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Commodity Flow Survey Data for Seven More States Now Available
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DOT 74-96
Carolee Bush
Media
202-366-6946
Felix Ammah-Tagoe
Technical
202-366-8926
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Friday, April 12, 1996 -- The Department of Transportation s Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS) today announced the availability of results from
the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) for seven more states: Alaska,
Indiana, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington.
Data for the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii,
Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and
Vermont have been released to date.
The reports contain the value and weight of commodities
shipped by each state in 1993 by type of commodity, means of
transportation, state of destination, and other characteristics.
Reports for the remaining states will be released over the next
five months, and will be followed by publication of national
summaries, more detailed electronic files, and interpretive
studies.
The CFS is the first comprehensive effort to determine where
and how goods are shipped in the United States since 1977. The
data provide insight into the movement of goods, and are useful
for transportation planners, economic development agencies, and
others interested in supporting domestic and foreign trade.
The CFS represents a major partnership between DOT and the
Department of Commerce s Bureau of the Census. Census collected
data each quarter from nearly 200,000 business establishments.
BTS helped design the survey, provided funding, and is developing
a series of data products and interpretive reports to turn the
data into useful information.
Summaries of the data from each available state can be
obtained from BTS through the Bureau s Fax-on-Demand Service at
800/671-8012. The summaries can also be obtained through the
Internet at www.bts.gov. Select the BTS Products button, and
then click on Commodity Flow Survey for CFS data and reports,
announcements of future CFS products, and material related to
plans for the next CFS in 1997.
Printed copies of each report are available by contacting
the Commodity Flow Survey Branch, Services Division, Bureau of
the Census, Washington, DC 20233, or by calling 301/457-2788 or
2114.
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