Table 3-6: Truck Shipments from Virginia by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6: Truck Shipments from Virginia by Commodity: 1997
(Descending order by weight)
| Commodity (2-digit commodity code) | Value ($ millions) | Weight (thousand short tons) |
|---|---|---|
| Gravel and crushed stone (12) | 389 | 60,576 |
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) | 3,500 | 13,663 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products (31) | 1,741 | 13,106 |
| Wood products (26) | 3,781 | 12,625 |
| Coal (15) | 236 | 11,688 |
| Fuel oils (18) | 1,196 | 6,853 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) | 4,607 | 5,464 |
| Animal feed and products of animal origin, n.e.c. (04) | 1,151 | 3,375 |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) | 760 | 3,321 |
| Alcoholic beverages (08) | 2,647 | 3,205 |
| Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard (27) | 2,189 | 3,124 |
| Fertilizers (22) | 441 | 2,939 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured products (40) | 3,745 | 2,514 |
| Waste and scrap (41) | 269 | 2,341 |
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) | 2,390 | 2,327 |
| Mixed freight (43) | 4,411 | 2,289 |
| Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations (05) | 4,428 | 2,260 |
| Printed products (29) | 3,512 | 1,927 |
| Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products (06) | 1,892 | 1,914 |
| Other agricultural products (03) | 1,947 | 1,810 |
| All other commodities | 57,687 | 39,258 |
| Total, all commodities | 102,919 | 196,579 |
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.