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District of Columbia

Thursday, August 11, 2016
  Value (in millions) Weight (in thousand tons)
Total Shipments Originating in District of Columbia $2,509 3,049
Percent of Total U.S. shipments (%) Z Z

 

Commodities Originating in District of Columbia

2-Digit SCTG - Commodity Description % of Value
08-R Alcoholic beverages and denatured alcohol 22.1
41 Waste and scrap 21.1
05 Meat, poultry, fish, seafood, and their preparations 7
31 Non-metallic mineral products 3.5
26 Wood products 1.9
All other commodities 44.4
Total 100

Commodities Originating in District of Columbia

2-Digit SCTG - Commodity Description % of Weight
31 Non-metallic mineral products 47.3
41 Waste and scrap 43
05 Meat, poultry, fish, seafood, and their preparations 0.9
26 Wood products 0.4
06 Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products 0.1
All other commodities 8.3
Total 100

 

Shipments Originating from District of Columbia

Destination % of Value
District of Columbia 47.4
Maryland 25.9
Virginia 15.2
Pennsylvania 4.6
New Jersey 0.4
Texas 0.3
All other states 6.2
Total 100

Shipments Originating from District of Columbia

Destination5 % of Weight
District of Columbia 39.2
Virginia 25.8
Maryland 21.1
NA  
NA  
NA  
All other states 13.9
Total 100

Shipments Inbound to District of Columbia

Origin % of Value
Maryland 28.2
Virginia 15.5
District of Columbia 10.2
New Jersey 3.8
Pennsylvania 3.1
California 3
All other states 36.2
Total 100

Shipments Inbound to District of Columbia

Origin % of Weight
District of Columbia 28.8
Maryland 26.8
Virginia 24.3
Pennsylvania 2.5
West Virginia 2.3
North Carolina 1.6
All other states 13.7
Total 100

 

Mode of Transportation for Shipments Originating in District of Columbia

Mode % of Value
Truck 95.7
Air (includes truck and air) S
Rail -
Water -
Pipeline1 -
Multiple modes2 4.3
Parcel, U.S.P.S., or courier 4.3
Other modes -
Total3 100

Mode of Transportation for Shipments Originating in District of Columbia

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

Distance Shipped for Shipments Originating in Delaware

Miles Shipped % of Value
Less than 50 46
50 to 99 7.8
100 to 249 10.2
250 to 499 19.3
500 to 749 8.1
750 to 999 3.6
1,000 to 1,499 2.2
1,500 to 1,999 0.5
2,000 or more 2.2
Total 100

Distance Shipped for Shipments Originating in District of Columbia

Miles Shipped % of Weight
Less than 50 68.6
50 to 99 S
100 to 249 S
250 to 499 S
500 to 749 S
750 to 999 S
1,000 to 1,499 S
1,500 to 1,999 S
2,000 or more Z
Total 100

 

Industry for Shipments Originating in District of Columbia

NAICS - Industry % of Value
212 Mining (except oil and gas) -
31-33 Manufacturing 8.3
42 Wholesale trade 91.6
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses -
45431 Fuel dealers -
49314 Warehousing and storage -
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers -
551114 Corporate, subsidary, and regional managing offices 0.1
Total 100

Industry for Shipments Originating in District of Columbia

NAICS - Industry % of Weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas) -
31-33 Manufacturing 47.1
42 Wholesale trade 52.9
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses -
45431 Fuel dealers -
49314 Warehousing and storage -
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers -
551114 Corporate, subsidary, and regional managing offices Z
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.

NA Not Applicable

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.

5 After DC, VA, and MD, all other state estimates by weight were suppressed, rounded to zero, or zero.

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.