Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from New Jersey by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from New Jersey by Commodity: 1997
(Descending order by weight)
| Commodity (2-digit commodity code) | Value ($ millions) | Weight (thousand short tons) |
|---|---|---|
| Gravel and crushed stone (12) | 253 | 35,491 |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) | 2,028 | 23,370 |
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) | 4,029 | 13,817 |
| Fuel oils (18) | 2,425 | 13,500 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products (31) | 3,754 | 12,066 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) | 12,678 | 11,722 |
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) | S | 5,067 |
| Plastics and rubber (24) | 11,573 | 4,903 |
| Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard (27) | 3,506 | 4,633 |
| Printed products (29) | S | 4,177 |
| Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c. (23) | 12,293 | 3,388 |
| Basic chemicals (20) | 5,904 | 3,323 |
| Articles of base metal (33) | 4,441 | 2,758 |
| Alcoholic beverages (08) | 3,005 | 2,712 |
| Mixed freight (43) | 4,186 | 2,629 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured products (40) | 9,435 | 2,442 |
| Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products (06) | 4,224 | 2,170 |
| Monumental or building stone (10) | S | 2,134 |
| Wood products (26) | 1,772 | 1,592 |
| Waste and scrap (41) | 623 | 1,451 |
| All other commodities | S | 36,770 |
| Total, all commodities | 208,604 | 190,115 |
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.