Table 3-2: Domestic Shipments from Virginia by State: 1997,,,,,,, (Descending order by weight),,,,,,, ,,,,,,, State of destination,Rank,"Value ($ millions)",Weight (thousand short tons),State of destination,Rank,"Value ($ millions)",Weight (thousand short tons) Virginia ,1," 41,900 "," 170,360 ",Iowa,27, 503 , 138 North Carolina,2," 8,171 "," 11,743 ",Minnesota,28, 609 , 127 Pennsylvania,3," 6,272 "," 8,593 ",Rhode Island,29, 294 , 115 Tennessee,4," 2,704 "," 7,667 ",Kansas,30, 300 , 87 Maryland,5," 6,143 "," 7,106 ",Mississippi,31, 240 , 84 Ohio,6," 3,596 "," 4,042 ",Nebraska,32, 172 , 83 South Carolina,7," 1,936 "," 3,800 ",Washington,33," 1,044 ", 74 West Virginia,8," 1,546 "," 3,706 ",Colorado ,34, 849 , 57 Florida,9," 3,124 "," 3,128 ",Oregon,35, 397 , 48 Indiana,10," 1,112 "," 2,941 ",Utah,35, 319 , 48 Alabama,11," 1,420 "," 2,521 ",Arizona ,37, 425 , 44 New Jersey,12," 3,990 "," 2,049 ",Vermont,38, 95 , 29 New York,13," 6,436 "," 1,996 ",North Dakota,39, 138 , 21 Illinois,14," 2,376 "," 1,597 ",Nevada,40, 142 , 19 Michigan,15," 2,183 "," 1,484 ",Idaho,41, 83 , 12 District of Columbia,16," 1,236 "," 1,423 ",New Mexico,42, 101 , 11 Kentucky,17," 2,748 "," 1,344 ",Montana,43, S , 7 Delaware,18, 548 , 875 ,Alaska,44, 27 , 3 Texas,19," 3,158 ", 701 ,Georgia,45," 4,234 ", S Massachusetts,20," 1,560 ", 606 ,Hawaii,45, S , S California ,21," 3,979 ", 521 ,Louisiana,45, 846 , S Wisconsin,22," 1,320 ", 453 ,Maine,45, 479 , S Missouri,23, 931 , 351 ,New Hampshire,45, 555 , S Connecticut,24, 768 , 252 ,South Dakota,45, 48 , S Arkansas,25, 416 , 214 ,Wyoming,45, 37 , S Oklahoma,26," 1,190 ", 162 ,To all states,," 122,980 "," 254,798 " ,,,,,,, KEY: S = data do not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or other reasons. ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, "NOTES: The Commodity Flow Survey covers business establishments in mining, manufacturing, wholesale trade, and selected retail industries. The survey also covers selected auxiliary establishments (e.g., warehouses) of in-scope multiunit and retail companies. The survey excludes establishments classified as farms, forestry, fisheries, governments, construction, transportation, foreign establishments, services, and most establishments in retail. Due to industry-wide reporting problems, shipments by oil and gas extraction establishments are also excluded. ""To all states"" total includes all domestic shipments from the state of origin, including intrastate shipments. ",,,,,,, ,,,,,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, Washington, DC: 1999, available at http://www.bts.gov/ntda/cfs/cfs97od.html as of Nov. 2, 2001.",,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,