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West Virginia

Friday, August 12, 2016
  Value (in millions) Weight (in thousand tons)
Total Shipments Originating in West Virginia $54,759 174,741
Percent of Total U.S. shipments (%) 0.4 1.5

 

Commodities Originating in West Virginia

2-Digit SCTG - Commodity Description % of Value
15 Coal 16.8
21 Pharmaceutical products 12.7
32 Base metal in primary or semi-finished forms and in finished basic shapes 8
20 Basic chemicals 7.1
34 Machinery 7.1
All other commodities 48.3
Total 100

Commodities Originating in West Virginia

2-Digit SCTG - Commodity Description % of Weight
15 Coal 75.8
12 Gravel and crushed stone (excludes dolomite and slate) 6.1
31 Non-metallic mineral products 3.7
19 Other coal and petroleum products, not elsewhere classified 2.3
20 Basic chemicals 2.2
All other commodities 9.9
Total 100

 

Shipments Originating from West Virginia

Destination % of Value
West Virginia 24.3
Pennsylvania 11.9
Ohio 11.4
North Carolina 9.4
Virginia 6.2
New York 4
All other states 32.8
Total 100

Shipments Originating from West Virginia

Destination % of Weight
West Virginia 27.4
Pennsylvania 15.8
North Carolina 13.3
Ohio 6.9
Michigan 2.5
Kentucky 2.2
All other states 31.9
Total 100

Shipments Inbound to West Virginia

Origin % of Value
West Virginia 20.7
Kentucky 14.3
Ohio 11.9
Pennsylvania 9.9
Virginia 7.1
Texas 5.3
All other states 30.8
Total 100

Shipments Inbound to West Virginia

Origin % of Weight
West Virginia 49.7
Kentucky 17.8
Ohio 11.2
Pennsylvania 4.9
Virginia 3.5
Indiana 2.8
All other states 10.1
Total 100

 

Mode of Transportation for Shipments Originating in West Virginia

Mode % of Value
Truck 72.1
Air (includes truck and air) 1.2
Rail 17.4
Water 2.1
Pipeline1 Z
Multiple modes2 7.3
Parcel, U.S.P.S., or courier 4.7
Other modes -
Total3 100

Mode of Transportation for Shipments Originating in West Virginia

Mode % of Weight
Truck 31.2
Air (includes truck and air) Z
Rail 57.1
Water 4.8
Pipeline1 S
Multiple modes2 6.8
Parcel, U.S.P.S., or courier Z
Other modes -
Total3 100

Distance Shipped for Shipments Originating in West Virginia

Miles Shipped % of Value
Less than 50 21.6
50 to 99 12.4
100 to 249 25.1
250 to 499 27.4
500 to 749 6
750 to 999 3.7
1,000 to 1,499 1.7
1,500 to 1,999 0.6
2,000 or more 1.5
Total 100

Distance Shipped for Shipments Originating in West Virginia

Miles Shipped % of Weight
Less than 50 24.5
50 to 99 12.5
100 to 249 28.3
250 to 499 32.3
500 to 749 1.3
750 to 999 0.6
1,000 to 1,499 0.2
1,500 to 1,999 Z
2,000 or more 0.1
Total 100

 

Industry for Shipments Originating in West Virginia

NAICS - Industry % of Value
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 17.1
31-33 Manufacturing 44.9
42 Wholesale trade 31.8
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 0.2
45431 Fuel dealers 0.2
49314 Warehousing and storage 1.3
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers 0.1
551114 Corporate, subsidary, and regional managing offices S
Total 100

Industry for Shipments Originating in West Virginia

NAICS - Industry % of Weight
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 82.4
31-33 Manufacturing 12.3
42 Wholesale trade 5
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses Z
45431 Fuel dealers 0.1
49314 Warehousing and storage S
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers Z
551114 Corporate, subsidary, and regional managing offices 0.2
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.