Figure 2 - Average Length of Haul by Major Commodity Group: 2002
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Figure 2 - Average Length of Haul by Major Commodity Group: 2002
(Commodity Flow Survey Data Only)
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| Commodity Description | 2002 (Average miles per ton) |
|---|---|
| Total CFS goods | 269 |
| Metallic ores and concentrates | 641 |
| Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather | 620 |
| Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment | 610 |
| Transportation equipment, n.e.c. | 580 |
| Plastics and rubber | 577 |
| Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard | 570 |
| Coal | 554 |
| Machinery | 545 |
| Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c | 506 |
| Printed products | 501 |
| Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations | 489 |
| Cereal grains | 471 |
| Pharmaceutical products | 467 |
| Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products | 448 |
| Motorized and other vehicles (including parts) | 444 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured products | 435 |
| Other agricultural products | 422 |
| Furniture, mattresses and mattress supports, lamps, lighting fittings, and... | 421 |
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes | 370 |
| Articles of base metal | 367 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils | 360 |
| Wood products | 347 |
| Paper or paperboard articles | 338 |
| Basic chemicals | 334 |
| Fertilizers | 331 |
| Nonmetallic minerals n.e.c | 307 |
| Alcoholic beverages | 288 |
| Live animals and live fish | 259 |
| Tobacco products | 225 |
| Animal feed and products of animal origin, n.e.c | 224 |
| Waste and scrap | 221 |
| Precision instruments and apparatus | 213 |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. | 208 |
| Mixed freight | 176 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 140 |
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel | 110 |
| Fuel oils | 101 |
| Monumental or building stone | 70 |
| Natural sands | 63 |
| Gravel and crushed stone | 57 |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey data, December 2004.