Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Louisiana by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Louisiana 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) | 403 | 19,843 |
| Wood products (26) | 3,272 | 19,765 |
| Gravel and crushed stone (12) | S | 15,661 |
| Basic chemicals (20) | 4,490 | 12,304 |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) | 2,678 | 5,209 |
| Fuel oils (18) | 1,060 | 5,076 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) | 4,219 | 4,684 |
| Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard (27) | 2,102 | 3,834 |
| Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c. (23) | 3,603 | 2,938 |
| Plastics and rubber (24) | 3,101 | 2,347 |
| Fertilizers (22) | 394 | 2,044 |
| Articles of base metal (33) | 2,520 | 1,928 |
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) | 1,586 | 1,445 |
| Nonmetallic minerals, n.e.c. (13) | 74 | 1,429 |
| Coal (15) | 21 | 1,400 |
| Waste and scrap (41) | 283 | 1,137 |
| Paper or paperboard articles (28) | 970 | 929 |
| Mixed freight (43) | 1,207 | 743 |
| Other agricultural products (03) | 550 | 704 |
| Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations (05) | 1,492 | 597 |
| All other commodities | S | 44,020 |
| Total, all commodities | 53,176 | 148,037 |
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.