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.

Monday, July 13, 2015

(Estimates are based on data from the 2012 Commodity Flow Survey)

SCTG code	Commodity description and distance shipped (2)	Value	Tons	Ton-miles (3)
SCTG code	Commodity description and distance shipped (2)	coefficient of variation of number	coefficient of variation of number	coefficient of variation of number
	All commodities (4)
	Total	3.2	2.3	2.1
	Less than 50 miles	4.5	4.2	4.8
	50 to 99 miles	8.3	4.4	4.4
	100 to 249 miles	3.1	3.7	3.9
	250 to 499 miles	3.9	2.5	4.1
	500 to 749 miles	3.8	6.8	6.1
	750 to 999 miles	4.8	6.5	6.2
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	4.8	4.7	5.4
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	6.6	6.9	7.4
	2,000 miles or more	6.5	5.4	5.3
01	Live animals and live fish
	Total	32	29.3	S
	Less than 50 miles	31.8	34.8	S
	50 to 99 miles	S	S	S
	100 to 249 miles	41.4	S	S
	250 to 499 miles	42.4	43.7	44.4
	500 to 749 miles	38.2	41.7	42.1
	750 to 999 miles	49.8	S	S
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	S	S	S
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	S	S	S
	2,000 miles or more	S	S	S
02	Cereal grains (includes seed)
	Total	S	S	S
	Less than 50 miles	S	S	S
	50 to 99 miles	0	0	0
	100 to 249 miles	0	0	0
	250 to 499 miles	0	0	0
	500 to 749 miles	0	0	0
	750 to 999 miles	0	0	0
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	0	0	0
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
03	Agricultural products (excludes animal feed, cereal grains, and forage products)
	Total	7.1	5.7	11.4
	Less than 50 miles	8.9	11.3	14.8
	50 to 99 miles	15.4	15.7	15.3
	100 to 249 miles	12.1	11.8	12.9
	250 to 499 miles	8.6	13.5	14.8
	500 to 749 miles	12.3	21.8	20.6
	750 to 999 miles	21	27.3	27.1
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	11.1	12.4	13
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	22.5	31.1	32.1
	2,000 miles or more	20.4	22.9	23.3
04	Animal feed, eggs, honey, and other products of animal origin
	Total	15.6	23	27.5
	Less than 50 miles	23.8	29.7	32.3
	50 to 99 miles	16.4	23.1	20.2
	100 to 249 miles	26.9	20.6	20.1
	250 to 499 miles	13.2	24.3	26.9
	500 to 749 miles	34.5	S	S
	750 to 999 miles	33.4	34.8	34.9
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	30.1	33.4	34.2
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	33.8	S	S
	2,000 miles or more	S	S	S
05	Meat, poultry, fish, seafood, and their preparations
	Total	3.4	3.3	4
	Less than 50 miles	5.7	5.3	5.9
	50 to 99 miles	6.8	7.2	7.2
	100 to 249 miles	6	8	7.8
	250 to 499 miles	4.6	4.8	4.9
	500 to 749 miles	6.7	6.2	5.9
	750 to 999 miles	4.3	2.7	2.8
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	4.1	6.5	6.4
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	7.5	12	12.2
	2,000 miles or more	13.6	12.8	12.7
06	Milled grain products and preparations and bakery products
	Total	8.8	10.2	14
	Less than 50 miles	9.5	12.1	13.3
	50 to 99 miles	14.4	14.8	15.2
	100 to 249 miles	13.6	12.8	11.7
	250 to 499 miles	11.2	11.9	11.8
	500 to 749 miles	18	19.2	19.5
	750 to 999 miles	15.8	15.3	15.2
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	16.4	19	18.5
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	16.9	19	19.5
	2,000 miles or more	16.9	19.8	19.7
07-R (5)	Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils
	Total	4.6	4.3	6.9
	Less than 50 miles	5.6	6.6	4.8
	50 to 99 miles	8.8	7.3	6.7
	100 to 249 miles	6.9	6.4	6.2
	250 to 499 miles	8.8	9.3	9
	500 to 749 miles	7.4	9.5	9.5
	750 to 999 miles	6.9	10.2	11
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	8.1	11.5	12.5
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	11.1	11.1	11.7
	2,000 miles or more	14.8	12.6	12.8
08-R (6)	Alcoholic beverages, and denatured alcohol
	Total	10	17.2	21.7
	Less than 50 miles	7.7	10.4	10.8
	50 to 99 miles	17.1	19.1	19.3
	100 to 249 miles	17.2	21.7	23.7
	250 to 499 miles	17.8	23.5	23.3
	500 to 749 miles	40.7	47.8	47.9
	750 to 999 miles	39.6	44.7	45.2
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	26.9	27.7	25.6
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	20.4	23.1	22.5
	2,000 miles or more	16.8	20.3	20.2
09	Tobacco products
	Total	21.6	21.1	23.1
	Less than 50 miles	22	24.7	25.6
	50 to 99 miles	22.8	25.3	25.2
	100 to 249 miles	24.8	21.1	21.9
	250 to 499 miles	29.7	43.6	45.9
	500 to 749 miles	37	37.6	S
