Table B-9. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Shipment Weight 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 shipment weight	Value	Tons	Ton-miles (1)	Average miles per shipment
SCTG code	Commodity description and shipment weight	coefficient of variation of number	coefficient of variation of number	coefficient of variation of number	coefficient of variation of number
	All commodities (2)
	Total	1.1	1.8	3.7	3.4
	Less than 50 lbs.	1.5	4	4	3.4
	50 to 99 lbs.	2.8	2.3	2.7	2.4
	100 to 499 lbs.	1.7	1.7	2.5	2.3
	500 to 749 lbs.	2.3	1.7	2.1	1.9
	750 to 999 lbs.	3.5	2.3	2.6	1.9
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	1.7	2.3	2	1.8
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	1.3	1.6	1.9	1.7
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	4.3	2.9	3.3	2.5
	100,000 lbs. or more	4.4	4.5	6.1	3.1
01	Live animals and live fish
	Total	24.6	24.7	22.2	19.2
	Less than 50 lbs.	24.2	18.3	37.5	18.9
	50 to 99 lbs.	36.7	44.3	S	43.8
	100 to 499 lbs.	40.6	34.4	S	33.2
	500 to 749 lbs.	45.6	45.8	S	43.3
	750 to 999 lbs.	44.9	47.6	S	S
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	S	S	S	42.6
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	34.9	33.3	28.6	13.2
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	12	12.8	19.5	13
	100,000 lbs. or more	17.3	17.4	32.7	25.2
02	Cereal grains (includes seed)
	Total	9.7	10.3	20.9	13
	Less than 50 lbs.	35.9	23	31.8	20.6
	50 to 99 lbs.	48	S	S	24.6
	100 to 499 lbs.	14.5	16.7	35.3	39.7
	500 to 749 lbs.	33	20.2	33.6	32.6
	750 to 999 lbs.	28.3	30.8	S	23.8
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	17	16.8	25.9	21.6
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	19.8	12.5	14.9	19.6
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	9.1	9.6	15.9	6.9
	100,000 lbs. or more	14.9	15.2	22.6	13.5
03	Agricultural products (excludes animal feed, cereal grains, and forage products)
	Total	5.4	4.9	10.6	15.9
	Less than 50 lbs.	18.5	9.8	20.4	13
	50 to 99 lbs.	12.6	13.6	25.4	25
	100 to 499 lbs.	7.4	9.7	13.4	15.7
	500 to 749 lbs.	11.5	11.2	11.7	13.9
	750 to 999 lbs.	9	11.3	17.3	15.7
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	6.7	7	12.3	13.8
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	10.8	7.6	12.2	7.1
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	7.8	8.1	11.2	6.8
	100,000 lbs. or more	11.7	10.5	15.3	15.3
04	Animal feed, eggs, honey, and other products of animal origin
	Total	5.9	6.5	6.1	18
	Less than 50 lbs.	30.3	42.3	48.2	11.9
	50 to 99 lbs.	25.2	24.7	S	20.1
	100 to 499 lbs.	23	19.1	39.7	22.6
	500 to 749 lbs.	12.8	18	21.2	23.2
	750 to 999 lbs.	11.6	13.1	15.1	33.7
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	8.6	8.5	10.8	8.4
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	8.5	9	11.6	7.4
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	11	10.6	8	10.4
	100,000 lbs. or more	7.6	9.1	10.6	4.4
05	Meat, poultry, fish, seafood, and their preparations
	Total	3.3	3.3	4.1	8.8
	Less than 50 lbs.	15.2	11.9	37.3	25
	50 to 99 lbs.	20.5	14.6	26.5	12.6
	100 to 499 lbs.	12.8	8.5	12.4	9.2
	500 to 749 lbs.	9.3	7	6.2	6.7
	750 to 999 lbs.	12.6	9.1	12.9	9.7
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	5.6	6.1	10.1	11.1
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	2.7	3.5	3.1	2.7
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	9.9	10	19.2	13.7
	100,000 lbs. or more	22.1	26.1	24.6	29.9
06	Milled grain products and preparations and bakery products
	Total	5.2	6.8	9.6	25.3
	Less than 50 lbs.	26.4	24.2	27.5	S
	50 to 99 lbs.	18.9	17.3	13.2	40.9
	100 to 499 lbs.	10.3	13.2	7.4	18.4
	500 to 749 lbs.	12.3	14.5	13	14.3
	750 to 999 lbs.	11.3	10.7	14.4	13.2
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	6.7	9.8	8.8	4.5
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	6	5.5	8	3.6
