Table 3 - U.S. Freight Shipments by Parcel, Postal, and Courier Services: 1997
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Table 3 - U.S. Freight Shipments by Parcel, Postal, and Courier Services: 1997
| SCTG code | Ranking | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Value ($millions) | |
| All commodities by parcel, postal, courier services | 855,897 | |
| 409 | Miscellaneous manufactured products | 91,403 |
| 355 | Computer and office equipment | 74,539 |
| 210 | Pharmaceutical products | 73,149 |
| 358 | Electronic components and parts | 65,525 |
| 359 | Other electronic and electrical equipment | 47,226 |
| 302 | Textile clothing and accessories, and headgear | 41,310 |
| 291 | Printed books, brochures, and similar printed products | 35,429 |
| 349 | Other machinery | 35,237 |
| 384 | Medical instruments, apparatus, and appliances | 31,519 |
| 333 | Handtools, cutlery, and machine tools | 26,156 |
| Value per ton | Dollars per ton | |
| All commodities by parcel, postal, courier services | 36,131 | |
| 358 | Electronic components and parts | 275,315 |
| 372 | Aircraft and spacecraft | 269,094 |
| 357 | Transmission apparatus for radio or television | 194,627 |
| 381 | Optical elements, instruments, and apparatus | 151,886 |
| 385 | Meters and other instruments and apparatus | 145,898 |
| 342 | Turbines, boilers, nuclear reactors, and nonelectric engines | 127,000 |
| 383 | Surveyingandnavigationalinstrumentsandappliances | 121,500 |
| 384 | Medical instruments, apparatus, and appliances | 118,492 |
| 356 | Prepared unrecorded or prerecorded media | 93,727 |
| 355 | Computer and office equipment | 91,684 |
| Average miles per ton | Miles per ton | |
| All commodities by parcel, postal, courier services | 760 | |
| 39 | Fresh-cutflowers,plants,andpartsofplants | 1,458 |
| 293 | Advertising material, commercial and trade catalogues | 1,164 |
| 304 | Footwear | 1,144 |
| 33 | Fresh, chilled, or dried edible fruit and nuts | 1,133 |
| 372 | Aircraft and spacecraft | 1,132 |
| 402 | Toys, games, and sporting equipment | 1,096 |
| 383 | Surveyingandnavigationalinstrumentsandappliances | 1,083 |
| 354 | Electronic entertainment products, except parts | 1,080 |
| 90 | Tobacco products | 1,042 |
| 192 | Refined petroleum oils and bituminous minerals oils | 1,000 |
KEY: SCTG = Standard Classification of Transported Goods.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey.