Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Connecticut by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Connecticut by Commodity: 1997
(Descending order by weight)
| Commodity (2-digit commodity code) | Value ($ millions) | Weight (thousand short tons) |
|---|---|---|
| Gravel and crushed stone (12) | 94 | 9,103 |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) | 162 | 3,483 |
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) | 874 | 3,179 |
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) | 4,392 | 3,008 |
| Natural sands (11) | 38 | 2,542 |
| Fuel oils (18) | 472 | 2,479 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products (31) | 223 | 1,882 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) | 2,496 | 1,859 |
| Articles of base metal (33) | 2,199 | 1,000 |
| Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard (27) | 719 | 862 |
| Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products (06) | 1,492 | 776 |
| Paper or paperboard articles (28) | 1,815 | 672 |
| Nonmetallic materials n.e.c. (13) | 42 | 595 |
| Printed products (29) | 2,401 | 592 |
| Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c. (23) | 1,847 | 585 |
| Plastics and rubber (24) | 2,343 | 577 |
| Alcoholic beverages (08) | 839 | 495 |
| Wood products (26) | 596 | 397 |
| Basic chemicals (20) | 715 | 300 |
| Motorized and other vehicles (including parts) (36) | 2,672 | 255 |
| All other commodities | 28,979 | 8,441 |
| Total, all commodities | 55,410 | 43,082 |
KEY: n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.
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.