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	19.8	25.4	19.8	23
	100,000 lbs. or more	21.7	27.1	23.5	5.6
07-R (3)	Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils
	Total	3.6	3.5	7.9	18.5
	Less than 50 lbs.	21.3	15.4	41.9	11.6
	50 to 99 lbs.	12.6	10.9	14.6	13.5
	100 to 499 lbs.	9.6	12.3	10.8	12.1
	500 to 749 lbs.	5.7	7.2	8	10.3
	750 to 999 lbs.	6.1	8.2	10.1	5.6
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	2.9	4.4	6.6	6.2
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	4.4	3.4	9.1	6.3
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	6.9	10.3	9.8	6.7
	100,000 lbs. or more	7.6	6.8	8.7	5.4
08-R (4)	Alcoholic beverages, and denatured alcohol
	Total	1.6	2.9	4.3	20.3
	Less than 50 lbs.	16	9.5	41.3	25.5
	50 to 99 lbs.	8	4.9	8.5	9.1
	100 to 499 lbs.	8.1	4.8	5.5	4.1
	500 to 749 lbs.	6.2	4.7	5.1	2.8
	750 to 999 lbs.	5.1	5.2	5.6	5.8
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	4.5	5.5	5.7	5.4
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	5.7	7.7	7.4	6.4
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	10.6	12.9	22.1	14.5
	100,000 lbs. or more	16.7	19.1	17.9	8.1
09	Tobacco products
	Total	15	13.1	15.6	19.7
	Less than 50 lbs.	9.9	12.7	33	19.6
	50 to 99 lbs.	7.7	7.5	12.6	12.1
	100 to 499 lbs.	11.7	10.9	27.6	17.5
	500 to 749 lbs.	7	9.8	16.7	20.4
	750 to 999 lbs.	17.1	13.4	28.9	15.3
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	18.9	5.4	11.3	13.7
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	21.7	19.4	14.7	S
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	S	S	S	S
	100,000 lbs. or more	S	S	S	S
10	Monumental or building stone
	Total	17	11.3	10.4	11.7
	Less than 50 lbs.	32.5	42.3	39.9	28.1
	50 to 99 lbs.	26.9	31.5	S	31
	100 to 499 lbs.	29.6	41.6	S	17.8
	500 to 749 lbs.	25.3	32.9	30.1	27
	750 to 999 lbs.	21.9	40.3	25.9	26.4
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	26.7	21.3	21.6	11.5
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	19.7	15.5	12	13.8
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	34.2	10.6	22.6	17.2
	100,000 lbs. or more	31	42.3	35	S
11	Natural sands
	Total	10.3	14	10.3	12.7
	Less than 50 lbs.	31.5	37.3	41.3	S
	50 to 99 lbs.	29.4	28	37.4	33.6
	100 to 499 lbs.	25.7	21.6	40.5	28.4
	500 to 749 lbs.	35.4	17.1	32.1	43.5
	750 to 999 lbs.	28.8	18	31.8	36.5
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	S	9.1	19.6	14.6
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	15	22.3	15.8	15.1
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	13.1	16.1	15	7.1
	100,000 lbs. or more	13.3	12.8	13.8	8.4
12	Gravel and crushed stone (excludes dolomite and slate)
	Total	2.7	2.9	6.5	7.7
	Less than 50 lbs.	35.2	35.9	45.7	41.1
	50 to 99 lbs.	37.7	34.2	S	S
	100 to 499 lbs.	31.9	20	33.7	S
	500 to 749 lbs.	S	19.3	S	38.4
	750 to 999 lbs.	25.6	25.5	45.4	32.1
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	20.3	6	45.9	S
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	3.3	2.9	6.6	6.1
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	5.4	5.5	8.4	5.8
	100,000 lbs. or more	8.7	8.9	9.8	8.2
13	Other nonmetallic minerals, n.e.c.
	Total	8.2	8.4	6.4	17.9
	Less than 50 lbs.	24.2	42.9	S	18.4
	50 to 99 lbs.	27	19	42.6	40.3
	100 to 499 lbs.	17.8	23	22.7	S
	500 to 749 lbs.	43.2	22.1	20.3	S
	750 to 999 lbs.	S	42.4	S	S
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	37.2	18.8	15.7	12.7
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	7	9.3	12.4	10.7
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	8.1	10.1	10.8	11.4
	100,000 lbs. or more	8.9	14.7	7.6	8.4
14	Metallic ores and concentrates
	Total	9.5	21.9	26.5	21.3
	Less than 50 lbs.	S	28.7	39.1	29
	50 to 99 lbs.	S	39.2	50	45
	100 to 499 lbs.	28.4	30.2	42.7	S
	500 to 749 lbs.	32.5	29.7	36.4	35.9
