Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Arkansas by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Arkansas 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) | 450 | 14,606 |
| Gravel and crushed stone (12) | 73 | 14,376 |
| Wood products (26) | 2,825 | 11,337 |
| Animal feed and products of animal origin, n.e.c. (04) | 2,142 | 11,139 |
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) | 1,756 | 6,574 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products (31) | 552 | 6,436 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) | 6,275 | 5,426 |
| Fuel oils (18) | 825 | 4,036 |
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) | 2,561 | 3,851 |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) | 732 | 3,620 |
| Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations (05) | 5,972 | 3,486 |
| Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard (27) | 1,975 | 2,530 |
| Fertilizers (22) | 356 | 1,933 |
| Paper or paperboard articles (28) | 2,243 | 1,821 |
| Other agricultural products (03) | 579 | 1,585 |
| Cereal grains (02) | 286 | 1,462 |
| Plastics and rubber (24) | 2,686 | 1,138 |
| Articles of base metal (33) | 2,526 | 1,045 |
| Basic chemicals (20) | 945 | 1,006 |
| Commodity unknown | S | 812 |
| All other commodities | S | 32,993 |
| Total, all commodities | 59,026 | 131,212 |
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.