Figure 3 - U.S. Freight Shipments by Distance Shipped: 1993 and 2002
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Figure 3 - U.S. Freight Shipments by Distance Shipped: 1993 and 2002
(Commodity Flow Survey Data Only)
(Percent)
Excel | CSV | Graphic Version
| Under 250 miles | 250 miles or more | |
|---|---|---|
| Value 93 | 55.3 | 44.7 |
| Value 02 | 54.6 | 45.3 |
| Tons 93 | 78.8 | 21.2 |
| Tons 02 | 76.9 | 23.1 |
| Ton-miles 93 | 20.2 | 79.8 |
| Ton-miles 02 | 18.1 | 81.8 |
NOTE: Shipments are grouped into distance categories based on Great Circle Distance (GCD), GCD is the shortest distance between 2 points on the surface of a sphere.
Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from the 1993 and 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, December 2004.