Table 5,,,,,,,,
"Freight Shipments by Two-Digit Commodity: 1997 and 2002 
(Commodity Flow Survey data only)",,,,,,,,
SCTG,Commodity description,"Value, tons, and ton-miles",,Percentage of total,,,,
,,1997,2002,1997,2002,,,
Leading 2002 value (billions),,,,,,,,
CFS total,," 6,860 "," 8,397 ",100.0 ,100.0 ,,,
35,"Electronic, electrical, and office equipment", 864 ,891 ,12.6 ,10.6 ,,,
43,Mixed freight (1), 233 ,840 ,3.4 ,10.0 ,,,
36,Motorized and other vehicles (including parts), 569 ,749 ,8.3 ,8.9 ,,,
34,Machinery, 418 ,484 ,6.1 ,5.8 ,,,
21,Pharmaceutical products, 226 ,479 ,3.3 ,5.7 ,,,
30,"Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather", 377 ,466 ,5.5 ,5.6 ,,,
40,Miscellaneous manufactured products, 418 ,387 ,6.1 ,4.6 ,,,
7,"Other prepared foodstuffs, fats, and oils", 343 ,356 ,5.0 ,4.2 ,,,
24,Plastics and rubber, 281 ,326 ,4.1 ,3.9 ,,,
17,Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel, 220 ,279 ,3.2 ,3.3 ,,,
Leading 2002 tonnage (millions),,,,,,,,
CFS total,," 10,566 "," 11,668 ",100.0 ,100.0 ,,,
12,Gravel and crushed stone," 1,817 "," 1,866 ",17.2 ,16.0 ,,,
15,Coal," 1,215 "," 1,240 ",11.5 ,10.6 ,,,
17,Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel, 877 ," 1,064 ",8.3 ,9.1 ,,,
31,Nonmetallic mineral products, 909 , 968 ,8.6 ,8.3 ,,,
2,Cereal grains, 486 , 561 ,4.6 ,4.8 ,,,
18,Fuel oils, 475 , 549 ,4.5 ,4.7 ,,,
11,Natural sands, 444 , 473 ,4.2 ,4.1 ,,,
7,Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils, 402 , 449 ,3.8 ,3.8 ,,,
19,"Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c.", 475 , 448 ,4.5 ,3.8 ,,,
20,Basic chemicals, 296 , 348 ,2.8 ,3.0 ,,,
Leading 2002 ton-miles (billions),,,,,,,,
CFS total,," 2,593 "," 3,138 ",100.0 ,100.0 ,,,
15,Coal, 542 , 686 ,20.9 ,21.9 ,,,
2,Cereal grains, 200 , 264 ,7.7 ,8.4 ,,,
7,Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils, 124 , 162 ,4.8 ,5.1 ,,,
31,Nonmetallic mineral products, 91 , 136 ,3.5 ,4.3 ,,,
32,Base metal in primary or semi finished forms and in finished basic shapes, 117 , 121 ,4.5 ,3.9 ,,,
26,Wood products, 93 , 120 ,3.6 ,3.8 ,,,
17,Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel, 101 , 117 ,3.9 ,3.7 , ,,
20,Basic chemicals, 137 , 116 ,5.3 ,3.7 ,,,
3,Other agricultural products, 80 , 109 ,3.1 ,3.5 ,,,
12,Gravel and crushed stone, 93 , 106 ,3.6 ,3.4 ,,,
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KEY:  SCTG = Standard Classification of Transported Goods; n.e.c. = Not elsewhere classified.",,,,,,,,
"(1) Mixed freight shipments include: supplies and food for restaurants and fast food chains, items (including food) for grocery and convenience stores, hardware or plumbing supplies (not elsewhere classified), office supplies, and miscellaneous.  ",,,,,,,,
"NOTE:  The CFS totals in this table differ from the larger composite estimate totals specified in the text and in the tables because they do not include additions to account for the out-of-scope missing pieces and some in-scope segments that were underrepresented in the CFS, such as waterborne and pipeline shipments. ",,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from the 1997 and 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, December 2004.",,,,,,,,