2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: North Carolina,,,,,,,,,,,
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Summary,,,,,,Value,,,Weight,,
Total shipments originating in North Carolina,,,,,," $ 293,604 (millions) ",,," 276,004 (thousand tons) ",,
Percent of total U.S. shipments,,,,,,3.5,,,2.4,,
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Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in North Carolina by Value,,,,,,Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in North Carolina by Weight,,,,,
Commodity description (2 digit SCTG),,,Percent of value,,,Commodity description (2 digit SCTG),,,Percent of weight,,
"Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30)",,,,14.4,,Gravel and crushed stone (12),,,,20.8,
Mixed freight (43),,,,12.1,,Nonmetallic mineral products (31),,,,13.9,
Pharmaceutical products (21),,,,9.6,,Wood products (26),,,,10.0,
Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment (35),,,,6.9,,Natural sands (11),,,,9.1,
Tobacco products (09),,,,6.6,,Mixed freight (43),,,,5.7,
Other commodities,,,,50.4,,Other commodities,,,,40.5,
Total ,,,,100.0,,Total,,,,100.0,
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Outbound Shipments from the State of North Carolina,,,,,,Inbound Shipments to the State of North Carolina,,,,,
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,
North Carolina,39.4,,North Carolina,74.4,,North Carolina,45.0,,North Carolina,62.6,
South Carolina,6.5,,South Carolina,4.7,,South Carolina,6.6,,Kentucky,6.3,
Virginia,5.3,,Virginia,4.6,,Georgia,5.7,,South Carolina,4.5,
Georgia,5.3,,Georgia,2.4,,Tennessee,4.1,,West Virginia,4.4,
Pennsylvania,4.7,,Florida,1.3,,Ohio,3.7,,Virginia,4.2,
Florida,4.3,,Tennessee,1.2,,Virginia,3.5,,Ohio,3.8,
Other states,34.5,,Other states,11.4,,Other states,31.4,,Other states,14.2,
Total,100.0,,Total,100.0,,Total,100.0,,Total,100.0,
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Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in North Carolina,,,,,,,,,,,
Mode of transportation,,,,,,Percent of value,,,Percent of weight,,
"Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck)",,,,,,90.1,,,87.4,,
Air (including truck and air),,,,,,1.0,,,—,,
Rail  ,,,,,,0.9,,,S,,,
"Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft)  ",,,,,,S,,,S,,,
Pipeline*,,,,,,S,,,S,,,
Multiple modes**,,,,,,5.5,,,0.3,,,
"Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service",,,,,,5.4,,,0.2,,,
Other and unknown mode,,,,,,2.2,,,3.2,,,
Total,,,,,,100.0,,,100.0,,,
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Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in North Carolina,,,,,,,,,,,,
Distance shipped,,,,,,Percent of value,,,Percent of weight,,,
Less than 50 miles  ,,,,,,26.1,,,58.2,,,
50 to 99 miles  ,,,,,,11.1,,,15.7,,,
100 to 249 miles  ,,,,,,17.7,,,11.9,,,
250 to 499 miles  ,,,,,,19.5,,,6.7,,,
500 to 749 miles  ,,,,,,13.5,,,4.3,,,
750 to 999 miles,,,,,,3.8,,,1.0,,,
"1,000 to 1,499 miles",,,,,,3.0,,,1.1,,
"1,500 to 1,999 miles",,,,,,1.4,,,0.3,,
"2,000 miles or more",,,,,,4.0,,,0.8,,
Total  ,,,,,,100.0,,,100.0,,
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" *     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, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey data, March 2005.",,,,,,,,,,,