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2012 Commodity Flow Survey United States

Monday, July 13, 2015

2012 Commodity Flow Survey United States

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2012 Commodity Flow Survey United States

Acknowledgements
Introduction to the Economic Census
2012 Commodity Flow Survey
Table 1a. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2012
Table 1b. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2012 and 2007
Table 1c. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: Percentage of Total for 2012 and 2007
Table 2a. Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: 2012
Table 2b. Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: 2012 and 2007
Table 2c. Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: Percentage of Total for 2012 and 2007
Table 3a. Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: 2012
Table 3b. Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: 2012 and 2007
Table 3c. Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: Percentage of Total for 2012 and 2007
Table 4a. Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Weight for the United States: 2012
Table 4b. Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Weight for the United States: 2012 and 2007
Table 4c. Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Weight for the United States: Percentage of Total for 2012 and 2007
Table 5a. Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity for the United States: 2012
Table 5b. Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity for the United States: 2012 and 2007
Table 5c. Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity for the United States: Percentage of Total for 2012 and 2007
Table 6. Shipment Characteristics by Three-Digit Commodity for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table 7. Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table 8. Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Distance Shipped for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table 9. Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Shipment Weight for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table 10a. Shipment Characteristics by NAICS (1) for the United States: 2012
Table 10b. Shipment Characteristics by NAICS (1) for the United States: 2012 and 2007
Table 11. Shipment Characteristics by NAICS (1) and Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table 12. Shipment Characteristics by NAICS (1) and Distance Shipped for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table 13. Shipment Characteristics by NAICS (1) and Shipment Weight for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table 14. Shipment Characteristics by Origin State for the United States: 2012
Table 15. Shipment Characteristics by Destination State for the United States: 2012
Table 16. Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2012
Table 17. Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Total Modal Activity for the United States: 2012
Table 18. Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Distance Shipped for the United States: 2012
Table 19. Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Shipment Weight for the United States: 2012
Table 20. Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Two-Digit Commodity for the United States: 2012
Table 21. Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Two-Digit Commodity and Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table 22. Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Two-Digit Commodity and Distance Shipped for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table 23. Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Two-Digit Commodity and Shipment Weight for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table 24. Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Three-Digit Commodity for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table 25. Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by NAICS (2) for the United States: 2012
Table 26. Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by NAICS (2) and Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table 27. Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by NAICS (2) and Distance Shipped for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table 28. Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by NAICS (2) and Shipment Weight for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table 29. Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Origin State for the United States: 2012
Table 30. Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Destination State for the United States: 2012
Appendix A. Comparability With the 2007, 2002, 1997, and 1993 Commodity Flow Surveys
Appendix B. Reliability of the Estimates
Table B-1a. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2012
Table B-1b. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2012 and 2007
Table B-1c. Estimated Standard Errors for Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: Percentage of Total for 2012 and 2007
Table B-2a. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: 2012
Table B-2b. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: 2012 and 2007
Table B-2c. Estimated Standard Errors for Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: Percentage of Total for 2012 and 2007
Table B-3a. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: 2012
Table B-3b. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: 2012 and 2007
Table B-3c. Estimated Standard Errors for Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: Percentage of Total for 2012 and 2007
Table B-4a. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Weight for the United States: 2012
Table B-4b. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Weight for the United States: 2012 and 2007
Table B-4c. Estimated Standard Errors for Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Weight for the United States: Percentage of Total for 2012 and 2007
Table B-5a. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity for the United States: 2012
Table B-5b. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity for the United States: 2012 and 2007
Table B-5c. Estimated Standard Errors for Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity for the United States: Percentage of Total for 2012 and 2007
Table B-6. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Three-Digit Commodity for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table B-7. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table B-8. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Distance Shipped for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table B-9. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Shipment Weight for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table B-10a. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics by NAICS (1) for the United States: 2012
Table B-10b. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by NAICS (1) for the United States: 2012 and 2007
Table B-11. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics by NAICS (1) and Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table B-12. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics by NAICS (1) and Distance Shipped for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table B-13. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics by NAICS (1) and Shipment Weight for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table B-14. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics by Origin State for the United States: 2012
Table B-15. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics by Destination State for the United States: 2012
Table B-16. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2012
Table B-17. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Total Modal Activity for the United States: 2012
Table B-18. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Distance Shipped for the United States: 2012
Table B-19. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Shipment Weight for the United States: 2012
Table B-20. Estimates Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Two-Digit Commodity for the United States: 2012
Table B-21. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Two-Digit Commodity and Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table B-22. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Two-Digit Commodity and Distance Shipped for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table B-23. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Two-Digit Commodity and Shipment Weight for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table B-24. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Three-Digit Commodity for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table B-25. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by NAICS (2) for the United States: 2012
Table B-26. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by NAICS (2) and Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table B-27. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by NAICS (2) and Distance Shipped for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table B-28. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by NAICS (2) and Shipment Weight for the United States: 2012—Con.
Table B-29. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Origin State for the United States: 2012
Table B-30. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics of Temperature Controlled Shipments (1) by Destination State for the United States: 2012
Appendix C. Sample Design, Data Collection, and Estimation
Appendix D. Standard Classification of Transported Goods Code Information
Appendix E. Sample Questionnaire Instructions and Form

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