Table 2-8 - Shipments by Size: 1993 and 1997
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Table 2-8 - Shipments by Size: 1993 and 1997
(Commodity Flow Survey data only)
| Shipment size | Value (constant $ billions) | Tons (millions) | Ton-miles (billions) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1997P | Change (%) | 1993 | 1997P | Change (%) | 1993 | 1997P | Change (%) | |
| Less than 100 pounds | 852 | 1,165 | 36.6 | 35 | 41 | 17.8 | 12 | 15 | 26.4 |
| 100999 pounds | 995 | 1,215 | 22.1 | 139 | 168 | 20.1 | 30 | 41 | 37.6 |
| 1,00049,999 pounds | 3,735 | 4,360 | 16.7 | 3,830 | 4,877 | 27.4 | 728 | 903 | 24.1 |
| Over 50,000 pounds | 820 | 885 | 7.9 | 5,685 | 6,477 | 13.9 | 1,651 | 1,849 | 12.0 |
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 1993 Commodity Flow Survey: United States, TC92-CF-52 (Washington, DC: 1995).
____. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: United States Preliminary, EC97TCF-US(P) (Washington, DC: 1999).