	750 to 999 lbs.	S	43.3	S	35.6
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	18.3	24.4	22.4	42.4
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	13.3	23.7	18.9	10.1
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	23.6	27.4	26.1	15.1
	100,000 lbs. or more	16.2	24.1	28.1	19.5
15	Coal
	Total	5.5	7.2	13.6	4.8
	Less than 50 lbs.	S	S	S	S
	50 to 99 lbs.	S	S	S	S
	100 to 499 lbs.	S	S	S	47.3
	500 to 749 lbs.	S	S	S	35.1
	750 to 999 lbs.	39.3	42.6	41	S
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	24.7	23.7	23.3	S
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	10.5	10.1	12.2	15.1
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	9.8	7.4	12.4	10.5
	100,000 lbs. or more	6.5	8.5	13.8	38.2
17-R (5)	Gasoline, aviation turbine fuel, and ethanol (includes kerosene, and fuel alcohols)
	Total	4.3	4.2	9.5	10.2
	Less than 50 lbs.	16.7	17.6	28.9	38.5
	50 to 99 lbs.	32.6	36.5	31.2	13.6
	100 to 499 lbs.	23.8	23	42.3	25.1
	500 to 749 lbs.	12.9	13	18.6	17.9
	750 to 999 lbs.	19.3	19.5	18.6	10.6
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	16.8	15.6	25.2	20.2
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	4.2	4.1	8.6	11
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	7.4	7.2	7.4	7
	100,000 lbs. or more	6.8	6.4	12.7	5.4
18-R (6)	Fuel oils (includes diesel, Bunker C, and biodiesel)
	Total	7.7	9.7	27.2	8.9
	Less than 50 lbs.	24.9	29.7	45.3	41.2
	50 to 99 lbs.	31.7	34.7	S	15.2
	100 to 499 lbs.	13.6	14.3	17.2	13.5
	500 to 749 lbs.	14.4	14.7	20.7	8
	750 to 999 lbs.	10.4	10.1	25.9	24.8
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	13.3	13.4	15.9	9.3
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	8.1	8.5	22.8	10.7
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	6.8	6.8	8.7	6.7
	100,000 lbs. or more	18.3	21.6	41.7	38.6
19	Other coal and petroleum products, n.e.c.
	Total	6	8.9	20.3	9.7
	Less than 50 lbs.	10.6	10	21.9	20.6
	50 to 99 lbs.	17.3	11.4	31.9	16.8
	100 to 499 lbs.	12.1	10	23.9	17.3
	500 to 749 lbs.	14	9.9	16	12.1
	750 to 999 lbs.	16.2	12.2	20	9.4
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	14.9	14.8	16.7	6.7
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	8.1	12.5	21.8	14
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	16.5	16.3	28.3	14.9
	100,000 lbs. or more	10.6	15.6	21.1	8.9
20	Basic chemicals
	Total	5.2	3.4	5.3	18
	Less than 50 lbs.	22.6	12.8	29.8	14.5
	50 to 99 lbs.	17.6	9	16.3	13.7
	100 to 499 lbs.	19.3	8.6	8	11.3
	500 to 749 lbs.	10.5	17.3	14	13.3
	750 to 999 lbs.	29.8	19.6	49.4	17.2
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	9	15.6	7.8	15.8
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	4.8	5.3	6.6	6.9
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	7.6	7.4	21.2	11.6
	100,000 lbs. or more	9.4	5.9	7.8	4.2
21	Pharmaceutical products
	Total	2.5	7.2	8.5	12.2
	Less than 50 lbs.	4.5	14.6	8.6	12.4
	50 to 99 lbs.	12	13.5	12.5	8
	100 to 499 lbs.	8.4	9.5	13.9	9.1
	500 to 749 lbs.	14.8	10.2	16	17.4
	750 to 999 lbs.	19.7	27.6	20.7	27
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	9.5	9.3	11.9	11.6
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	9.3	9.4	17.3	9.8
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	34.2	29.2	43.2	S
	100,000 lbs. or more	31.2	23.2	39	24.5
22	Fertilizers
	Total	6.6	15.6	12.2	11.4
	Less than 50 lbs.	27.6	24.9	S	23.1
	50 to 99 lbs.	22	23.6	S	29.7
	100 to 499 lbs.	25	21.5	25.6	29.8
	500 to 749 lbs.	24.8	23.8	34.4	38.3
	750 to 999 lbs.	22.3	23.1	S	26.9
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	13.4	15.2	19.7	S
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	7.3	7.9	10.1	7.7
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	14.4	16.3	13.3	9.5
	100,000 lbs. or more	16	30.9	16.8	14.2
23	Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c.
