|
|
Value (in millions) |
Weight (in thousand tons) |
|
Total Shipments Originating in Alabama |
$191,526 - $237,974 |
165,875 - 217,125 |
|
Percent of Total U.S. shipments (%) |
1.4 - 1.8 |
1.5 - 1.9 |
Commodities Originating in Alabama
|
2-Digit SCTG - Commodity Description |
% of Value |
|
36 Motorized and other vehicles (includes parts) |
10.8 - 27.0 |
|
43 Mixed freight |
9.2 - 16.8 |
|
32 Base metal in primary or semi-finished forms and in finished basic shapes |
6.2 - 9.4 |
|
21 Pharmaceutical products |
2.8 - 10.4 |
|
24 Plastics and rubber |
2.6 - 8.0 |
|
All other commodities |
NA |
|
Total |
NA |
|
Commodities Originating in Alabama by weight
|
2-Digit SCTG - Commodity Description |
% of Weight |
|
12 Gravel and crushed stone (excludes dolomite and slate) |
9.5 - 20.5 |
|
15 Coal |
6.0 - 14.4 |
|
32 Base metal in primary or semi-finished forms and in finished basic shapes |
6.7 - 10.3 |
|
31 Non-metallic mineral products |
4.2 - 12.6 |
|
26 Wood products |
3.8 - 7.8 |
|
All other commodities |
NA |
|
Total |
NA |
|
Shipments Originating from Alabama by Value
|
Destination |
% of Value |
|
Alabama |
38.4 - 44.6 |
|
Georgia |
6.9 - 8.7 |
|
Tennessee |
4.8 - 7.0 |
|
Texas |
5.1 - 6.5 |
|
Florida |
3.9 - 6.5 |
|
Louisiana |
2.7 - 4.9 |
|
All other states |
NA |
|
Total |
NA |
|
Shipments Originating from Alabama by Weight
|
Destination |
% of Weight |
|
Alabama |
57.8 - 64.0 |
|
Georgia |
4.1 - 6.3 |
|
Mississippi |
3.2 - 5.4 |
|
Tennessee |
3.1 - 4.5 |
|
Texas |
2.7 - 4.5 |
|
Florida |
2.8 - 4.2 |
|
All other states |
NA |
|
Total |
NA |
|
Shipments Inbound to Alabama by Value
|
Origin |
% of Value |
|
Alabama |
35.5 - 45.1 |
|
Georgia |
6.6 - 10.2 |
|
Tennessee |
3.7 - 6.7 |
|
Texas |
2.7 - 4.1 |
|
Florida |
2.4 - 3.4 |
|
Ohio |
2.0 - 3.8 |
|
All other states |
NA |
|
Total |
NA |
|
Shipments Inbound to Alabama by Weight
|
Origin |
% of Weight |
|
Alabama |
54.3 - 63.9 |
|
Georgia |
4.7 - 6.5 |
|
Wyoming |
1.2 - 7.8 |
|
Louisiana |
0.5 - 6.3 |
|
Tennessee |
2.2 - 4.0 |
|
Mississippi |
1.7 - 3.1 |
|
All other states |
NA |
|
Total |
NA |
|
Mode of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Alabama by Value
|
Mode |
% of Value |
|
Truck |
76.5 - 84.1 |
|
Air (includes truck and air) |
0.3 - 1.1 |
|
Rail |
3.7 - 6.3 |
|
Water |
NA- NA |
|
Pipeline1 |
0.0 - 0.4 |
|
Multiple modes2 |
9.9 - 16.9 |
|
Parcel, U.S.P.S., or courier |
3.7 - 10.7 |
|
Other modes |
NA |
|
Total |
NA |
|
Mode of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Alabama by Weight
|
Mode |
% of Weight |
|
Truck |
76.1 - 84.1 |
|
Air (includes truck and air) |
NA- NA |
|
Rail |
11.0 - 17.2 |
|
Water |
0.2 - 2.8 |
|
Pipeline1 |
0.1 - 0.5 |
|
Multiple modes2 |
2.7 - 5.3 |
|
Parcel, U.S.P.S., or courier |
0.1 - 0.1 |
|
Other modes |
NA |
|
Total |
NA |
|
Distance Shipped for Shipments Originating in Alabama by Value
|
Miles Shipped |
% of Value |
|
Less than 50 |
24.0 - 33.2 |
|
50 to 99 |
7.9 - 11.9 |
|
100 to 249 |
