Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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90 Percent Confidence Intervals for 2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Texas

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in Texas $ 553,210.6 - 624,917.4 (millions) 940,126.4 - 1,225,065.6 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 6.7 - 7.4 8.1 - 10.4

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Texas by Value

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of value
Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment (35) 8.4 - 12.8
Mixed freight (43) 7.9 - 11.5
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) 5.1 - 11.1
Motorized and other vehicles, including parts (36) 4.2 - 10.2
Basic chemicals (20) 4.8 - 9.4
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Texas by Weight

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of weight
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) 14.0 - 23.2
Basic chemicals (20) 7.6 - 15.8
Fuel oils (18) 6.8 - 12.4
Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) 6.7 - 11.9
Nonmetallic mineral products (31) 6.1 - 10.7
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

Outbound Shipments from the State of Texas
Leading States by Value and Weight

State of destination Percent of value
Texas 58.8 - 65.4
California 3.4 - 5.8
Louisiana 2.4 - 3.8
Illinois 1.5 - 2.5
Oklahoma 1.7 - 2.3
Florida 1.4 - 2.0
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of destination Percent of weight
Texas 82.8 - 86.4
Louisiana 1.4 - 3.0
California 0.7 - 1.3
Illinois 0.5 - 1.5
New Jersey 0.1 - 1.7
New Mexico 0.2 - 1.6
Other states (X)
Total (X)

Inbound Shipments to the State of Texas
Leading States by Value and Weight

State of origin Percent of value
Texas 48.0 - 53.6
California 4.2 - 9.8
Ohio 2.3 - 3.7
Tennessee 1.8 - 3.2
Illinois 2.1 - 2.7
Oklahoma 1.1 - 3.7
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of origin Percent of weight
Texas 74.5 - 80.7
Wyoming 2.5 - 6.9
Louisiana 2.3 - 3.3
Oklahoma 1.1 - 2.1
Kansas 0.5 - 1.9
Missouri 0.4 - 1.8
Other states (X)
Total (X)

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Texas

Mode of transportation Percent of value Percent of weight
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) 61.3 - 67.5 48.7 - 59.3
Air (including truck and air) 1.4 - 2.8 (NA)
Rail 4.9 - 7.9 11.0 - 16.0
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) 2.0 - 3.6 4.5 - 8.9
Pipeline* 6.9 - 11.5 17.3 - 27.3
Multiple modes** 8.6 - 13.8 0.4 - 1.8
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service 8.1 - 13.3 (NA)
Other and unknown mode 2.2 - 5.6 1.1 - 3.5
Total (X) (X)

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Texas

Distance shipped Percent of value Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 33.1 - 37.5 50.3 - 59.9
50 to 99 miles 5.3 - 9.7 9.4 - 18.6
100 to 249 miles 14.4 - 19.6 9.5 - 15.5
250 to 499 miles 9.2 - 12.2 5.3 - 10.5
500 to 749 miles 4.7 - 6.3 1.8 - 2.4
750 to 999 miles 8.1 - 10.1 2.8 - 3.8
1,000 to 1,499 miles 10.1 - 14.1 3.2 - 5.8
1,500 to 1,999 miles 2.0 - 3.6 0.3 - 0.7
2,000 miles or more (NA) (NA)
Total (X) (X)

* Estimate for pipelines excludes shipments of crude petroleum.
** Multiple modes inlcudes Parcel, U.S.P.S or Courier, Truck-Rail, Truck-Water, Rail-Water and Other multiple modes.

(NA) Not available

(X) Not applicable

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey data, March 2005.