Table 3b. Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped: 2007 and 2002
Table 3b. Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped: 2007 and 2002
[Estimates are based on data from the 2007 and 2002 Commodity Flow Surveys. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]
| Distance Shipped1 (Based on Great Circle Distance) |
Value | Tons | Ton-miles2 | Value CV3 | Value Std. Error of % change | Tons CV | Tons Std. Error of % change | Ton-miles CV | Ton-miles Std. Error of % change | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 (million $) |
2002 (million $) |
Percent change |
2007 (thousands) |
2002 (thousands) |
Percent change |
2007 (millions) |
2002 (millions) |
Percent change |
2007 | 2002 | 2007 | 2002 | 2007 | 2002 | ||||
| All distances | 11,684,872 | 8,397,210 | 39.2 | 12,543,425 | 11,667,919 | 7.5 | 3,344,658 | 3,137,898 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.4 |
| Less than 50 miles | 3,851,545 | 2,503,895 | 53.8 | 6,948,743 | 6,309,437 | 10.1 | 156,161 | 127,277 | 22.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
| 50 to 99 miles | 1,074,137 | 757,601 | 41.8 | 1,255,189 | 1,183,817 | 6.0 | 122,646 | 111,297 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 7.5 |
| 100 to 249 miles | 1,777,031 | 1,329,245 | 33.7 | 1,585,315 | 1,480,571 | 7.1 | 374,666 | 329,721 | 13.6 | 1.3 | 2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 5.9 |
| 250 to 499 miles | 1,606,034 | 1,221,437 | 31.5 | 1,064,455 | 1,082,136 | -1.6 | 529,308 | 534,562 | -1.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
| 500 to 749 miles | 1,019,498 | 844,880 | 20.7 | 618,981 | 604,036 | 2.5 | 533,163 | 504,193 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.4 |
| 750 to 999 miles | 720,623 | 548,768 | 31.3 | 517,669 | 437,418 | 18.3 | 616,594 | 510,469 | 20.8 | 2.4 | 4 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 6.2 | 13.3 | 9.7 | 6.4 | 13.8 |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 730,366 | 501,419 | 45.7 | 397,272 | 419,584 | -5.3 | 624,921 | 660,359 | -5.4 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 11.2 | 12.7 | 7.4 | 12 | 13.2 |
| 1,500 to 1,999 miles | 494,992 | 353,663 | 40.0 | 95,511 | 99,991 | -4.5 | 207,175 | 217,826 | -4.9 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 10.3 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 7 | 7.9 |
| 2,000 miles or more | 410,646 | 336,302 | 22.1 | 60,290 | 50,929 | 18.4 | 180,023 | 142,193 | 26.6 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 10.2 |
1 Shipments are grouped into distance categories based on
Great Circle Distance (GCD). GCD is the shortest distance between 2 points on
the surface of a sphere over the surface of that sphere.
2 Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a
modeled transportation network.
3 Coefficient of Variation.
NOTES: Value-of-shipment estimates are reported in current prices. More information on sampling error, confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found at http://www.bts.gov/cfs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Economic Census: Transportation Commodity Flow Survey, December 2009.