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Table 3b. Shipment Characteristics by Distance Shipped: 2002 and 1997

[Estimates are based on data from the 2002 and 1997 Commodity Flow Surveys. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive.]

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Distance Shipped1
(Based on Great Circle Distance)
Value Tons Ton-miles2
2002
(million $)
1997
(million $)
Percent
change
2002
(thousands)
1997
(thousands)
Percent
change
2002
(millions)
1997
(millions)
Percent
change
All distances 8,397,210 6,859,805 22.4 11,667,919 10,566,330 10.4 3,137,898 2,592,590 21.0
Less than 50 miles 2,503,895 2,117,121 18.3 6,309,437 6,105,911 3.3 127,277 128,030 −0.6
50 to 99 miles 757,601 592,866 27.8 1,183,817 978,074 21.0 111,297 94,172 18.2
100 to 249 miles 1,329,245 1,060,559 25.3 1,480,571 1,285,220 15.2 329,721 291,079 13.3
250 to 499 miles 1,221,437 971,687 25.7 1,082,136 890,495 21.5 534,562 431,766 23.8
500 to 749 miles 844,880 651,960 29.6 604,036 528,191 14.4 504,193 456,253 10.5
750 to 999 miles 548,768 431,862 27.1 437,418 363,078 20.5 510,469 422,571 20.8
1,000 to 1,499 miles 501,419 464,312 8.0 419,584 295,548 42.0 660,359 478,158 38.1
1,500 to 1,999 miles 353,663 287,869 22.9 99,991 76,339 31.0 217,826 168,010 29.7
2,000 miles or more 336,302 281,569 19.4 50,929 43,474 17.1 142,193 122,553 16.0

KEY:
– Represents data cell equal to zero or less than 1 unit of measure.
S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.

1 Shipments are grouped into distance categories based on Great Circle Distance (GCD). GCD is the shortest distance between 2 points on the surface of a sphere over the surface of that sphere.
2 Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network. See "Mileage Calculations" section for additional information.

NOTES: Value-of-shipments estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Appendix B tables provide estimated measures of sampling variability. The Introduction and appendixes give information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions. Links to this information on the Internet may be found at www.census.gov/cfs.
Coverage for the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) differs from the previous surveys due to a change from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification System to the 1997 North American Industry Classification System and other survey improvements. Therefore, data users are urged to use caution when comparing 2002 CFS estimates with estimates from prior years.

SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, United States Data, December 2004.



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