2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Alabama,,,,,,,,,,

Summary,,,,,,Value,,,Weight,
Total shipments originating in Alabama,,,,,," $ 127,727 (millions) ",,," 216,383 (thousand tons) ",
Percent of total U.S. shipments,,,,,,1.5,,,1.9,

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Alabama by Value,,,,,,Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Alabama by Weight,,,,
Commodity description (2 digit SCTG),,,Percent of value,,,Commodity description (2 digit SCTG),,,Percent of weight,
Mixed freight (43),,,,9.4,,Nonmetallic mineral products (31),,,,11.5
"Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30)",,,,8,,Gravel and crushed stone (12),,,,9.9
"Motorized and other vehicles, including parts (36)",,,,7.9,,Coal (15),,,,9.2
Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07),,,,6.1,,Wood products (26),,,,7
Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32),,,,5.4,,Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17),,,,5.9
Other commodities,,,,63.2,,Other commodities,,,,56.5
Total ,,,,100,,Total,,,,100

Outbound Shipments from the State of Alabama,,,,,,Inbound Shipments to the State of Alabama,,,,
Leading States by Value and Weight,,,,,,Leading States by Value and Weight,,,,
State of destination,Percent of value,,State of destination,Percent of weight,,State of origin,Percent of value,,State of origin,Percent of weight
Alabama,31.6,,Alabama,56.7,,Alabama,32.5,,Alabama,54.4
Georgia,11.6,,Georgia,9.3,,Georgia,8.6,,Wyoming,5.2
Florida,5.7,,Florida,5.4,,Tennessee,7.8,,Georgia,4.6
Tennessee,5.3,,Mississippi,4.4,,Texas,5.1,,Mississippi,3.3
Texas,5.2,,Texas,3.3,,Mississippi,4.2,,Minnesota,1.8
Mississippi,4.6,,Louisiana,3.2,,Florida,3.5,,Colorado,1.8
Other states,36,,Other states,17.7,,Other states,38.3,,Other states,28.9
Total,100,,Total,100,,Total,100,,Total,100

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Alabama,,,,,,,,,,
Mode of transportation,,,,,,Percent of value,,,Percent of weight,
"Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck)",,,,,,79.5,,,70.4,
Air (including truck and air),,,,,,1,,,S,
Rail  ,,,,,,9,,,22.7
"Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft)  ",,,,,,S,,,S
Pipeline*,,,,,,S,,,S
Multiple modes**,,,,,,7.1,,,0.3
"Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service",,,,,,6.9,,,0.1
Other and unknown mode,,,,,,3,,,4.3
Total,,,,,,100,,,100

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Alabama,,,,,,,,,
Distance shipped,,,,,,Percent of value,,,Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles,,,,,,20.2,,,42.5
50 to 99 miles  ,,,,,,10.8,,,9.8
100 to 249 miles  ,,,,,,20,,,22.2
250 to 499 miles  ,,,,,,20,,,12.2
500 to 749 miles  ,,,,,,14.5,,,6.7
750 to 999 miles,,,,,,6.4,,,3.3
"1,000 to 1,499 miles",,,,,,3.5,,,S
"1,500 to 1,999 miles",,,,,,3.5,,,1.4
"2,000 miles or more",,,,,,1.2,,,0.3
Total  ,,,,,,100,,,100

" *     Estimate for pipelines excludes shipments of crude petroleum. 
**    Multiple modes inlcudes Parcel, U.S.P.S or Courier, Truck-Rail, Truck-Water, Rail-Water and Other multiple modes.",,,,,,,,,
S     Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.,,,,,,,,,
 -     Represents data cell equal to zero or less than 1 unit of measure.,,,,,,,,,
NOTE:  Data are estimates based on a sample and subject to error. See table on the next page for reliability estimates.,,,,,,,,,
"SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey data, March 2005.",,,,,,,,,