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Table 4a. Shipment Characteristics by Shipment Weight: 2002

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

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Shipment Weight Value Tons Ton-miles1 2002 Average miles per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent 2002
(thousands)
Percent 2002
(millions)
Percent
All shipment sizes 8,397,210 100.0 11,667,919 100.0 3,137,898 100.0 546
Less than 50 lbs 991,839 11.8 18,543 0.2 9,911 0.3 696
50 to 99 lbs 295,607 3.5 14,432 0.1 5,072 0.2 358
100 to 499 lbs 811,133 9.7 85,224 0.7 21,920 0.7 263
500 to 749 lbs 246,872 2.9 40,816 0.3 9,473 0.3 232
750 to 999 lbs 182,832 2.2 35,892 0.3 7,799 0.2 216
1,000 to 9,999 lbs 1,781,947 21.2 614,243 5.3 154,986 4.9 245
10,000 to 49,999 lbs 3,075,335 36.6 4,453,871 38.2 882,900 28.1 202
50,000 to 99,999 lbs 390,050 4.6 2,129,556 18.3 189,129 6.0 87
100,000 lbs or more 621,594 7.4 4,275,342 36.6 1,856,708 59.2 477

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 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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