Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) 1997: State - Rhode Island

This report presents information from the 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) on commodities shipped, their value, weight, size, and mode of transportation, as well as the origin and destination of shipments of manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments.

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau cosponsored the 1993 and 1997 CFS. The CFS reports the value, weight, mode, and distance transported for commodities shipped by manufacturing, mining, wholesale trade, and selected retail and service industries. The CFS covers both local and intercity freight movements, including exports but not imports; identifies parcel, postal, and courier as a separate mode of transportation; includes freight movement between coastal ports; and estimates freight carried by intermodal combinations of carriers. The CFS also reports commodities that are hazardous materials and those shipments that were exports.