Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Georgia by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Georgia by Commodity: 1997
(Descending order by weight)
| Commodity (2-digit commodity code) | Value ($ millions) | Weight (thousand short tons) |
|---|---|---|
| Gravel and crushed stone (12) | 650 | 105,061 |
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) | 8,032 | 38,093 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products (31) | 3,190 | 23,638 |
| Wood products (26) | 4,618 | 20,762 |
| Fuel oils (18) | 2,543 | 12,777 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) | 8,651 | 11,204 |
| Animal feed and products of animal origin, n.e.c. (04) | 2,586 | 9,763 |
| Nonmetallic minerals, n.e.c. (13) | 793 | 7,592 |
| Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30) | 24,786 | 7,303 |
| Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c. (23) | 8,532 | 6,874 |
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) | 6,281 | 5,722 |
| Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard (27) | 3,793 | 5,310 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured products (40) | 8,351 | 5,235 |
| Paper or paperboard articles (28) | 5,149 | 4,457 |
| Natural sands (11) | 40 | 4,350 |
| Mixed freight (43) | 10,289 | 3,949 |
| Waste and scrap (41) | S | 3,652 |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) | 430 | 3,466 |
| Plastics and rubber (24) | 8,276 | 3,460 |
| Basic chemicals (20) | 1,902 | 2,916 |
| All other commodities | S | 46,025 |
| Total, all commodities | 177,949 | 331,609 |
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.