	Total	6.5	6.7	5.5	4.6
	Less than 50 lbs.	16.5	10.3	13.3	4.5
	50 to 99 lbs.	17.8	9.2	15.3	6.7
	100 to 499 lbs.	13.2	7.2	9	4.9
	500 to 749 lbs.	8	8.2	7.9	9.8
	750 to 999 lbs.	11.4	9.9	8.7	8.6
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	6.4	17.4	6.9	9.3
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	8.2	7.6	7.8	4.7
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	9.9	14.9	23	15.9
	100,000 lbs. or more	12.6	11.5	13.8	4.6
24	Plastics and rubber
	Total	3.4	5.6	6.3	11
	Less than 50 lbs.	5.4	6.9	14.5	10.3
	50 to 99 lbs.	6.3	6.9	8.8	7.4
	100 to 499 lbs.	5.1	3.9	3.3	2.5
	500 to 749 lbs.	6.9	4.7	7.9	6.7
	750 to 999 lbs.	6.5	4.7	4.9	4.8
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	5.1	3.4	5	5.5
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	5.6	6.6	4.3	4.1
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	11.8	15.8	13.4	14.1
	100,000 lbs. or more	12.6	13	15.5	4.7
25	Logs and other wood in the rough
	Total	17	25.1	20.2	29.4
	Less than 50 lbs.	44.4	43.5	48.1	16.6
	50 to 99 lbs.	35.5	38	38.3	S
	100 to 499 lbs.	37.1	28	49.7	35.7
	500 to 749 lbs.	S	39.7	41.6	32.9
	750 to 999 lbs.	S	37.4	41.7	S
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	24.4	24.6	37.1	48.5
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	18.7	25.5	34.2	15.6
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	21.7	33.2	18.8	14.2
	100,000 lbs. or more	S	S	22.5	S
26	Wood products
	Total	2.6	7.2	6.9	6.1
	Less than 50 lbs.	11.4	9	12.9	10.2
	50 to 99 lbs.	16.7	11.7	29.2	15.8
	100 to 499 lbs.	3.7	5.4	8.2	8.2
	500 to 749 lbs.	4.1	4.1	10.2	10.5
	750 to 999 lbs.	4.4	3.9	8.4	9.6
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	2.9	4.5	5.8	6.8
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	2.7	3.2	4.2	4
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	14.3	16.7	12.9	10.2
	100,000 lbs. or more	7.2	18.8	11.8	7.6
27	Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard
	Total	3.2	4.5	3.8	13.8
	Less than 50 lbs.	40.8	14.4	25	22.5
	50 to 99 lbs.	16.9	10.8	29	26.7
	100 to 499 lbs.	2.9	4.8	8.2	10.8
	500 to 749 lbs.	10.1	6.5	13.9	10.2
	750 to 999 lbs.	4.7	9.6	10	13.6
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	5.4	5.7	8.5	7.4
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	2.9	2.8	2.8	3.7
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	22.8	24	16	14
	100,000 lbs. or more	9.1	9.2	9.1	3
28	Paper or paperboard articles
	Total	2.5	3.5	3.6	11
	Less than 50 lbs.	10.8	8.9	11.4	10.6
	50 to 99 lbs.	8	11.4	16.7	12.3
	100 to 499 lbs.	7	8.1	11.1	9.2
	500 to 749 lbs.	7	7.3	7.4	8.2
	750 to 999 lbs.	8.8	7.9	9.4	11.1
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	3.7	3.2	4.4	5.1
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	3.7	3.7	4.4	2
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	18.4	23.7	24.5	17.7
	100,000 lbs. or more	27.3	32	24.7	14.9
29	Printed products
	Total	4.3	8	9.2	17.1
	Less than 50 lbs.	6.5	10	6.9	17.6
	50 to 99 lbs.	8.3	14.6	14.2	14.6
	100 to 499 lbs.	8.9	14.6	11	15.2
	500 to 749 lbs.	11.9	14.4	13.6	15.9
	750 to 999 lbs.	11.9	21.2	15	12.5
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	4.1	9.2	12.1	6.1
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	4.8	12.3	12.5	8.9
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	39.3	36.6	22.5	49.3
	100,000 lbs. or more	19.8	21.8	S	29
30	Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather
	Total	8.8	8	11	2.3
