Figure 11,,,,,,
"Average Length of Haul by Major Commodity Group: 2002 * 
(Commodity Flow Survey Data Only)
(Average miles per ton)
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Commodity Description,Year,,,,,
,2002,1997,1993,,,
Total CFS goods,277,240,250,,,
"Textiles, leather, and products",649,538,560,,,
"Electronic, electrical, and office equipment",612,683,682,,,
"Transportation equipment, n.e.c.",606,686,570,,,
"Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard",590,549,544,,,
Plastics and rubber,571,530,575,,,
Machinery,551,542,536,,,
Pharmaceutical products,530,564,630,,,
Metallic ores and concentrates,512,526,247,,,
Printed products,505,292,324,,,
"Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c",499,489,472,,,
"Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations",492,458,459,,,
Cereal grains,456,410,459
Coal,448,446,432
Milled grain and bakery products,443,472,417
Motorized and other vehicles (including parts),442,468,540
Other agricultural products,440,400,371
"Furniture, mattresses and lighting products",430,581,584
Miscellaneous manufactured products,409,354,491
Articles of base metal,384,457,369
Base metal in primary or finished forms,373,350,387
Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils,370,313,340
Wood products,355,294,282
Paper or paperboard articles,351,299,301
Basic chemicals,350,462,442
Fertilizers,347,243,389
"Animal feed and products of animal origin, n.e.c",323,213,243
Live animals and live fish,309,253,239
Nonmetallic minerals n.e.c,306,222,212,,,,
Alcoholic beverages,273,343,247,,,,
Waste and scrap,233,226,205,,,,
Precision instruments and apparatus,224,738,556,,,,
"Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c.",223,172,217,,,,
Tobacco products,217,245,315,,,,
Fuel oils,215,106,132,,,,
Mixed freight,174,156,147,,,,
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel,155,142,111,,,,
Nonmetallic mineral products,132,100,105,,,,
Logs and other wood in the rough,103,76,109,,,,
Monumental or building stone,79,93,42,,,,
Natural sands,73,58,68,,,,
Gravel and crushed stone,59,51,59,,,,
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KEY: * 2002 data are preliminary.",,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from the Preliminary 2002 Commodity Flow Survey data, January 2004.",,,,,,,