Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from South Carolina by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from South Carolina by Commodity: 1997
(Descending order by weight)
| Commodity (2-digit commodity code) | Value ($ millions) | Weight (thousand short tons) |
|---|---|---|
| Gravel and crushed stone (12) | 156 | 23,106 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products (31) | 1,473 | 13,290 |
| Logs and other wood in the rough (25) | 264 | 8,309 |
| Wood products (26) | 2,368 | 6,485 |
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) | 1,617 | 6,291 |
| Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30) | 21,668 | 5,306 |
| Natural sands (11) | 62 | 5,205 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) | 2,184 | 3,271 |
| Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard (27) | 2,285 | 3,084 |
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) | 3,167 | 2,905 |
| Basic chemicals (20) | 3,719 | 2,531 |
| Fuel oils (18) | 419 | 2,210 |
| Plastics and rubber (24) | 5,037 | 2,082 |
| Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c. (23) | 2,594 | 1,669 |
| Waste and scrap (41) | 319 | 1,586 |
| Paper or paperboard articles (28) | 1,943 | 1,449 |
| Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations (05) | 2,328 | 1,302 |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) | 618 | 1,281 |
| Fertilizers (22) | 340 | 1,265 |
| Mixed freight (43) | S | 1,162 |
| All other commodities | 34,735 | 10,093 |
| Total, all commodities | 87,296 | 103,882 |
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.