Table 3-3: Shipments Originating in Rhode Island by Mode of Transportation: 1997
Table 3-3: Shipments Originating in Rhode Island by Mode of Transportation: 1997
| Value | Short tons | Ton-miles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number ($ millions) | Percent | Number thousands) | Percent | Number (millions) | Percent | |
| All modes | 15,255 | 100.0 | 22,669 | 100.0 | 1,490 | 100.0 |
| Single modes | 11,275 | 73.9 | 22,266 | 98.2 | 1,226 | 82.3 |
| Truck | 11,081 | 72.6 | 22,257 | 98.2 | 1,203 | 80.7 |
| For-hire | 5,608 | 36.8 | 1,747 | 7.7 | 631 | 42.3 |
| Private truck | 5,473 | 35.9 | S | S | 572 | 38.4 |
| Rail | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Water | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z |
| Shallow draft | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z |
| Great Lakes | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z |
| Deep draft | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z |
| Air (including truck and air) | 139 | Z | 3 | Z | 5 | Z |
| Pipeline | Z | Z | Z | Z | S | S |
| Multiple modes | 3,313 | 21.7 | 100 | 0.4 | 92 | 6.2 |
| Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service | 3,312 | 21.7 | 100 | 0.4 | 92 | 6.2 |
| Truck and rail intermodal combination | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Truck and water | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z |
| Rail and water | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z |
| Other multiple modes | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z |
| Other and unknown modes | 668 | 4.4 | 302 | 1.3 | S | S |
KEY: S = data do not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or other reasons; Z = zero or less than 1 unit of measure.
NOTE: The Commodity Flow Survey covers business establishments in mining, manufacturing, wholesale trade, and selected retail industries. The survey also covers selected auxiliary establishments (e.g., warehouses) of in-scope multiunit and retail companies. The survey excludes establishments classified as farms, forestry, fisheries, governments, construction, transportation, foreign establishments, services, and most establishments in retail. Due to industry-wide reporting problems, shipments by oil and gas extraction establishments are also excluded.
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: 1999, available at http://www.bts.gov/ntda/cfs/cfs97od.html as of Nov. 2, 2001.