Figure 11 Average Length of Haul by Major Commodity Group: 2002*

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KEY: * 2002 data are preliminary.

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Table 6 Freight Shipments by Two-Digit Commodity: 1993, 1997, and 2002

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Figure 10 Average Length of Haul of U.S. Freight Shipments by Transportation Mode: 1993 and 2002*

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KEY: * 2002 data are preliminary. Average length of haul is defined as miles per ton traveled.

NOTE: The...

Figure 6 Higher Value Goods' Share of U.S. Freight Shipments: 1993, 1997 and 2002*

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Figure 4b Freight Ton-Miles and U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product: 1970-2002 (Index 1970 = 100)

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Figure 2 Growth in U.S. Commercial Freight Shipments: 1993-2002*

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KEY: * 2002 data are preliminary.

NOTE: The value of freight shipments is inflation-adjusted with the goods GDP deflator in chained 2000...

Figure 6 Higher Value Goods' Share of U.S. Freight Shipments: 1993, 1997 and 2002*

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KEY: * 2002 data are preliminary.

NOTE: Higher value goods were valued at over $...

Figure 8 Freight Shipments by Distance Shipped: 1993, 1997, and 2002*

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KEY: * 2002 data are preliminary.

NOTE: Shipments are grouped into distance categories based...

Box E - Source and Reliability of the CFS Data and Other Sources Used in this Report

The CFS data presented in this report are estimates derived from a sample survey. Because the CFS is a sample survey and uses estimation methods and procedures to estimate total freight activity for the...