	750 to 999 miles	27	24.2	24.2
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	25.1	22.8	24.8
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	S	S	S
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
10	Monumental or building stone
	Total	0	0	0
	Less than 50 miles	0	0	0
	50 to 99 miles	0	0	0
	100 to 249 miles	0	0	0
	250 to 499 miles	0	0	0
	500 to 749 miles	0	0	0
	750 to 999 miles	0	0	0
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	0	0	0
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
11	Natural sands
	Total	0	0	0
	Less than 50 miles	0	0	0
	50 to 99 miles	0	0	0
	100 to 249 miles	0	0	0
	250 to 499 miles	0	0	0
	500 to 749 miles	0	0	0
	750 to 999 miles	0	0	0
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	0	0	0
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
12	Gravel and crushed stone (excludes dolomite and slate)
	Total	S	41.7	S
	Less than 50 miles	S	41.7	S
	50 to 99 miles	0	0	0
	100 to 249 miles	0	0	0
	250 to 499 miles	0	0	0
	500 to 749 miles	0	0	0
	750 to 999 miles	0	0	0
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	0	0	0
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
13	Other nonmetallic minerals, n.e.c.
	Total	30	37.8	32.1
	Less than 50 miles	34.7	39.6	25.7
	50 to 99 miles	0	0	0
	100 to 249 miles	S	S	S
	250 to 499 miles	S	43.3	S
	500 to 749 miles	5.4	5.2	5.2
	750 to 999 miles	16.3	10.2	10
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	S	S	S
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
14	Metallic ores and concentrates
	Total	S	S	S
	Less than 50 miles	S	S	S
	50 to 99 miles	0	0	0
	100 to 249 miles	0	0	0
	250 to 499 miles	0	0	0
	500 to 749 miles	0	0	0
	750 to 999 miles	0	0	0
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	0	0	0
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
15	Coal
	Total	0	0	0
	Less than 50 miles	0	0	0
	50 to 99 miles	0	0	0
	100 to 249 miles	0	0	0
	250 to 499 miles	0	0	0
	500 to 749 miles	0	0	0
	750 to 999 miles	0	0	0
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	0	0	0
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
17-R (7)	Gasoline, aviation turbine fuel, and ethanol (includes kerosene, and fuel alcohols)
	Total	19.9	20.2	35.6
	Less than 50 miles	39.2	35.9	36.6
	50 to 99 miles	28.1	30.8	26.8
	100 to 249 miles	S	S	S
	250 to 499 miles	26.4	23.2	35.8
	500 to 749 miles	S	S	S
	750 to 999 miles	44.1	45.6	41.4
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	18.3	13.2	13.4
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
18-R (8)	Fuel oils (includes diesel, Bunker C, and biodiesel)
	Total	S	S	S
	Less than 50 miles	S	S	S
	50 to 99 miles	S	S	S
	100 to 249 miles	S	S	S
	250 to 499 miles	S	S	S
	500 to 749 miles	S	S	S
	750 to 999 miles	S	S	S
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	S	S	S
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
19	Other coal and petroleum products, n.e.c.
	Total	15.4	11.1	11
	Less than 50 miles	15.8	11.7	15.6
	50 to 99 miles	30	29.4	30.2
	100 to 249 miles	20.8	22	21.8
	250 to 499 miles	21	20.2	19.2
	500 to 749 miles	18.3	16.6	16.7
	750 to 999 miles	17.2	18.9	19.2
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	34.2	30.7	30
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	30.5	36.6	33.8
	2,000 miles or more	8.7	25.4	29.5
20	Basic chemicals
	Total	11	15.1	22.4
	Less than 50 miles	14.9	11.5	14.8
	50 to 99 miles	19.7	12.5	13
	100 to 249 miles	19.9	16.3	16.2
	250 to 499 miles	27.3	26.8	32.9
	500 to 749 miles	25.5	S	S
	750 to 999 miles	28.5	35	33.6
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	25.8	23.4	24.1
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	19.5	28.4	25.4
	2,000 miles or more	24.5	27.7	27.9
21	Pharmaceutical products
	Total	9.7	13.1	15.6
	Less than 50 miles	19.5	24.6	27.4
	50 to 99 miles	27	21.2	20.8
	100 to 249 miles	9.9	13.3	12.9
	250 to 499 miles	11.4	17.4	15.8
	500 to 749 miles	14.7	22.3	21.1
	750 to 999 miles	16.3	22.4	22.9
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	19.9	22.8	23.5
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	17.8	27.5	28.4
	2,000 miles or more	22.7	18.9	19.2
22	Fertilizers
	Total	29.6	21	27.6
	Less than 50 miles	32.5	37.9	35.2
	50 to 99 miles	29.2	28.6	27.6
	100 to 249 miles	34.1	22.7	26.6
	250 to 499 miles	32.6	25.7	23.1
	500 to 749 miles	40.6	39.1	40
