Table 6 Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity for the United States: 2007
Table 6 Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity for the United States: 2007
Estimates are based on preliminary data from the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive
| SCTG code (1) |
Commodity description (2-digit) | 2007 Value (million $) | 2007 Tons (thousands) | 2007 Ton-miles (2) (millions) | 2007 Average miles per shipment | Value CV (3) | Tons CV | Ton-miles CV | Average miles per shipment CV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Commodities | 11,831,503 | 13,016,610 | 3,490,806 | 580 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 1.9 | |
| 01 | Live animals and live fish | 14,654 | 8,766 | 3,900 | 725 | 18.6 | 19.9 | 25.1 | 12.4 |
| 02 | Cereal grains | 109,708 | 672,952 | 280,363 | 153 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 11.2 |
| 03 | Other agricultural products | 157,614 | 271,460 | 121,512 | 374 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 12.7 |
| 04 | Animal feed and products of animal origin, nec | 82,357 | 231,495 | 70,558 | 383 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 14.1 |
| 05 | Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations | 258,620 | 90,236 | 44,157 | 243 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 11.8 |
| 06 | Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products | 137,360 | 115,314 | 50,309 | 262 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 18.2 |
| 07 | Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils | 489,767 | 461,975 | 159,873 | 230 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 9.1 |
| 08 | Alcoholic beverages | 156,828 | 116,820 | 33,241 | 87 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 13.3 |
| 09 | Tobacco products | 81,238 | 3,380 | 646 | 414 | 9.9 | 21.6 | 35.9 | 12.0 |
| 10 | Calcareous monumental or building stone | 5,137 | 36,379 | 3,366 | 168 | 9.5 | 15.7 | 12.2 | 13.6 |
| 11 | Natural sands | 6,479 | 484,498 | 33,272 | 53 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 8.7 |
| 12 | Gravel and crushed stone | 18,536 | 1,885,219 | 132,653 | 39 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 7.9 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Nonmetallic minerals nec | 17,690 | 257,185 | 51,143 | 280 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 18.1 |
| 14 | Metallic ores and concentrates | 21,090 | 93,652 | 51,519 | 454 | 14.5 | 21.9 | 41.9 | 16.3 |
| 15 | Nonagglomerated bituminous coal | 33,442 | 1,234,583 | 722,280 | 115 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 9.8 | 6.3 |
| 17 | Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel | 793,713 | 1,135,395 | 129,911 | 61 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 23.0 | 19.3 |
| 18 | Fuel oils | 402,578 | 692,777 | 65,627 | 32 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 15.1 | 5.6 |
| 19 | Coal and petroleum products, nec | 298,433 | 847,597 | 206,377 | 83 | 7.0 | 23.7 | 34.6 | 9.2 |
| 20 | Basic chemicals | 253,222 | 408,198 | 148,281 | 400 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 11.8 |
| 21 | Pharmaceutical products | 778,370 | 22,082 | 10,564 | 690 | 8.2 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 4.5 |
| 22 | Fertilizers | 41,860 | 136,763 | 52,065 | 162 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 23.1 | 15.0 |
| 23 | Chemical products and preparations, nec | 344,096 | 128,543 | 62,135 | 611 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 7.2 |
| 24 | Plastics and rubber | 488,100 | 183,251 | 102,718 | 521 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 25 | Logs and other wood in the rough | 7,084 | 104,452 | 10,991 | 114 | 10.9 | 19.9 | 14.0 | 12.5 |
| 26 | Wood products | 217,999 | 413,844 | 134,137 | 290 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 8.1 |
| 27 | Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard | 128,651 | 144,721 | 80,369 | 250 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 7.0 |
| 28 | Paper or paperboard articles | 117,910 | 81,710 | 29,675 | 392 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| 29 | Printed products | 209,852 | 56,586 | 24,726 | 546 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 8.5 |
| 30 | Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather | 466,156 | 44,952 | 28,643 | 1,039 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 |
| 31 | Nonmetallic mineral products | 201,149 | 1,182,580 | 123,301 | 383 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 9.6 |
| 32 | Base metal in prim or semifin forms & in finished basic shapes | 479,557 | 397,286 | 148,620 | 322 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| 33 | Articles of base metal | 380,789 | 131,193 | 57,385 | 524 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 9.1 | 5.7 |
| 34 | Machinery | 631,390 | 69,773 | 37,593 | 460 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 2.4 |
| 35 | Electronic & other electrical equipment & components & office equipment | 1,040,585 | 45,735 | 29,599 | 765 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 2.5 |
| 36 | Motorized and other vehicles (including parts) | 828,359 | 129,190 | 59,775 | 366 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
| 37 | Transportation equipment, nec | 138,417 | 5,428 | 3,746 | 889 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 3.9 |
| 38 | Precision instruments and apparatus | 289,568 | 5,129 | 4,033 | 967 | 4.3 | 16.7 | 18.8 | 2.2 |
| 39 | Furniture, mattresses & mattress supports, lamps, lighting | 158,426 | 27,980 | 16,378 | 826 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 5.9 |
| 40 | Miscellaneous manufactured products | 507,717 | 130,064 | 43,170 | 972 | 2.5 | 25.8 | 5.2 | 1.7 |
| 41 | Waste and scrap | 57,604 | 212,747 | 61,507 | 196 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 15.0 | 13.4 |
| 43 | Mixed freight | 974,634 | 313,129 | 60,490 | 388 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
| 99 | Commodity Unknown | S | S | 202 | 1,157 | S | S | 24.2 | 17.2 |
KEY:
S Estimate does not meet publication standards
because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.
(1) Standard Classification of Transported Goods.
(2) Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a
modeled transportation network.
(3) Coefficient of Variation.
NOTES: 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.
More information on sampling error, confidentiality protection, nonsampling
error, sample design, and definitions may be found at
http://www.census.gov/cfs.
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, 2007 Economic Census: Transportation Commodity Flow Survey, Preliminary Release, December 2008.