Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Rhode Island by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Rhode Island by Commodity: 1997
(Descending order by weight)
| Commodity (2-digit commodity code) | Value ($millions) | Weight (thousand short tons) |
|---|---|---|
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) | 633 | 1,897 |
| Fuel oils (18) | 234 | 1,174 |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) | S | 453 |
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) | 738 | 367 |
| Wood products (26) | 281 | 347 |
| Printed products (29) | 477 | 344 |
| Articles of base metal (33) | 845 | 221 |
| Basic chemicals (20) | 336 | 194 |
| Plastics and rubber (24) | 751 | 182 |
| Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30) | 579 | 80 |
| Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment (35) | 1,329 | 69 |
| Paper or paperboard articles (28) | 251 | 46 |
| Machinery (34) | 200 | 15 |
| Precision instruments and apparatus (38) | 407 | 14 |
| Tobacco products (09) | 12 | Z |
| Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c. (23) | 144 | S |
| Furniture, mattresses and mattress supports, lamps, lighting fittings, and illuminated signs (39) | 15 | S |
| Miscellaneous manufactured products (40) | 1,315 | S |
| All other commodities | S | S |
| Total, all commodities | 11,081 | 22,257 |
KEY: n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified; 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: 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.