Table 3-6: Truck Shipments from Michigan by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6: Truck Shipments from Michigan by Commodity: 1997
(Descending order by weight)
| Commodity (2-digit commodity code) | Value ($ millions) | Weight (thousand short tons) |
|---|---|---|
| Gravel and crushed stone (12) | 271 | 46,592 |
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) | 18,903 | 44,501 |
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) | S | 35,806 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products (31) | 2,684 | 20,869 |
| Natural sands (11) | 128 | 15,827 |
| Motorized and other vehicles (including parts) (36) | 52,044 | 15,770 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) | 10,588 | 12,078 |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) | 1,875 | 9,482 |
| Fuel oils (18) | 1,811 | 7,843 |
| Waste and scrap (41) | 1,652 | 7,458 |
| Wood products (26) | 2,798 | 4,884 |
| Articles of base metal (33) | 10,631 | 4,823 |
| Machinery (34) | 24,077 | 4,235 |
| Mixed freight (43) | 7,555 | 4,142 |
| Basic chemicals (20) | 2,217 | 3,694 |
| Other agricultural products (03) | 2,469 | 3,281 |
| Nonmetallic minerals, n.e.c. (13) | 231 | 3,104 |
| Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c. (23) | 6,206 | 3,082 |
| Cereal grains (02) | 1,253 | 2,900 |
| Animal feed and products of animal origin, n.e.c. (04) | 1,019 | 2,895 |
| All other commodities | S | 36,135 |
| Total, all commodities | 227,120 | 289,401 |
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.