Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from West Virginia by Commodity: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6 : Truck Shipments from West Virginia by Commodity: 1997
(Descending order by weight)
| Commodity (2-digit commodity code) | Value ($ millions) | Weight (thousand short tons) |
|---|---|---|
| Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) | 3,912 | 6,161 |
| Gravel and crushed stone (12) | 53 | 5,667 |
| Logs and other wood in the rough (25) | 363 | 5,550 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products (31) | 871 | 4,994 |
| Wood products (26) | 862 | 3,734 |
| Basic chemicals (20) | 2,583 | 2,572 |
| Fuel oils (18) | 224 | 955 |
| Plastics and rubber (24) | 2,117 | 875 |
| Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) | 293 | 867 |
| Articles of base metal (33) | 811 | 838 |
| Natural sands (11) | 28 | 667 |
| Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c. (23) | 1,157 | 626 |
| Animal feed and products of animal origin, n.e.c. (04) | 111 | 458 |
| Mixed freight (43) | 788 | 422 |
| Alcoholic beverages (08) | 364 | 351 |
| Motorized and other vehicles (including parts) (36) | 2,567 | 346 |
| Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations (05) | 602 | 252 |
| Machinery (34) | 1,774 | 178 |
| Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment (35) | 1,127 | 113 |
| Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard (27) | 67 | 106 |
| All other commodities | 5,738 | 23,752 |
| Total, all commodities | 26,412 | 59,484 |
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.