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CFS FAQs

What is the purpose of the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS)? Who conducts the CFS and how often is it conducted? What types of establishments are included in the CFS? List of NAICS industries covered in the 2017 CFS What type of information is collected in the CFS? How were the data...

Freight Analysis Framework

The Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) database has estimates of US freight flows. Data are available for states and metropolitan areas. Flows include all modes of transportation and 42 commodity types. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) produces the FAF with support from the Federal...

Pocket Guide to Transportation Previous Editions

Pocket Guide to Transportation 2018Pocket Guide to Transportation 2017Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016Pocket Guide to Transportation 2015Pocket Guide to Transportation 2014Pocket Guide to Transportation 2013Pocket Guide to Transportation 2012Pocket Guide to Transportation 2011Pocket Guide to...

Key CFS Terms

Auxiliary Establishment - Auxiliary establishments are establishments that are primarily involved in rendering support services for other establishments within the same corporation or enterprise, such as warehouses, distribution centers and central administrative offices. Auxiliary...

CFS Survey Materials

2022 2007 Commodity Flow Survey Survey Materials Questionnaire Instruction Guide Commodity Code (SCTG) Manual Commodity Weight Conversion Table Hazmat Code List Initial Letter to Respondents 2017 2007 Commodity Flow Survey Survey Materials Questionnaire...

Pocket Guide to Transportation 2017

PDF: Pocket Guide to Transportation 2017

Front MatterAcknowledgmentsAbout the Pocket Guide to TransportationMajor Trends1 Infrastructure2 Moving People3 Moving Goods4 Safety5 Performance6 Economy7 EnvironmentGlossaryFinal Notes

2012 Commodity Flow Survey State Summaries

PDF:  2012 Commodity Flow Survey State Summaries Front MatterAcknowledgmentsIntroductionHighlightsSummary Tables of Inbound and Outbound ShipmentsSummary Tables by Mode of Transportation of Inbound and Outbound ShipmentsStatistical Reliability Tables by Mode of Transportation of Inbound and...

Acknowledgements

U.S. Department of Transportation

Anthony Foxx,Secretary

Victor Mendez,Deputy Secretary

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

Gregory D. Winfree,Assistant Secretary

BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS

Patricia S. Hu,Associate Administrator and...