Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Maryland by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Maryland by Commodity: 1997
(Descending order by weight)
| Commodity (2-digit commodity code) | Value ($ millions) | Weight (thousand short tons) |
|---|---|---|
| Gravel and crushed stone (12) | 172 | 23,384 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products (31) | 1,200 | 18,949 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) | 6,486 | 7,264 |
| Mixed freight (43) | 12,983 | 6,519 |
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) | 1,967 | 6,314 |
| Coal (15) | 91 | 3,872 |
| Nonmetallic minerals, n.e.c. (13) | S | 2,941 |
| Wood products (26) | 1,030 | 2,431 |
| Animal feed and products of animal origin, n.e.c. (04) | 522 | 1,842 |
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) | 1,708 | 1,717 |
| Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations (05) | 2,669 | 1,570 |
| Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard (27) | 1,498 | 1,240 |
| Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c. (23) | 2,006 | 1,151 |
| Cereal grains (02) | 126 | 1,034 |
| Paper or paperboard articles (28) | 961 | 957 |
| Printed products (29) | 3,656 | 912 |
| Alcoholic beverages (08) | 1,119 | 839 |
| Basic chemicals (20) | 1,399 | 815 |
| Articles of base metal (33) | 1,585 | 639 |
| Motorized and other vehicles (including parts) (36) | 6,807 | 621 |
| Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products (06) | 1,157 | 556 |
| Plastics and rubber (24) | 1,753 | 490 |
| Waste and scrap (41) | 203 | 395 |
| Machinery (34) | 2,825 | 301 |
| Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30) | 2,064 | 273 |
| Furniture, mattresses and mattress supports, lamps, lighting fittings, and illuminated signs (39) | 998 | 157 |
| Precision instruments and apparatus (38) | 1,460 | 80 |
| Monumental or building stone (10) | S | 63 |
| Transportation equipment, n.e.c (37) | 699 | 31 |
| Other agricultural products (03) | 720 | S |
| Tobacco products (09) | 343 | S |
| Fuel oils (18) | 704 | S |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) | 537 | S |
| Pharmaceutical products (21) | 408 | S |
| Electric and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment (35) | 6,176 | S |
| Miscellaneous manufactured products (40) | 1,837 | S |
| All other commodities | S | 151 |
| Total, all commodities | 70,822 | 121,235 |
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.