Table 6,,,,,,,
"Freight Shipments by Two-Digit Commodity: 1993, 1997, and 2002 (Commodity Flow Survey Data Only)
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SCTG,Commodity description,"Value, tons, and ton-miles",,,Percentage of total,,
,,1993,1997,2002 (P),1993,1997,2002 (P)
,Ranked by 2002 value,Value (billion current dollars),,,,,
,CFS total," 5,846 "," 6,944 "," 8,483 ",100.0 ,100.0 ,100.0 
35,"Electronic, electrical, and office equipment", 515 , 870 , 948 ,8.8 ,12.5 ,11.2 
43,Mixed freight (1), 207 , 230 , 858 ,3.5 ,3.3 ,10.1 
36,Motorized and other vehicles (including parts), 498 , 571 , 736 ,8.5 ,8.2 ,8.7 
34,Machinery, 385 , 417 , 509 ,6.6 ,6.0 ,6.0 
30,"Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather", 449 , 379 , 507 ,7.7 ,5.5 ,6.0 
21,Pharmaceutical products, 163 , 224 , 427 ,2.8 ,3.2 ,5.0 
40,Miscellaneous manufactured products, 233 , 421 , 405 ,4.0 ,6.1 ,4.8 
7,"Other prepared foodstuffs, fats, and oils", 347 , 346 , 362 ,5.9 ,5.0 ,4.3 
24,Plastics and rubber, 236 , 279 , 343 ,4.0 ,4.0 ,4.0 
32,Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes, 145 , 286 , 254 ,2.5 ,4.1 ,3.0 
,Ranked by 2002 tonnage,Weight (millions tons),,,,,
,CFS total," 9,688 "," 11,090 "," 11,573 ",100.0 ,100.0 ,100.0 
12,Gravel and crushed stone, 977 ," 1,815 "," 1,775 ",10.1 ,16.4 ,15.3 
15,Coal," 1,130 "," 1,217 "," 1,255 ",11.7 ,11.0 ,10.8 
31,Nonmetallic mineral products, 817 , 910 , 910 ,8.4 ,8.2 ,7.9 
17,Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel, 912 , 963 , 840 ,9.4 ,8.7 ,7.3 
2,Cereal grains, 440 , 490 , 579 ,4.5 ,4.4 ,5.0 
18,Fuel oils, 448 , 482 , 508 ,4.6 ,4.3 ,4.4 
20,Basic chemicals, 246 , 296 , 497 ,2.5 ,2.7 ,4.3 
11,Natural sands, 405 , 443 , 466 ,4.2 ,4.0 ,4.0 
7,Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils, 372 , 397 , 463 ,3.8 ,3.6 ,4.0 
19,"Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c.", 524 , 475 , 431 ,5.4 ,4.3 ,3.7 
,Ranked by 2002 ton-miles,Ton-miles (billions),,,,,
,CFS total," 2,421 "," 2,661 "," 3,204 ",100.0 ,100.0 ,100.0 
15,Coal, 488 , 542 , 562 ,20.1 ,20.4 ,17.6 
2,Cereal grains, 202 , 201 , 264 ,8.3 ,7.5 ,8.2 
20,Basic chemicals, 109 , 137 , 174 ,4.5 ,5.1 ,5.4 
7,Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils, 127 , 124 , 171 ,5.2 ,4.7 ,5.3 
17,Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel, 102 , 137 , 130 ,4.2 ,5.1 ,4.1 
3,Other agricultural products, 74 , 81 , 122 ,3.1 ,3.0 ,3.8 
32,Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes, 70 , 117 , 122 ,2.9 ,4.4 ,3.8 
31,Nonmetallic mineral products, 86 , 91 , 120 ,3.5 ,3.4 ,3.8 
26,Wood products, 98 , 97 , 114 ,4.0 ,3.6 ,3.6 
18,Fuel oils, 59 , 51 , 109 ,2.5 ,1.9 ,3.4 
KEY:  SCTG = Standard Classification of Transported Goods;  P = preliminary.,,,,,,,
"(1) Mixed freight shipments include: supplies and food for restaurants and fast food chains, items (including food) for grocery and convenience stores, hardware or plumbing supplies (not elsewhere classified), office supplies, and miscellaneous.  ",,,,,,,
"NOTE:  The CFS totals in this table differ from the larger BTS totals specified in the text and in tables 1, 2, and 3 because they do not include additions to account for the out of scope missing pieces and some in-scope segments that were underrepresented in the CFS, such as waterborne and pipeline shipments. ",,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from the 1993, 1997, and preliminary 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, January 2004.",,,,,,,