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Alabama

Thursday, August 11, 2016
  Value (in millions) Weight (in thousand tons)
Total Shipments Originating in Alabama $214,750 191,500
Percent of Total U.S. shipments (%) 1.6 1.7

 

Commodities Originating in Alabama

2-Digit SCTG - Commodity Description % of Value
36 Motorized and other vehicles (includes parts) 18.9
43 Mixed freight 13
32 Base metal in primary or semi-finished forms and in finished basic shapes 7.8
21 Pharmaceutical products 6.6
24 Plastics and rubber 5.3
All other commodities 48.4
Total 100

Commodities Originating in Alabama

2-Digit SCTG - Commodity Description % of Weight
12 Gravel and crushed stone (excludes dolomite and slate) 15
15 Coal 10.2
32 Base metal in primary or semi-finished forms and in finished basic shapes 8.5
31 Non-metallic mineral products 8.4
26 Wood products 5.8
All other commodities 52.1
Total 100

 

Shipments Originating from Alabama

Destination % of Value
Alabama 41.5
Georgia 7.8
Tennessee 5.9
Texas 5.8
Florida 5.2
Louisiana 3.8
All other states 30
Total 100

Shipments Originating from Alabama

Destination % of Weight
Alabama 60.9
Georgia 5.2
Mississippi 4.3
Tennessee 3.8
Texas 3.6
Florida 3.5
All other states 18.7
Total 100

Shipments Inbound to Alabama

Origin % of Value
Alabama 40.3
Georgia 8.4
Tennessee 5.2
Texas 3.4
Florida 2.9
Ohio 2.9
All other states 36.9
Total 100

Shipments Inbound to Alabama

Origin % of Weight
Alabama 59.1
Georgia 5.6
Wyoming 4.5
Louisiana 3.4
Tennessee 3.1
Mississippi 2.4
All other states 21.9
Total 100

 

Mode of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Alabama

Mode % of Value
Truck 80.3
Air (includes truck and air) 0.7
Rail 5
Water S
Pipeline1 0.2
Multiple modes2 13.4
Parcel, U.S.P.S., or courier 7.2
Other modes -
Total3 100

Mode of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Alabama

Mode % of Weight
Truck 80.1
Air (includes truck and air) Z
Rail 14.1
Water 1.5
Pipeline1 0.3
Multiple modes2 4
Parcel, U.S.P.S., or courier 0.1
Other modes -
Total3 100

Distance Shipped for Shipments Originating in Alabama

Miles Shipped % of Value
Less than 50 28.6
50 to 99 9.9
100 to 249 19.2
250 to 499 17.1
500 to 749 13.2
750 to 999 6.2
1,000 to 1,499 2.6
1,500 to 1,999 2.4
2,000 or more 1.1
Total 100

Distance Shipped for Shipments Originating in Alabama

Miles Shipped % of Weight
Less than 50 46.1
50 to 99 11.8
100 to 249 15.7
250 to 499 12.5
500 to 749 8.5
750 to 999 3.1
1,000 to 1,499 1.2
1,500 to 1,999 1
2,000 or more 0.3
Total 100

 

Industry for Shipments Originating in Alabama

NAICS - Industry % of Value
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 1.4
31-33 Manufacturing 57.8
42 Wholesale trade 29.4
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 0.4
45431 Fuel dealers 0.1
49314 Warehousing and storage 10.6
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers 0.2
551114 Corporate, subsidary, and regional managing offices 0.1
Total 100

Industry for Shipments Originating in Alabama

NAICS - Industry % of Weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 25.2
31-33 Manufacturing 46.1
42 Wholesale trade 25
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses S
45431 Fuel dealers 0.1
49314 Warehousing and storage 2.2
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers S
551114 Corporate, subsidary, and regional managing offices S
Total 100

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 to zero.

- Represents 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 The total percent for mode of transportation is the sum of Truck, Air, Rail, Water, Pipeline, Multiple modes, and Other modes. The Parcel, U.S.P.S., or courier percentage is included in the Multiple modes percentage.

4 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.

* Please note that due to rounding, estimates may not total exactly to 100.

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.