	Less than 50 lbs.	8.8	8.3	10.8	2.1
	50 to 99 lbs.	7.4	6.2	15.6	9.6
	100 to 499 lbs.	5	6	5.7	5.3
	500 to 749 lbs.	9.5	10.3	12	9.8
	750 to 999 lbs.	22	19.8	15.7	9.8
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	18.2	7.7	8.2	5.2
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	14.4	9.9	11.2	7
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	37.7	34.3	42.7	33.2
	100,000 lbs. or more	32.6	28	S	31
31	Nonmetallic mineral products
	Total	2.2	3.5	2.5	8
	Less than 50 lbs.	11.6	12.9	17.5	4.9
	50 to 99 lbs.	10.5	8.4	21.4	11.1
	100 to 499 lbs.	10.9	10.4	26.3	15.6
	500 to 749 lbs.	22	7	32.4	24.7
	750 to 999 lbs.	7.9	5.5	8.5	6.6
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	7.2	4.1	6	8.5
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	4.1	3.7	3.9	4.6
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	4.9	6.4	6.7	5.2
	100,000 lbs. or more	7.9	8.2	8.5	9.2
32	Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes
	Total	2.2	3.1	2.8	6
	Less than 50 lbs.	5.8	7.4	21.2	10
	50 to 99 lbs.	5.3	6	6.6	6
	100 to 499 lbs.	5	5.5	8	5.9
	500 to 749 lbs.	7.1	6.2	6.8	6.4
	750 to 999 lbs.	5.8	6.3	9.8	5.7
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	4.1	5.4	6.1	3.5
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	3	4	4.2	2.3
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	5.9	6.5	4.4	6.7
	100,000 lbs. or more	6.8	5.4	7.1	6.5
33	Articles of base metal
	Total	2.5	3.1	2.9	4.4
	Less than 50 lbs.	3.7	3.6	5.6	4.9
	50 to 99 lbs.	5.1	3.2	6.3	5.5
	100 to 499 lbs.	3.8	3	6.3	5.7
	500 to 749 lbs.	5.7	7.1	8.1	4.6
	750 to 999 lbs.	8.1	6.8	7.9	6.6
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	2.7	3.8	4.2	3.5
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	4.2	4.9	4.4	2.2
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	12.2	11.2	16	14.6
	100,000 lbs. or more	9.4	6.3	11.9	6.2
34	Machinery
	Total	2.8	9.5	6	4.7
	Less than 50 lbs.	3.5	5.1	8	5.3
	50 to 99 lbs.	4.1	3.7	6.1	3.4
	100 to 499 lbs.	2.6	4	9	6.5
	500 to 749 lbs.	7.1	5.4	9.4	7
	750 to 999 lbs.	4.2	5	8.1	6.4
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	3.3	3.6	7.6	5.9
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	3.9	14.3	4.5	8.3
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	11.4	18.7	26.6	18.2
	100,000 lbs. or more	21.9	23.8	36.7	11.4
35	Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment
	Total	3.4	3.8	4	4.8
	Less than 50 lbs.	3.8	3.5	6.1	4.6
	50 to 99 lbs.	5.8	3.2	9.2	7.8
	100 to 499 lbs.	4	4	6.5	6.9
	500 to 749 lbs.	10	7.1	12.5	11.5
	750 to 999 lbs.	12.7	8	8.3	7.4
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	3.7	6.4	5	4.2
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	7	7.1	5.2	4.6
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	16.8	21.1	31	25.4
	100,000 lbs. or more	32	30.4	26.8	22.3
36	Motorized and other vehicles (including parts)
	Total	2.4	4.5	7.9	8.9
	Less than 50 lbs.	5.3	17.9	14.3	9.5
	50 to 99 lbs.	5.4	10.1	12	9.6
	100 to 499 lbs.	4.4	5.4	13.3	11.5
	500 to 749 lbs.	7.9	8.7	14.4	8.6
	750 to 999 lbs.	17.6	10.9	11.4	14
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	8.8	6.6	11.2	5.1
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	7.3	8	12.1	7
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	8.7	11.6	23.8	13.2
	100,000 lbs. or more	24.4	24.9	44.9	14.7
37	Transportation equipment, n.e.c.
	Total	6.4	9.3	11.6	4.9
	Less than 50 lbs.	6.8	11	6.4	5
	50 to 99 lbs.	15.1	14.7	11.5	12.3
