Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Massachusetts by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Massachusetts by Commodity: 1997
(Descending order by weight)
| Commodity (2-digit commodity code) | Value ($ millions) | Weight (thousand short tons) |
|---|---|---|
| Gravel and crushed stone (12) | 135 | 18,254 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products (31) | 1,112 | 12,295 |
| Natural sands (11) | 48 | 8,482 |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) | 197 | 6,408 |
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) | 1,532 | 5,255 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) | 4,316 | 4,725 |
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) | 2,711 | 2,118 |
| Printed products (29) | 4,013 | 1,842 |
| Wood products (26) | 1,809 | 1,778 |
| Plastics and rubber (24) | 5,364 | 1,686 |
| Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products (06) | 2,128 | 1,525 |
| Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard (27) | 2,755 | 1,509 |
| Alcoholic beverages (08) | 2,120 | 1,411 |
| Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations (05) | 3,931 | 1,259 |
| Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c. (23) | 3,216 | 1,051 |
| Paper or paperboard articles (28) | 2,292 | 1,033 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured products (40) | 7,453 | 1,032 |
| Mixed freight (43) | 1,921 | 930 |
| Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment (35) | 14,619 | 662 |
| Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30) | 5,185 | 510 |
| All other commodities | 24,945 | 9,348 |
| Total, all commodities | 91,802 | 83,113 |
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.