	750 to 999 miles	33	30.3	28.7
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	S	44.1	47.5
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	37	49.6	49.1
	2,000 miles or more	35.9	S	S
23	Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c.
	Total	11.5	14	12.4
	Less than 50 miles	16.7	13.3	12.5
	50 to 99 miles	25	18.1	19.3
	100 to 249 miles	19.5	24.9	23.6
	250 to 499 miles	17.9	22.9	22.2
	500 to 749 miles	10.7	14.3	14.3
	750 to 999 miles	34.7	22.8	27.9
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	23.7	16.3	16.3
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	23.5	24.1	23.8
	2,000 miles or more	40.4	24.4	24.9
24	Plastics and rubber
	Total	18.2	27.4	32.3
	Less than 50 miles	39.6	35.7	S
	50 to 99 miles	39	30.5	34.4
	100 to 249 miles	33.8	35.2	36.4
	250 to 499 miles	21.5	S	S
	500 to 749 miles	32.1	33.7	32.2
	750 to 999 miles	23.6	35.5	34.8
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	35	S	S
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	S	S	S
	2,000 miles or more	S	S	S
25	Logs and other wood in the rough
	Total	0	0	0
	Less than 50 miles	0	0	0
	50 to 99 miles	0	0	0
	100 to 249 miles	0	0	0
	250 to 499 miles	0	0	0
	500 to 749 miles	0	0	0
	750 to 999 miles	0	0	0
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	0	0	0
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
26	Wood products
	Total	S	S	S
	Less than 50 miles	S	S	S
	50 to 99 miles	S	S	S
	100 to 249 miles	S	S	S
	250 to 499 miles	0	0	0
	500 to 749 miles	0	0	0
	750 to 999 miles	S	S	S
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	0	0	0
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	S	S	S
	2,000 miles or more	S	S	S
27	Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard
	Total	34.1	S	S
	Less than 50 miles	34.1	S	S
	50 to 99 miles	0	0	0
	100 to 249 miles	0	0	0
	250 to 499 miles	0	0	0
	500 to 749 miles	0	0	0
	750 to 999 miles	0	0	0
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	0	0	0
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
28	Paper or paperboard articles
	Total	31.5	22.6	37.5
	Less than 50 miles	42.9	29.8	42.9
	50 to 99 miles	32.8	40.7	48.2
	100 to 249 miles	S	S	S
	250 to 499 miles	S	S	S
	500 to 749 miles	0	0	0
	750 to 999 miles	0	0	0
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	0	0	0
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
29	Printed products
	Total	S	S	44.1
	Less than 50 miles	0	0	0
	50 to 99 miles	0	0	0
	100 to 249 miles	0	0	0
	250 to 499 miles	S	S	S
	500 to 749 miles	47.3	S	S
	750 to 999 miles	S	S	S
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	S	S	S
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	S	S	S
	2,000 miles or more	S	S	S
30	Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather
	Total	34.7	36	35.9
	Less than 50 miles	S	S	S
	50 to 99 miles	36.6	S	S
	100 to 249 miles	45.1	S	S
	250 to 499 miles	S	S	S
	500 to 749 miles	36.7	S	S
	750 to 999 miles	S	S	S
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	29.7	35.5	35.4
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	S	S	S
	2,000 miles or more	28.6	31.5	34
31	Nonmetallic mineral products
	Total	22.3	33	31.1
	Less than 50 miles	24.9	35.3	37.3
	50 to 99 miles	43.2	S	S
	100 to 249 miles	37.2	S	S
	250 to 499 miles	28.7	31.2	28.1
	500 to 749 miles	37.9	13.8	14.4
	750 to 999 miles	45	47.2	S
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	28.2	26.3	25.9
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	S	26.1	30.4
	2,000 miles or more	20.3	17.3	16.7
32	Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes
	Total	40.1	S	40.5
	Less than 50 miles	39	38	18.7
	50 to 99 miles	S	S	S
	100 to 249 miles	19.8	21.3	22.6
	250 to 499 miles	S	S	S
	500 to 749 miles	S	S	S
	750 to 999 miles	49.7	S	S
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	S	S	S
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	S	S	S
	2,000 miles or more	S	S	S
33	Articles of base metal
	Total	S	S	S
	Less than 50 miles	S	S	S
	50 to 99 miles	S	S	S
	100 to 249 miles	S	S	S
	250 to 499 miles	S	S	S
	500 to 749 miles	0	0	0
	750 to 999 miles	0	0	0
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	S	S	S
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	S	S	S
34	Machinery
	Total	40.7	S	S
	Less than 50 miles	31.7	44.6	47.2
	50 to 99 miles	S	S	S
	100 to 249 miles	S	S	S
	250 to 499 miles	46.5	S	S
	500 to 749 miles	S	S	S
