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The primary goal for the 2012 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) was to estimate shipping volumes (value, tons, and ton-miles) by commodity and mode of transportation at varying levels of geographic detail. A secondary objective was to estimate the volume of shipments moving from...
The estimates presented by the 2012 CFS may differ from the actual, unknown population values. The difference between the estimate and the population value is known as the total error of the estimate. When describing the accuracy of survey results, it is convenient to...
The following tables show a comparison of the commodity classification system, industry coverage, sample size, sample weeks, reported mode of transportation, and data items requested for each shipment among the 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, and 2012 Commodity Flow Surveys (CFS).
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The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is a joint effort by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce. The survey is the primary source of national and state-level data on domestic freight shipments by establishments in mining...
The economic census is the major source of facts about the structure and functioning of the nation’s economy. It provides essential information for government, business, industry, and the general public. Title 13 of the U.S. Code (Sections...
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
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(Estimates are based on data from the 2012 and 2007 Commodity Flow Surveys)
SCTG code Commodity description Value — standard error Tons — standard error Ton-miles (1)...Excel | CSV
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SCTG code Commodity description Value Tons Ton-miles (1) Average miles per shipment...Excel | CSV
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SCTG code Commodity description Value Tons Ton-miles (1) Average miles per shipment — coefficient of variation of...Excel | CSV
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Shipment weight Value — standard error Tons — standard error Ton-miles (1) — standard error...