Table 5 Shipment Characteristics by Industry for the United States: 2012
Estimates are based on preliminary data from the 2012 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive
| NAICS Code (1) | NAICS description | 2012 Value (million $) | 2012 Tons (thousands) | 2012 Ton-miles (2) (millions) | 2012 Average miles per shipment | Value CV (3) | Tons CV | Ton-miles CV | Average miles per shipment CV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total for all sectors | 13,625,059 | 11,695,463 | 3,319,666 | 586 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 1.4 | |
| 212 | Mining (except oil and gas) | 108,982 | 3,231,752 | 1,164,045 | 46 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 12.5 | 3.4 |
| 31-33 | Manufacturing | 5,702,546 | 4,327,439 | 1,256,001 | 700 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| 311 | Food manufacturing | 728,059 | 554,405 | 272,170 | 259 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 13.2 |
| 312 | Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing | 141,582 | 167,653 | 45,554 | 245 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 21.3 |
| 313 | Textile mills | 30,580 | 6,533 | 3,656 | 800 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 3.0 |
| 314 | Textile product mills | 23,059 | 6,692 | 2,393 | 946 | 5.5 | 24.4 | 12.1 | 5.0 |
| 315 | Apparel manufacturing | 13,102 | 523 | 421 | 1,345 | 2.7 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 4.7 |
| 316 | Leather and allied product manufacturing | 5,689 | 630 | 585 | 979 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 13.3 | 6.2 |
| 321 | Wood product manufacturing | 76,014 | 193,636 | 51,118 | 403 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 6.3 |
| 322 | Paper manufacturing | 173,710 | 150,937 | 79,759 | 554 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 6.0 |
| 323 | Printing and related support activities | 78,793 | 22,711 | 10,566 | 768 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 4.1 |
| 324 | Petroleum and coal products manufacturing | 878,880 | 1,383,785 | 186,343 | 156 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 6.1 |
| 325 | Chemical manufacturing | 761,514 | 563,815 | 268,412 | 820 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 2.9 |
| 326 | Plastics and rubber products manufacturing | 214,915 | 57,128 | 32,739 | 757 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
| 327 | Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing | 95,784 | 760,376 | 75,775 | 171 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 8.0 |
| 331 | Primary metal manufacturing | 302,584 | 202,494 | 92,867 | 623 | 2.3 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| 332 | Fabricated metal product manufacturing | 341,310 | 97,267 | 38,351 | 569 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 2.3 |
| 333 | Machinery manufacturing | 396,776 | 41,148 | 29,348 | 859 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 1.6 |
| 334 | Computer and electronic product manufacturing | 339,145 | 4,914 | 4,136 | 1,175 | 3.8 | 10.2 | 7.7 | 1.3 |
| 335 | Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing | 123,033 | 17,661 | 12,531 | 999 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 |
| 336 | Transportation equipment manufacturing | 752,957 | 71,603 | 32,722 | 790 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 2.3 |
| 337 | Furniture and related product manufacturing | 64,076 | 14,148 | 9,243 | 797 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 3.4 |
| 339 | Miscellaneous manufacturing | 160,985 | 9,380 | 7,315 | 924 | 3.8 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 1.5 |
| 42 | Wholesale trade | 5,719,690 | 3,613,366 | 781,391 | 383 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 1.8 |
| 423 | Merchant wholesalers, durable goods | 2,463,311 | 1,057,631 | 236,436 | 422 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 1.9 |
| 4231 | Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers | 545,608 | 77,407 | 30,759 | 310 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 10.1 | 5.8 |
| 4232 | Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 58,497 | 15,096 | 8,026 | 725 | 3.3 | 11.4 | 20.8 | 4.2 |
| 4233 | Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 128,839 | 421,069 | 46,122 | 99 | 1.8 | 9.1 | 21.3 | 4.7 |
| 4234 | Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers | 391,279 | 23,084 | 11,029 | 627 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| 4235 | Metal and mineral (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers | 178,884 | 137,276 | 36,875 | 202 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 11.3 | 5.4 |
| 4236 | Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 389,110 | 26,876 | 10,478 | 442 | 5.1 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 8.1 |
| 4237 | Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers | 112,982 | 16,555 | 4,373 | 257 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
| 4238 | Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 434,334 | 66,956 | 14,936 | 304 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 3.4 |
| 4239 | Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 223,778 | 273,312 | 73,838 | 887 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 3.6 |
| 424 | Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods | 3,256,378 | 2,555,735 | 544,955 | 305 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 2.9 |
| 4241 | Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers | 98,036 | 43,064 | 9,473 | 290 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 8.4 |
| 4242 | Drugs and druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers | 514,459 | 12,816 | 6,561 | 466 | 5.7 | 11.8 | 24.9 | 9.8 |
| 4243 | Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers | 118,485 | 9,917 | 8,315 | 1,024 | 5.2 | 15.6 | 17.2 | 3.1 |
| 4244 | Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers | 684,865 | 363,837 | 80,794 | 122 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
| 4245 | Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers | 224,640 | 630,782 | 240,845 | 152 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 12.3 |
| 4246 | Chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 160,067 | 120,019 | 27,356 | 256 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 8.4 |
| 4247 | Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 1,080,702 | 1,137,111 | 118,681 | 62 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 28.5 | 21.5 |
| 4248 | Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers | 117,312 | 57,176 | 4,254 | 44 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 14.2 | 8.0 |
| 4249 | Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 257,813 | 181,014 | 48,676 | 456 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 11.7 | 5.9 |
| 4541 | Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 319,368 | 13,288 | 9,582 | 1,052 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 1.6 |
| 45431 | Fuel dealers | 38,639 | 39,714 | 1,031 | 20 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 18.8 | 4.4 |
| 4931 | Warehousing and storage | 1,329,396 | 272,394 | 70,874 | 737 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 3.8 |
| 5111 | Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers | 49,138 | 11,004 | 1,964 | 223 | 8.1 | 16.0 | 18.2 | 32.5 |
| 551114 | Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices | 357,300 | 186,506 | 34,778 | 629 | 16.6 | 21.3 | 18.4 | 11.3 |
KEY:
(1) Based on 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
(2) Ton–miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network.
(3) Coefficient of Variation.
NOTE: These data are preliminary and are subject to change; they will be superseded by data released in later reports. Value-of-shipment estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Estimated measures of sampling variability for each estimate known as coefficients of variation (CV) are also provided in these tables.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Economic Census: Transportation Commodity Flow Survey, Preliminary Release, December 2013.