Table 5,,,,,,,
"Freight Shipments by Shipment Size: 1993, 1997, 2002 *
(Commodity Flow Survey Data Only)
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Shipment weight,Value (current billions $),,,Value (percent share),,,"Percent change
1993 and 2002"
,1993,1997,2002,1993,1997,2002,
Less than 500 pounds,"1,368","1,830","2,138",23.4,26.4,25.2,56.3
500 to 999 pounds,319,373,432,5.5,5.4,5.1,35.6
"1,000 to 49,999 pounds","3,411","3,823","4,909",58.3,55.1,57.9,43.9
"50,000 pounds or more",749,917,"1,004",12.8,13.2,11.8,34.1
All shipment sizes,"5,846","6,944","8,483",100.0,100.0,100.0,45.1
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Shipment weight,Tons (millions),,,Tons (percent share),,,"Percent change
1993 and 2002"
,1993,1997,2002,1993,1997,2002,
Less than 500 pounds,109,118,115,1.1,1.1,1.0,5.0
500 to 999 pounds,65,71,73,0.7,0.6,0.6,13.6
"1,000 to 49,999 pounds","3,830","4,653","4,943",39.5,42.0,42.7,29.1
"50,000 pounds or more","5,685","6,247","6,442",58.7,56.3,55.7,13.3
All shipment sizes,"9,688","11,090","11,573",100.0,100.0,100.0,19.4
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Shipment weight,Ton-miles (billions),,,Ton-miles (percent share),,,"Percent change
1993 and 2002"
,1993,1997,2002,1993,1997,2002,
Less than 500 pounds,29,34,39,1.2,1.3,1.2,36.0
500 to 999 pounds,13,16,18,0.6,0.6,0.6,33.6
"1,000 to 49,999 pounds",728,866,"1,061",30.1,32.5,33.1,45.8
"50,000 pounds or more","1,651","1,745","2,086",68.2,65.6,65.1,26.4
All shipment sizes,"2,421","2,661","3,204",100.0,100.0,100.0,32.4
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KEY: * 2002 data are preliminary.",,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from the 1993, 1997, and preliminary 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, January 2004.",,,,,,,
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