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2002 Commodity Flow Survey United States

2002 Commodity Flow Survey
United States

December 2004


Table of Contents File Formats
Entire Report
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the Economic Census
2002 Commodity Flow Survey
List of Tables
Table 1a. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2002
Table 1b. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: Percent of Total for 2002, 1997 and 1993
Table 2a. Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: 2002
Table 2b. Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: 2002 and 1997
Table 2c. Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: 2002 and 1993
Table 2d. Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: Annualized Growth Rate for 1997 to 2002 and 1993 to 2002
Table 2e. Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: Percent of Total for 2002, 1997, and 1993
Table 3a. Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: 2002
Table 3b. Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: 2002 and 1997
Table 3c. Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: 2002 and 1993
Table 3d. Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: Annualized Growth Rate for 1997 to 2002 and 1993 to 2002
Table 3e. Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: Percent of Total for 2002, 1997, and 1993
Table 4a. Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Weight for the United States: 2002
Table 4b. Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Weight for the United States: 2002 and 1997
Table 4c. Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Weight for the United States: 2002 and 1993
Table 4d. Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Weight for the United States: Annualized Growth Rate for 1997 to 2002 and 1993 to 2002
Table 4e. Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Weight for the United States: Percent of Total for 2002, 1997, and 1993
Table 5a. Shipment Characteristics by Two–Digit Commodity for the United States: 2002
Table 5b. Shipment Characteristics by Two–Digit Commodity for the United States: Percent of Total for 2002 and 1997
Table 6. Shipment Characteristics by Three-Digit Commodity for the United States: 2002
Table 7. Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2002
Table 8. Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Distance Shipped for the United States: 2002
Table 9. Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Shipment Weight for the United States: 2002
Table 10a.  Shipments by Two-Digit Commodity and Shipment Size by Distance: 2002 (Total mileage and 0-99 miles)
Table 10b.  Shipments by Two-Digit Commodity and Shipment Size by Distance: 2002 (100 - 999 miles)
Table 10c.  Shipments by Two-Digit Commodity and Shipment Size by Distance: 2002 (1000 miles and over)
Discussion of Survey Changes and Comparing Estimates
Table 11a. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2002 and 1997
Table 11b. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2002 and 1993
Table 11c. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: Annualized Growth Rate for 1997 to 2002 and 1993 to 2002
Table 12. Shipment Characteristics by Commodity Group for the United States: 2002 and 1997
Table 13. Shipment Characteristics by Four-Digit Commodity and Mode of Transportation: 2002 (Note: This table was not part of original print release, entire.pdf; it was released on the CFS 2002 CD)
Table 14. Shipment Characteristics by Three-Digit Commodity and Mode of Transportation: 2002 (Note: This table was not part of original print release, entire.pdf; it was released on the CFS 2002 CD)
Appendices
Appendix A. Comparability with the 1993 and 1997 Commodity Flow Surveys
Appendix B. Reliability of the Estimates
Table B–1a. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2002
Table B–1b. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: Percent of Total for 2002, 1997 and 1993
Table B–2a. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: 2002
Table B–2b. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: 2002 and 1997
Table B–2c. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: 2002 and 1993
Table B–2d. Estimated Standard Errors for Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: Annualized Growth Rate for 1997 to 2002 and 1993 to 2002
Table B–2e. Estimated Standard Errors for Shipment Characteristics by Total Modal Activity for the United States: Percent of Total for 2002, 1997, and 1993
Table B–3a. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: 2002
Table B–3b. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: 2002 and 1997
Table B–3c. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: 2002 and 1993
Table B–3d. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: Annualized Growth Rate for 1997 to 2002 and 1993 to 2002
Table B–3e. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped for the United States: Percent of Total for 2002, 1997, and 1993
Table B–4a. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Wight for the United States: 2002
Table B–4b. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Wight for the United State: 2002 and 1997
Table B–4c. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Wight for the United State: 2002 and 1993
Table B–4d. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Wight for the United State: Annualized Growth Rate for 1997 to 2002 and 1993 to 2002
Table B–4e. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Wight for the United State: Percent of Total for 2002, 1997, and 1993
Table B–5a. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Two–Digit Commodity for the United States: 2002
Table B–5b. Estimated Standard Errors for Shipment Characteristics by Two–Digit Commodity for the United States: Percent of Total for 2002 and 1997
Table B–6. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Three-Digit Commodity for the United States: 2002
Table B–7. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2002
Table B–8. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Distance Shipped for the United States: 2002
Table B–9. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity and Shipment Weight for the United States: 2002
Table B–10a.  Shipments by Two-Digit Commodity and Shipment Size by Distance: 2002 (Total mileage and 0-99 miles)
Table B–10b.  Shipments by Two-Digit Commodity and Shipment Size by Distance: 2002 (100 - 999 miles)
Table B–10c.  Shipments by Two-Digit Commodity and Shipment Size by Distance: 2002 (1000 miles and over)
Table B–11a. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2002 and 1997
Table B–11b. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2002 and 1993
Table B–11c. Estimated Standard Errors for Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: Annualized Growth Rate for 1997 to 2002 and 1993 to 2002
Table B–12. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Commodity Group for the United States: 2002 and 1997
Table B–13. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Four-Digit Commodity for the United States: 2002 (Note: This table was not part of original print release, entire.pdf; it was released on the CFS 2002 CD)
Table B–14. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Three-Digit Commodity and Mode of Transportation: 2002 (Note: This table was not part of original print release, entire.pdf; it was released on the CFS 2002 CD)
Appendix C. Sample Design, Data Collection, and Estimation
Appendix D. Standard Classification of Transported Goods Code Information