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South Carolina

Friday, August 12, 2016
  Value (in millions) Weight (in thousand tons)
Total Shipments Originating in South Carolina $159,760 99,936
Percent of Total U.S. shipments (%) 1.2 0.9

 

Commodities Originating in South Carolina

2-Digit SCTG - Commodity Description % of Value
36 Motorized and other vehicles (includes parts) 10.8
24 Plastics and rubber 10
34 Machinery 9.8
43 Mixed freight 6.7
30 Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather 5.7
All other commodities 57
Total 100

Commodities Originating in South Carolina

2-Digit SCTG - Commodity Description % of Weight
12 Gravel and crushed stone (excludes dolomite and slate) 12.7
31 Non-metallic mineral products 9.9
11 Natural sands 9.3
24 Plastics and rubber 7.4
26 Wood products 7.4
All other commodities 53.3
Total 100

 

Shipments Originating from South Carolina

Destination % of Value
South Carolina 32.2
North Carolina 10
Georgia 7.8
Louisiana 4.7
Texas 4.4
Tennessee 3.4
All other states 37.5
Total 100

Shipments Originating from South Carolina

Destination % of Weight
South Carolina 53.9
North Carolina 12.5
Georgia 6.2
Virginia 2.3
Ohio 2.1
Tennessee 2.1
All other states 20.9
Total 100

Shipments Inbound to South Carolina

Origin % of Value
South Carolina 29.6
North Carolina 12.8
Georgia 10.8
Texas 5
Illinois 4
Michigan 3.1
All other states 34.7
Total 100

Shipments Inbound to South Carolina

Origin % of Weight
South Carolina 42.9
North Carolina 13.8
Georgia 7.1
Texas 3.1
Illinois 3
Tennessee 2.9
All other states 27.2
Total 100

 

Mode of Transportation for Shipments Originating in South Carolina

Mode % of Value
Truck 78.9
Air (includes truck and air) S
Rail 5.4
Water Z
Pipeline1 -
Multiple modes2 11.9
Parcel, U.S.P.S., or courier 9
Other modes -
Total3 100

Mode of Transportation for Shipments Originating in South Carolina

Mode % of Weight
Truck 90.5
Air (includes truck and air) 0.1
Rail 6
Water Z
Pipeline1 -
Multiple modes2 3.4
Parcel, U.S.P.S., or courier 0.3
Other modes -
Total3 100

Distance Shipped for Shipments Originating in South Carolina

Miles Shipped % of Value
Less than 50 20.5
50 to 99 11.7
100 to 249 19.5
250 to 499 16.3
500 to 749 18.3
750 to 999 6
1,000 to 1,499 3.2
1,500 to 1,999 1.6
2,000 or more 2.9
Total 100

Distance Shipped for Shipments Originating in South Carolina

Miles Shipped % of Weight
Less than 50 45.7
50 to 99 12.2
100 to 249 15.9
250 to 499 11.6
500 to 749 9.5
750 to 999 2.2
1,000 to 1,499 1.6
1,500 to 1,999 0.4
2,000 or more 0.9
Total 100

 

Industry for Shipments Originating in South Carolina

NAICS - Industry % of Value
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 0.2
31-33 Manufacturing 62.7
42 Wholesale trade 27.8
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 0.6
45431 Fuel dealers 0.2
49314 Warehousing and storage 6.8
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers 0.1
551114 Corporate, subsidary, and regional managing offices 1.7
Total 100

Industry for Shipments Originating in South Carolina

NAICS - Industry % of Weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 22.4
31-33 Manufacturing 49.7
42 Wholesale trade 24.4
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 0.1
45431 Fuel dealers 0.3
49314 Warehousing and storage 2
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers 0.1
551114 Corporate, subsidary, and regional managing offices 1.1
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.