Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Tennessee by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Tennessee by Commodity: 1997
(Descending order by weight)
| Commodity (2-digit commodity code) | Value ($ millions) | Weight (thousand short tons) |
|---|---|---|
| Gravel and crushed stone (12) | 392 | 69,153 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products (31) | 3,036 | 25,888 |
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) | 2,937 | 12,522 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) | 8,238 | 10,520 |
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) | 6,128 | 5,904 |
| Wood products (26) | 2,722 | 4,765 |
| Fuel oils (18) | 914 | 4,510 |
| Waste and scrap (41) | 674 | 3,942 |
| Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard (27) | 1,762 | 2,824 |
| Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products (06) | 3,415 | 2,765 |
| Motorized and other vehicles (including parts) (36) | 11,795 | 2,534 |
| Plastics and rubber (24) | 8,201 | 2,526 |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) | 585 | 2,505 |
| Basic chemicals (20) | 2,401 | 2,149 |
| Articles of base metal (33) | 4,941 | 2,146 |
| Machinery (34) | 13,796 | 2,002 |
| Paper or paperboard articles (28) | 2,399 | 1,976 |
| Animal feed and products of animal origin, n.e.c. (04) | 492 | 1,928 |
| Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations (05) | 3,616 | 1,738 |
| Printed products (29) | 6,615 | 1,686 |
| All other commodities | 55,386 | 23,942 |
| Total, all commodities | 140,445 | 187,925 |
KEY: n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.
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.