Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Texas by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Texas by Commodity: 1997
(Descending order by weight)
| Commodity (2-digit commodity code) | Value ($ millions) | Weight (thousand short tons) |
|---|---|---|
| Nonmetallic mineral products (31) | 7,076 | 67,431 |
| Gravel and crushed stone (12) | 340 | 64,951 |
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) | 7,747 | 26,085 |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) | 4,811 | 25,419 |
| Basic chemicals (20) | 17,934 | 23,242 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) | 24,862 | 22,246 |
| Natural sands (11) | 205 | 20,612 |
| Fuel oils (18) | 3,911 | 16,610 |
| Animal feed and products of animal origin, n.e.c. (04) | 6,151 | 15,475 |
| Logs and other wood in the rough (25) | 362 | 14,414 |
| Cereal grains (02) | 1,571 | 12,552 |
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) | 11,127 | 12,502 |
| Articles of base metal (33) | 15,347 | 11,211 |
| Wood products (26) | 5,379 | 10,651 |
| Plastics and rubber (24) | 16,255 | 9,045 |
| Coal (15) | 124 | 8,299 |
| Mixed freight (43) | 19,241 | 7,715 |
| Other agricultural products (03) | 3,299 | 6,636 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured products (40) | 17,543 | 6,401 |
| Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c. (23) | 10,172 | 5,859 |
| All other commodities | 190,883 | 51,783 |
| Total, all commodities | 366,365 | 465,355 |
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.