Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Delaware by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Delaware by Commodity: 1997
(Descending order by weight)
| Commodity (2-digit commodity code) | Value ($ millions) | Weight (thousand short tons) |
|---|---|---|
| Cereal grains (02) | 136 | 1,146 |
| Animal feed and products of animal origin, n.e.c. (04) | 232 | 1,017 |
| Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c. (23) | 592 | 584 |
| Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations (05) | 818 | 561 |
| Other agricultural products (03) | S | 476 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) | 520 | 465 |
| Paper or paperboard articles (28) | 357 | 353 |
| Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30) | 1,167 | 353 |
| Plastics and rubber (24) | 585 | 339 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products (31) | S | 327 |
| Alcoholic beverages (08) | 210 | 182 |
| Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment (35) | 591 | 122 |
| Articles of base metal (33) | S | 110 |
| Wood products (26) | 67 | 49 |
| Furniture, mattresses and mattress supports, lamps, lighting fittings, and illuminated signs (39) | 103 | 33 |
| Tobacco products (09) | 63 | 6 |
| Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard (27) | 11 | 5 |
| Basic chemicals (20) | 469 | S |
| Precision instruments and apparatus (38) | 161 | S |
| Miscellaneous manufactured products (40) | 145 | S |
| All other commodities | S | S |
| Total, all commodities | 12,416 | 15,603 |
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.