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California

Thursday, August 11, 2016
  Value (in millions) Weight (in thousand tons)
Total Shipments Originating in California $1,476,407 718,345
Percent of Total U.S. shipments (%) 10.7 6.4

 

Commodities Originating in California

2-Digit SCTG - Commodity Description % of Value
35 Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, and office equipment 14
43 Mixed freight 9.9
17-R Gasoline, aviation turbine fuel, and ethanol (includes kerosene and fuel alcohols) 7.1
36 Motorized and other vehicles (includes parts) 7.1
21 Pharmaceutical products 6.7
All other commodities 55.2
Total 100

Commodities Originating in California

2-Digit SCTG - Commodity Description % of Weight
17-R Gasoline, aviation turbine fuel, and ethanol (includes kerosene and fuel alcohols) 14.9
31 Non-metallic mineral products 10.7
07-R Other prepared foodstuffs, and fats and oils 10
12 Gravel and crushed stone (excludes dolomite and slate) 8
11 Natural sands 7
All other commodities 49.4
Total 100

 

Shipments Originating from California

Destination % of Value
California 62.9
Texas 4.6
Arizona 2.6
Washington 2.4
New York 2
Florida 1.6
All other states 23.9
Total 100

Shipments Originating from California

Destination % of Weight
California 87.7
Arizona 1.4
Texas 1.3
Nevada 0.9
Illinois 0.8
Washington 0.8
All other states 7.1
Total 100

Shipments Inbound to California

Origin % of Value
California 69
Texas 3.1
Oregon 2
Illinois 1.6
Arizona 1.5
New York 1.4
All other states 21.4
Total 100

Shipments Inbound to California

Origin % of Weight
California 82.4
Utah 2.8
Texas 1.5
Oregon 1.3
Nevada 0.9
Washington 0.7
All other states 10.4
Total 100

 

Mode of Transportation for Shipments Originating in California

Mode % of Value
Truck 68.2
Air (includes truck and air) 5.3
Rail 1.3
Water 1.3
Pipeline1 4
Multiple modes2 19.8
Parcel, U.S.P.S., or courier 18.4
Other modes -
Total3 100

Mode of Transportation for Shipments Originating in California

Mode % of Weight
Truck 82.3
Air (includes truck and air) 0.1
Rail 3.3
Water 2.4
Pipeline1 9.2
Multiple modes2 2.7
Parcel, U.S.P.S., or courier 0.6
Other modes -
Total3 100

Distance Shipped for Shipments Originating in California

Miles Shipped % of Value
Less than 50 41.4
50 to 99 9.4
100 to 249 7.5
250 to 499 8.4
500 to 749 4.2
750 to 999 3.5
1,000 to 1,499 6
1,500 to 1,999 8.7
2,000 or more 10.8
Total 100

Distance Shipped for Shipments Originating in California

Miles Shipped % of Weight
Less than 50 68.6
50 to 99 8.9
100 to 249 7.6
250 to 499 4.9
500 to 749 1.9
750 to 999 1.3
1,000 to 1,499 1.6
1,500 to 1,999 2.7
2,000 or more 2.6
Total 100

 

Industry for Shipments Originating in California

NAICS - Industry % of Value
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 0.2
31-33 Manufacturing 34.1
42 Wholesale trade 48.9
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 3.3
45431 Fuel dealers 0.1
49314 Warehousing and storage 8.2
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers 0.3
551114 Corporate, subsidary, and regional managing offices 4.9
Total 100

Industry for Shipments Originating in California

NAICS - Industry % of Weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 15.3
31-33 Manufacturing 43.6
42 Wholesale trade 33.8
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 0.4
45431 Fuel dealers 0.2
49314 Warehousing and storage 3.1
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers 0.2
551114 Corporate, subsidary, and regional managing offices 3.4
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.