	100 to 499 lbs.	10.4	13.5	9.5	8.4
	500 to 749 lbs.	27.6	11.5	11.2	8.8
	750 to 999 lbs.	12.6	23.3	23.1	7.6
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	19.2	29.7	28.3	11.6
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	21.9	21.4	14.3	9.5
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	S	31.8	36.5	17.2
	100,000 lbs. or more	24.4	9.2	15.1	9.3
38	Precision instruments and apparatus
	Total	3.1	18.6	8.7	3
	Less than 50 lbs.	4.1	8.8	9.6	2.9
	50 to 99 lbs.	9.4	11	15.8	5.6
	100 to 499 lbs.	6.1	11.3	15.7	6.6
	500 to 749 lbs.	14.5	8.3	20.7	14.2
	750 to 999 lbs.	9.1	13.9	19.6	14.2
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	5.7	9.2	13.8	7.7
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	16.9	15.4	21	5.8
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	37.3	23.5	37.7	26.8
	100,000 lbs. or more	S	S	S	21.7
39	Furniture, mattresses and mattress supports, lamps, lighting fittings, and illuminated signs
	Total	10.8	12.1	6.7	7.8
	Less than 50 lbs.	16.6	23.8	29.1	6.1
	50 to 99 lbs.	9.3	12.9	9.7	7.3
	100 to 499 lbs.	11.7	16.8	6.8	10.6
	500 to 749 lbs.	13.1	17.9	10.4	12.6
	750 to 999 lbs.	10.2	16.5	15.7	10.1
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	18.3	22.7	12.5	4.8
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	15.3	11.6	13.8	5.4
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	S	24.1	32.9	31.2
	100,000 lbs. or more	24.2	38	S	S
40	Miscellaneous manufactured products
	Total	3.7	10.9	6	3.3
	Less than 50 lbs.	5.1	5.9	8.5	3.3
	50 to 99 lbs.	7.8	8.3	11.8	6.1
	100 to 499 lbs.	5.4	5.6	7	5.9
	500 to 749 lbs.	11.9	7.5	12.2	6
	750 to 999 lbs.	7.8	17.6	16.6	7.3
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	2.2	7.2	4.9	6.4
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	9.2	12.9	11.4	11.5
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	34.2	46.4	15.7	39.6
	100,000 lbs. or more	24.4	29.3	28.3	15.6
41	Waste and scrap
	Total	9.2	8.1	17.5	9.2
	Less than 50 lbs.	36.4	S	S	38.2
	50 to 99 lbs.	S	36.5	44.4	32
	100 to 499 lbs.	S	22.9	S	31.3
	500 to 749 lbs.	S	22.6	32.8	S
	750 to 999 lbs.	S	27.3	35.4	S
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	10.2	14.6	16.2	20.9
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	12.5	7.9	14.8	11
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	21	12.1	20.5	15
	100,000 lbs. or more	12.2	14.7	27.3	11.7
43	Mixed freight
	Total	3.4	3.3	4.7	9.5
	Less than 50 lbs.	7	9.6	13.1	9.9
	50 to 99 lbs.	7.8	8.8	6.1	5.7
	100 to 499 lbs.	4.3	7.6	6.2	4.8
	500 to 749 lbs.	4.6	5	5.8	4.4
	750 to 999 lbs.	8.3	5	7.2	4
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	3.6	4.8	4	3.3
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	6.2	5.3	6.9	2.8
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	24.4	31.7	21	S
	100,000 lbs. or more	39.3	32.5	36.6	36.9
99	Commodity unknown
	Total	37.9	33	28	19.4
	Less than 50 lbs.	0	0	0	0
	50 to 99 lbs.	0	0	0	0
	100 to 499 lbs.	0	0	0	0
	500 to 749 lbs.	0	0	0	0
	750 to 999 lbs.	0	0	0	0
	1,000 to 9,999 lbs.	0	0	0	0
	10,000 to 49,999 lbs.	S	S	S	S
	50,000 to 99,999 lbs.	0	0	0	0
	100,000 lbs. or more	38.2	33	28	18.5

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

Z = Rounds to zero.

(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: 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-9. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Shipment Weight for the United States: 2012—Con.