17.2 - 21.2 |
|
250 to 499 |
15.1 - 19.1 |
|
500 to 749 |
11.6 - 14.8 |
|
750 to 999 |
5.1 - 7.3 |
|
1,000 to 1,499 |
2.2 - 3.0 |
|
1,500 to 1,999 |
2.0 - 2.8 |
|
2,000 or more |
0.7 - 1.5 |
|
Total |
NA |
|
Distance Shipped for Shipments Originating in Alabama by Weight
|
Miles Shipped |
% of Weight |
|
Less than 50 |
41.0 - 51.2 |
|
50 to 99 |
9.8 - 13.8 |
|
100 to 249 |
13.1 - 18.3 |
|
250 to 499 |
10.5 - 14.5 |
|
500 to 749 |
7.2 - 9.8 |
|
750 to 999 |
2.6 - 3.6 |
|
1,000 to 1,499 |
1.0 - 1.4 |
|
1,500 to 1,999 |
0.6 - 1.4 |
|
2,000 or more |
0.1 - 0.5 |
|
Total |
NA |
|
Industry for Shipments Originating in Alabama
|
NAICS - Industry |
% of Value |
|
212 Mining (except oil and gas) |
0.7 - 2.1 |
|
31-33 Manufacturing |
51.4 - 64.2 |
|
42 Wholesale trade |
25.0 - 33.8 |
|
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses |
0.2 - 0.6 |
|
45431 Fuel dealers |
0.0 - 0.3 |
|
49313 Warehousing and storage |
7.3 - 13.9 |
|
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers |
0.0 - 0.4 |
|
551114 Corporate, subsidary, and regional managing offices |
0.0 - 0.3 |
|
Total |
NA |
|
Industry for Shipments Originating in Alabama by Weight
|
NAICS - Industry |
% of Weight |
|
212 Mining (except oil and gas) |
18.8 - 31.6 |
|
31-33 Manufacturing |
40.8 - 51.4 |
|
42 Wholesale trade |
19.3 - 30.7 |
|
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses |
NA |
|
45431 Fuel dealers |
NA |
|
49313 Warehousing and storage |
1.5 - 2.9 |
|
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers |
NA |
|
551114 Corporate, subsidary, and regional managing offices |
NA |
|
Total |
NA |
|
NA Not applicable. The estimate and/or standard error needed to calculate the 90% confidence interval was either suppressed (because of high sampling variability or poor response quality), rounded to zero, or a data cell equal to zero.
1 Estimates for pipeline exclude shipments of crude petroleum (SCTG 16).
2 Multiple modes inlcudes Parcel, U.S.P.S, or courier, Truck-Rail, Truck-Water, Rail-Water, and Other multiple modes.
3 For tabulation and publication purposes, NAICS 484 is grouped with NAICS 4931.
07-R Prior to the 2012 CFS, oils and fats treated for use as biodiesel were included in SCTG 07. In the 2012 CFS, oils and fats treated for use as biodiesel moved to SCTG 18.
08-R Prior to the 2012 CFS, alcohols intended for use as fuel such as ethanol, although not specifically identified, were included in SCTG 08. In the 2012 CFS, ethanol moved to SCTG 17.
17-R Prior to the 2012 CFS, fuel alcohols such as ethanol were included in SCTG 08, although not specifically identified. Also, kerosene was included in SCTG 19. In the 2012 CFS, ethanol, fuel alcohols, and kerosene moved to SCTG 17.
18-R Prior to the 2012 CFS, biodiesel, although not specifically identified, was included in SCTG 07. In the 2012 CFS, biodiesel moved to SCTG 18.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2012 Commodity Flow Survey data, December 2014.
