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Table 10. Shipment Characteristics by Commodity Group for State of Origin: 2002 and 1997

Monday, July 2, 2012

Table 10. Shipment Characteristics by Commodity Group for State of Origin: 2002 and 1997

[Estimates are based on data from the Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]

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Code Commodity (2-digit SCTG) Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles per shipment
2002
(million $)
1997
(million $)
Percent change 1997-2002 2002
(thousands)
1997
(thousands)
Percent change 1997-2002 2002
(millions)
1997
(millions)
Percent Change 1997-2002 2002 (average miles) 1997 (average miles) Percent change 1997-2002
  All Commodities2 143,194 102,092 40.3 142,708 107,904 32.3 32,484 21,977 47.8 348 292 19.3
01-05 Agriculture products and fish 4,079 3,373 20.9 S 3,504 S 1,281 809 58.3 463 201 129.8
06-09 Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products 9,815 4,768 105.8 7,010 4,972 41 1,052 653 61.2 58 63 –8
10-14 Stones, non-metallic minerals, and metallic ores S 417 S 20,976 31,134 –32.6 1,169 1,703 –31.4 74 48 53.6
15-19 Coal and petroleum products 3,373 2,697 25.1 14,086 9,893 42.4 S 625 S S 63 S
20-24 Pharmaceutical and chemical products 21,953 15,438 42.2 13,609 9,703 40.3 5,652 3,357 68.4 330 243 36.2
25-30 Logs, wood products, and textile and leather 46,457 32,393 43.4 28,446 22,143 28.5 12,440 8,487 46.6 601 556 8.1
31-34 Base metal and machinery 17,439 17,552 –0.6 32,901 20,491 60.6 6,241 4,326 44.3 328 251 31
35-38 Electronic, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments 20,861 14,209 46.8 2,737 1,643 66.6 1,714 984 74.2 497 330 50.7
39-43 Furniture, mixed freight and misc. manufactured products 17,506 10,919 60.3 14,120 4,043 249.3 1,715 1,012 69.4 193 399 –51.6
-- Commodity Unknown 95 326 –70.8 131 S S S 22 S 267 321 –16.7

KEY:
– Represents data cell equal to zero or less than 1 unit of measure.
S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.

1 Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network. See "Mileage Calculations" section for additional information.
2 Estimates exclude shipments of crude petroleum (SCTG 16).

NOTES: Value-of-shipments estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Appendix B tables provide estimated measures of sampling variability. The Introduction and appendixes give information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions. Links to this information on the Internet may be found at www.census.gov/cfs. Coverage for the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) differs from the previous surveys due to a change from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification System to the 1997 North American Industry Classification System and other survey improvements. Therefore, data users are urged to use caution when comparing 2002 CFS estimates with estimates from prior years.

SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Individual State Data, December 2004.