Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Washington by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from Washington by Commodity: 1997
(Descending order by weight)
| Commodity (2-digit commodity code) | Value ($ millions) | Weight (thousand short tons) |
|---|---|---|
| Logs and other wood in the rough (25) | 2,725 | 52,795 |
| Gravel and crushed stone (12) | 348 | 33,286 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products (31) | 1,481 | 13,023 |
| Wood products (26) | 4,337 | 11,414 |
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) | 2,376 | 8,491 |
| Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) | 6,162 | 5,070 |
| Fuel oils (18) | 787 | 3,551 |
| Fertilizers (22) | 634 | 3,166 |
| Other agricultural products (03) | 2,406 | 3,121 |
| Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard (27) | 1,805 | 2,896 |
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) | 3,651 | 2,877 |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) | 715 | 2,641 |
| Natural sands (11) | S | 2,545 |
| Animal feed and products of animal origin, n.e.c. (04) | 908 | 2,300 |
| Cereal grains (02) | 297 | 2,277 |
| Paper or paperboard articles (28) | 2,300 | 2,043 |
| Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products (06) | 1,604 | 1,793 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured products (40) | 2,931 | 1,666 |
| Mixed freight (43) | 3,113 | 1,551 |
| Basic chemicals (20) | 622 | 1,484 |
| All other commodities | 32,551 | 12,239 |
| Total, all commodities | 71,753 | 170,229 |
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.