Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Alabama by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Alabama by Commodity: 1997
(Descending order by weight)
| Commodity (2-digit commodity code) | Value($ millions) | Weight(thousand short tons) |
|---|---|---|
| Logs and other wood in the rough (25) | 882 | 39,588 |
| Gravel and crushed stone (12) | 197 | 32,246 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products (31) | 1,656 | 14,907 |
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) | 3,390 | 12,593 |
| Coal (15) | 369 | 10,241 |
| Wood products (26) | 2,976 | 10,151 |
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) | 6,017 | 7,743 |
| Animal feed and products of animal origin, n.e.c. (04) | 1,276 | 6,449 |
| Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard (27) | 2,694 | 4,487 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) | 2,737 | 4,092 |
| Fuel oils (18) | 771 | 3,576 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured products (40) | 6,438 | 2,898 |
| Articles of base metal (33) | 3,678 | 2,817 |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) | 473 | 2,464 |
| Basic chemicals (20) | 1,667 | 2,316 |
| Fertilizers (22) | 370 | 2,149 |
| Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30) | 10,166 | 2,047 |
| Mixed freight (43) | 3,128 | 1,996 |
| Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations (05) | 3,033 | 1,817 |
| Nonmetallic minerals, n.e.c. (13) | S | 1,773 |
| Other agricultural products (03) | 733 | 1,667 |
| All other commodities | S | S |
| Total, all commodities | 80,878 | 203,544 |
KEY: n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified; S = data do not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or other reasons.
NOTE: There are 41 two-digit Standard Classification of Transported Goods (SCTG) commodity codes.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Washington, DC: 2000, data from CD-ROM, CD-EC97-CFS.