	750 to 999 miles	S	S	S
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	15.1	S	S
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	S	S	S
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
35	Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment
	Total	S	S	S
	Less than 50 miles	S	S	S
	50 to 99 miles	S	S	S
	100 to 249 miles	S	S	S
	250 to 499 miles	S	S	S
	500 to 749 miles	0	0	0
	750 to 999 miles	0	0	0
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	S	S	S
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	S	S	S
	2,000 miles or more	S	S	S
36	Motorized and other vehicles (including parts)
	Total	0	0	0
	Less than 50 miles	0	0	0
	50 to 99 miles	0	0	0
	100 to 249 miles	0	0	0
	250 to 499 miles	0	0	0
	500 to 749 miles	0	0	0
	750 to 999 miles	0	0	0
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	0	0	0
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
37	Transportation equipment, n.e.c.
	Total	S	S	S
	Less than 50 miles	S	S	S
	50 to 99 miles	0	0	0
	100 to 249 miles	0	0	0
	250 to 499 miles	S	S	S
	500 to 749 miles	0	0	0
	750 to 999 miles	0	0	0
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	0	0	0
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
38	Precision instruments and apparatus
	Total	19.3	30	27.4
	Less than 50 miles	31.2	41.8	45.4
	50 to 99 miles	S	S	S
	100 to 249 miles	47.4	S	S
	250 to 499 miles	S	S	S
	500 to 749 miles	38.7	S	S
	750 to 999 miles	17.8	49.1	46.7
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	40.1	47.7	48.5
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	44.9	S	S
	2,000 miles or more	48.6	S	S
39	Furniture, mattresses and mattress supports, lamps, lighting fittings, and illuminated signs
	Total	45.4	S	S
	Less than 50 miles	14	17.6	27.9
	50 to 99 miles	S	S	S
	100 to 249 miles	1.8	4.2	18.8
	250 to 499 miles	S	S	S
	500 to 749 miles	S	S	S
	750 to 999 miles	S	S	S
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	S	S	S
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	S	S	S
40	Miscellaneous manufactured products
	Total	S	28.9	36.8
	Less than 50 miles	S	S	S
	50 to 99 miles	S	S	S
	100 to 249 miles	S	29.7	29.5
	250 to 499 miles	S	28.3	27.8
	500 to 749 miles	42.6	37.6	37.3
	750 to 999 miles	S	S	S
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	S	S	S
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	S	S	S
	2,000 miles or more	S	46.6	46.6
41	Waste and scrap
	Total	S	S	S
	Less than 50 miles	S	S	S
	50 to 99 miles	0	0	0
	100 to 249 miles	0	0	0
	250 to 499 miles	0	0	0
	500 to 749 miles	0	0	0
	750 to 999 miles	0	0	0
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	0	0	0
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0
43	Mixed freight
	Total	3.1	3.7	5.1
	Less than 50 miles	4.2	5.1	7.5
	50 to 99 miles	5.2	6.5	6.3
	100 to 249 miles	4.2	4.4	4.9
	250 to 499 miles	9.7	9.3	8.8
	500 to 749 miles	11.7	10.7	11.2
	750 to 999 miles	14.6	18.7	18.6
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	16.5	18.7	19.8
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	22.1	25.2	25.3
	2,000 miles or more	21.5	25.2	27.1
99	Commodity unknown
	Total	44.3	S	S
	Less than 50 miles	0	0	0
	50 to 99 miles	44.3	S	S
	100 to 249 miles	0	0	0
	250 to 499 miles	0	0	0
	500 to 749 miles	0	0	0
	750 to 999 miles	0	0	0
	1,000 to 1,499 miles	0	0	0
	1,500 to 1,999 miles	0	0	0
	2,000 miles or more	0	0	0

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

(1) Shipments that are temperature controlled are transported in a vehicle or container that regulates or maintains the temperature when en route to its destination.

(2) Shipments are grouped into distance categories based on Great Circle Distance (GCD). GCD is the shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere over the surface of that sphere.

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

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

(5) 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.

(6) 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.

(7) 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.

(8) 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: 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/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.

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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.