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Table 5b. Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity 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 Surveys. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive)

SCTG code Commodity description Value Tons Ton-miles (1) Average miles per shipment
2012
(million dollars)
2007
(million dollars)
Percent change 2012
(thousands)
2007
(thousands)
Percent change 2012
(millions)
2007
(millions)
Percent change 2012 2007 Percent change
  All commodities (2) 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
01 Live animals and live fish 6,390 10,833 –41.0 2,237 6,150 –63.6 1,475 3,973 –62.9 565 739 –23.5
02 Cereal grains (includes seed) 130,140 84,851 53.4 479,064 514,151 –6.8 184,888 203,446 –9.1 202 139 45.1
03 Agricultural products (excludes animal feed, cereal grains, and forage products) 197,793 143,637 37.7 218,995 211,890 3.4 107,383 88,207 21.7 505 354 42.6
04 Animal feed, eggs, honey, and other products of animal origin 118,666 90,472 31.2 238,507 246,436 –3.2 59,660 76,188 –21.7 706 499 41.5
05 Meat, poultry, fish, seafood, and their preparations 302,153 277,251 9.0 90,090 98,413 –8.5 43,798 48,549 –9.8 184 247 –25.5
06 Milled grain products and preparations and bakery products 151,799 143,139 6.1 115,109 120,023 –4.1 53,947 50,732 6.3 169 403 –58.2
07-R (3) Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils 584,496 479,757 X 527,393 468,435 X 201,438 171,452 X 450 268 X
08-R (4) Alcoholic beverages, and denatured alcohol 178,011 158,322 X 99,255 114,012 X 35,176 36,685 X 81 80 X
09 Tobacco products 67,395 70,551 –4.5 2,919 3,289 –11.2 650 390 66.9 830 407 103.8
10 Monumental or building stone 4,221 5,202 –18.9 11,366 28,738 –60.5 1,605 3,113 –48.4 135 123 9.2
11 Natural sands 7,806 6,665 17.1 438,136 460,085 –4.8 38,847 41,125 –5.5 51 56 –7.7
12 Gravel and crushed stone (excludes dolomite and slate) 17,519 21,167 –17.2 1,538,494 2,039,457 –24.6 82,244 147,770 –44.3 30 37 –20.6
13 Other nonmetallic minerals, n.e.c. 13,646 16,727 –18.4 144,500 272,264 –46.9 35,384 52,096 –32.1 253 223 13.4
14 Metallic ores and concentrates 29,072 32,910 –11.7 94,801 76,672 23.6 48,181 39,319 22.5 397 504 –21.1
15 Coal 41,178 38,228 7.7 1,047,934 1,416,187 –26.0 663,676 835,796 –20.6 87 106 –17.3
17-R (5) Gasoline, aviation turbine fuel, and ethanol (includes kerosene, and fuel alcohols) 1,158,935 663,194 X 1,244,059 959,161 X 97,395 68,647 X 46 43 X
18-R (6) Fuel oils (includes diesel, Bunker C, and biodiesel) 706,535 373,515 X 843,282 641,894 X 59,341 54,243 X 31 32 X
19 Other coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. 388,085 268,163 44.7 528,059 578,188 –8.7 99,564 127,190 –21.7 98 111 –11.3
20 Basic chemicals 316,754 271,469 16.7 342,969 412,581 –16.9 143,230 171,156 –16.3 662 428 54.5
21 Pharmaceutical products 814,703 771,252 5.6 16,197 19,076 –15.1 7,798 8,134 –4.1 656 635 3.3
22 Fertilizers 84,213 43,613 93.1 193,918 149,600 29.6 61,745 58,970 4.7 142 171 –16.7
23 Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c. 351,146 331,750 5.8 105,660 123,537 –14.5 46,991 58,477 –19.6 667 638 4.6
24 Plastics and rubber 549,130 489,435 12.2 182,918 186,392 –1.9 100,600 104,622 –3.8 696 550 26.4
