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Table 10b. Shipment Characteristics by NAICS (1) for the United States: 2012 and 2007

Monday, July 13, 2015

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(Estimates are based on data from the 2012 and 2007 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive)

NAICS code NAICS title Value Tons Ton-miles (2) Average miles per shipment
2012 2007 Percent change 2012 2007 Percent change 2012 2007 Percent change 2012 2007 Percent change
(million dollars) (million dollars) (thousands) (thousands) (millions) (millions)
  Total 13,852,143 11,684,872 18.5 11,299,409 12,543,425 –9.9 2,969,506 3,344,658 –11.2 630 619 1.7
212 Mining (except oil and gas) 99,888 85,730 16.5 2,900,863 3,638,118 –20.3 859,267 1,057,505 –18.7 47 53 –11.1
31–33 Manufacturing 5,679,313 5,234,281 8.5 4,155,850 4,794,660 –13.3 1,279,523 1,383,058 –7.5 713 721 –1.2
311 Food manufacturing 744,573 585,676 27.1 545,892 568,950 –4.1 261,169 264,425 –1.2 239 305 –21.6
312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 142,936 129,804 10.1 159,843 143,530 11.4 49,408 42,063 17.5 292 227 28.3
313 Textile mills 30,328 35,936 –15.6 7,101 8,989 –21.0 3,731 4,133 –9.7 765 811 –5.6
314 Textile product mills 21,595 28,448 –24.1 5,096 7,022 –27.4 2,313 3,131 –26.1 918 854 7.6
315 Apparel manufacturing 12,462 24,381 –48.9 515 1,463 –64.8 402 1,400 –71.3 1,169 1,224 –4.5
316 Leather and allied product manufacturing 4,870 5,441 –10.5 688 636 8.1 707 789 –10.3 1,105 1,118 –1.1
321 Wood product manufacturing 76,802 100,923 –23.9 211,440 218,834 –3.4 59,705 78,742 –24.2 341 343 –0.5
322 Paper manufacturing 180,585 174,780 3.3 156,327 166,472 –6.1 83,270 89,418 –6.9 532 494 7.7
323 Printing and related support activities 79,263 98,848 –19.8 21,535 33,661 –36.0 10,296 15,936 –35.4 769 791 –2.7
324 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 835,321 608,090 37.4 1,222,084 1,415,099 –13.6 165,106 207,148 –20.3 216 222 –2.8
325 Chemical manufacturing 785,839 713,674 10.1 609,778 594,262 2.6 313,078 279,917 11.8 887 847 4.6
326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 216,973 209,268 3.7 59,798 66,753 –10.4 33,421 37,394 –10.6 764 679 12.5
327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing 98,603 124,713 –20.9 707,054 1,060,926 –33.4 73,594 98,086 –25.0 180 170 5.9
331 Primary metal manufacturing 265,380 251,412 5.6 189,419 201,339 –5.9 87,875 98,318 –10.6 602 545 10.5
332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing 333,287 338,290 –1.5 96,723 118,350 –18.3 38,545 44,620 –13.6 562 596 –5.7
333 Machinery manufacturing 402,610 343,262 17.3 36,938 40,523 –8.8 26,510 31,565 –16.0 889 917 –3.1
334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing 331,636 389,399 –14.8 4,576 5,416 –15.5 3,791 4,442 –14.6 1,164 1,205 –3.4
335 Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing 120,145 128,868 –6.8 16,619 18,771 –11.5 12,347 15,436 –20.0 998 938 6.4
336 Transportation equipment manufacturing 782,011 715,294 9.3 80,977 94,023 –13.9 38,028 45,264 –16.0 806 801 0.5
337 Furniture and related product manufacturing 66,809 83,494 –20.0 14,850 18,700 –20.6 9,652 11,480 –15.9 792 715 10.9
339 Miscellaneous manufacturing 147,284 144,279 2.1 8,599 10,941 –21.4 6,571 9,350 –29.7 1,003 1,017 –1.4
42 Wholesale trade 6,119,269 4,740,065 29.1 3,780,403 3,605,531 4.9 723,220 767,100 –5.7 413 430 –4.0
423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 2,605,062 2,352,345 10.7 969,034 1,361,146 –28.8 228,502 264,780 –13.7 455 501 –9.2
4231 Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers 540,855 503,333 7.5 66,571 81,203 –18.0 31,340 29,489 6.3 381 532 –28.4
4232 Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers 66,139 74,305 –11.0 16,524 23,358 –29.3 9,024 12,730 –29.1 672 663 1.3
