 miles 5.7
1,500 to 1,999 miles 5.3
2,000 miles or more 0.1
Total 100.0

Distance Shipped Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 43.2
50 to 99 miles 15.5
100 to 249 miles 15.1
250 to 499 miles 9.8
500 to 749 miles 5.4
750 to 999 miles 6.4
1,000 to 1,499 miles 2.4
1,500 to 1,999 miles 2.1
2,000 miles or more Z
Total 100.0

Shipment by Industry Originating in Wisconsin

NAICS - Industry Percent of value
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 0.3
31-33 Manufacturing 60.2
42 Wholesale trade 28.6
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 1.9
45431 Fuel dealers 0.3
4931 Warehousing and storage 6.2
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers 0.3
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices 2.3
Total 100.0

NAICS - Industry Percent of weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 25.8
31-33 Manufacturing 46.9
42 Wholesale trade 24.3
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 0.1
45431 Fuel dealers 0.3
4931 Warehousing and storage 1.7
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers S
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.