25 Logs and other wood in the rough 4,527 7,086 –36.1 35,123 107,869 –67.4 3,878 11,164 –65.3 184 110 68.1
26 Wood products 144,134 183,868 –21.6 297,429 323,773 –8.1 82,275 100,787 –18.4 299 328 –8.7
27 Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard 123,892 126,857 –2.3 123,300 145,380 –15.2 69,122 82,098 –15.8 261 297 –11.9
28 Paper or paperboard articles 126,268 118,070 6.9 76,530 82,233 –6.9 26,687 28,977 –7.9 634 512 23.8
29 Printed products 159,583 190,389 –16.2 38,800 51,435 –24.6 14,890 22,363 –33.4 506 579 –12.6
30 Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather 465,777 473,610 –1.7 39,849 46,728 –14.7 25,485 30,643 –16.8 1,064 1,101 –3.4
31 Nonmetallic mineral products 180,504 196,993 –8.4 793,046 1,156,790 –31.4 93,581 115,289 –18.8 414 447 –7.3
32 Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes 457,280 488,410 –6.4 304,658 364,940 –16.5 109,923 129,224 –14.9 320 360 –11.3
33 Articles of base metal 352,135 388,292 –9.3 100,754 131,924 –23.6 41,985 52,343 –19.8 530 561 –5.6
34 Machinery 753,095 628,267 19.9 74,650 66,728 11.9 36,968 36,760 0.6 438 498 –12.0
35 Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment 1,031,944 1,046,495 –1.4 46,212 47,528 –2.8 28,362 31,645 –10.4 838 815 2.8
36 Motorized and other vehicles (including parts) 1,038,341 907,288 14.4 130,069 133,126 –2.3 64,758 64,776 0.0 479 489 –2.0
37 Transportation equipment, n.e.c. 280,391 173,883 61.3 7,514 6,815 10.3 4,342 4,471 –2.9 844 908 –7.1
38 Precision instruments and apparatus 351,894 304,620 15.5 7,306 5,668 28.9 5,324 3,513 51.5 954 1,008 –5.3
39 Furniture, mattresses and mattress supports, lamps, lighting fittings, and illuminated signs 160,790 152,286 5.6 27,573 26,633 3.5 13,621 15,024 –9.3 837 766 9.3
40 Miscellaneous manufactured products 517,067 490,305 5.5 74,128 91,844 –19.3 31,204 41,995 –25.7 1,042 1,012 2.9
41 Waste and scrap 107,002 82,243 30.1 241,232 305,878 –21.1 66,654 67,023 –0.6 183 152 20.6
43 Mixed freight 1,377,371 932,353 47.7 374,071 300,922 24.3 75,269 56,137 34.1 413 369 11.7
99 Commodity unknown 360 1,453 –75.2 1,303 583 123.6 162 145 11.4 112 485 –76.9

KEY: X = Not applicable.

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

(2) Estimates exclude shipments of crude petroleum (SCTG 16).

(3) Prior to the 2012 CFS, oils and fats treated for use as biodiesel were included in Commodity Code 07. In the 2012 CFS, oils and fats treated for use as biodiesel moved to Commodity Code 18.

(4) Prior to the 2012 CFS, alcohols intended for use as fuel such as ethanol, although not specifically identified, were included in Commodity Code 08. In the 2012 CFS, ethanol moved to Commodity Code 17.

(5) Prior to the 2012 CFS, fuel alcohols such as ethanol were included in Commodity Code 08, although not specifically identified. Also, kerosene was included in Commodity Code 19. In the 2012 CFS, ethanol, fuel alcohols and kerosene moved to Commodity Code 17.

(6) Prior to the 2012 CFS, biodiesel, although not specifically identified, was included in Commodity Code 07. In the 2012 CFS, biodiesel moved to Commodity Code 18.

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.