4233 Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers 114,200 153,528 –25.6 329,887 498,825 –33.9 31,865 43,488 –26.7 87 141 –38.4
4234 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers 437,435 397,976 9.9 22,255 21,817 2 12,219 9,088 34.5 642 716 –10.2
4235 Metal and mineral (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers 202,708 191,673 5.8 151,632 182,041 –16.7 49,683 43,016 15.5 223 192 16.1
4236 Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers 450,951 338,597 33.2 26,276 24,469 7.4 12,083 11,663 3.6 517 474 9.1
4237 Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers 125,401 119,464 5 18,443 28,474 –35.2 5,011 5,563 –9.9 257 213 20.5
4238 Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers 433,454 363,108 19.4 64,434 74,069 –13.0 14,655 16,716 –12.3 323 322 0.2
4239 Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers 233,919 210,361 11.2 273,012 426,888 –36.0 62,620 93,027 –32.7 829 911 –9.0
424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 3,514,207 2,387,720 47.2 2,811,368 2,244,386 25.3 494,718 502,320 –1.5 321 311 3.3
4241 Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers 96,163 100,860 –4.7 39,288 50,888 –22.8 7,602 15,513 –51.0 314 282 11.3
4242 Drugs and druggists’ sundries merchant wholesalers 535,889 409,264 30.9 12,815 23,407 –45.2 6,710 9,611 –30.2 487 478 1.9
4243 Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers 121,916 119,239 2.2 9,535 9,468 0.7 8,015 8,484 –5.5 997 933 6.9
4244 Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers 647,284 567,732 14 336,965 321,626 4.8 66,571 81,594 –18.4 123 109 13.4
4245 Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers 239,194 143,358 66.9 642,820 623,826 3 260,458 240,207 8.4 265 145 82.8
4246 Chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers 153,656 119,923 28.1 104,935 119,971 –12.5 22,535 31,344 –28.1 223 237 –6.2
4247 Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers 1,319,585 610,759 116.1 1,396,357 846,636 64.9 77,968 52,112 49.6 74 70 6.2
4248 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers 120,471 100,154 20.3 55,359 55,667 –0.6 2,973 3,194 –6.9 43 40 6.4
4249 Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 280,049 216,429 29.4 213,293 192,897 10.6 41,886 60,260 –30.5 445 481 –7.6
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 318,266 216,817 46.8 11,966 7,305 63.8 9,392 6,398 46.8 1,173 1,169 0.4
45431 Fuel dealers 35,694 38,220 –6.6 36,034 48,438 –25.6 734 1,784 –58.8 19 22 –16.8
4931 (3) Warehousing and storage 1,207,896 903,398 33.7 294,522 187,219 57.3 60,458 46,335 30.5 748 833 –10.2
5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers 49,500 38,082 30 11,660 11,892 –2.0 2,130 2,279 –6.6 S 250 S
551114 Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices 342,317 428,280 –20.1 108,111 250,262 –56.8 34,782 80,199 –56.6 769 784 –1.9

KEY: S = Withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards.

(1) NAICS codes shown are those covered in the Commodity Flow Survey.

(2) Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network. See “Mileage Calculations” section for additional information.

(3) For tabulation and publication purposes, NAICS 484 is grouped with NAICS 4931.

NOTES: Value-of-shipments estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Appendix B tables provide estimated measures of sampling variability. The Introduction and appendixes give information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design and definitions. Links to this information on the Internet may be found at <www.census.gov/econ/cfs>.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Economic Census: Transportation Commodity Flow Survey, December 2014.