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2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Arkansas
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Total shipments originating in Arkansas |
$ 91,967
(millions) |
120,127 (thousand tons) |
Percent of total U.S. shipments |
1.1 |
1.0 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Arkansas by Value
Mixed freight (43) |
16.1 |
Meat,
fish, seafood, and their preparations (05) |
10.1 |
Machinery (34) |
7.3 |
Base
metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) |
4.2 |
Motorized and other vehicles, including parts (36) |
4.1 |
Other commodities |
58.2 |
Total |
100.0 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Arkansas by Weight
Gravel and crushed stone (12) |
27.1 |
Wood
products (26) |
15.9 |
Natural sands (11) |
7.4 |
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) |
6.7 |
Base
metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) |
5.5 |
Other commodities |
37.4 |
Total |
100.0 |
Outbound Shipments from the State of Arkansas Leading States by Value and Weight
Arkansas |
24.0 |
Texas |
9.1 |
Tennessee |
5.4 |
California |
5.3 |
Missouri |
5.2 |
Mississippi |
4.2 |
Other states |
46.8 |
Total |
100.0 |
Arkansas |
49.1 |
Louisiana |
7.9 |
Texas |
6.8 |
Tennessee |
5.3 |
Oklahoma |
4.1 |
Missouri |
3.7 |
Other states |
23.1 |
Total |
100.0 |
Inbound Shipments to the State of Arkansas Leading States by Value and Weight
Arkansas |
28.3 |
Texas |
7.9 |
Missouri |
7.1 |
Tennessee |
7.0 |
Oklahoma |
3.5 |
Mississippi |
2.9 |
Other states |
43.3 |
Total |
100.0 |
Arkansas |
46.3 |
Missouri |
9.6 |
Wyoming |
7.8 |
Tennessee |
5.5 |
Texas |
4.8 |
Oklahoma |
3.4 |
Other states |
22.6 |
Total |
100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Arkansas
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) |
85.0 |
77.9 |
Air (including truck and air) |
S |
– |
Rail |
3.3 |
13.2 |
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) |
S |
4.2 |
Pipeline* |
S |
S |
Multiple modes** |
5.9 |
1.7 |
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service |
4.1 |
0.2 |
Other and unknown mode |
3.3 |
S |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Arkansas
Less than 50 miles |
12.7 |
31.8 |
50
to 99 miles |
8.5 |
22.2 |
100
to 249 miles |
19.0 |
16.8 |
250
to 499 miles |
20.1 |
12.4 |
500
to 749 miles |
16.6 |
9.1 |
750 to 999 miles |
10.5 |
3.1 |
1,000 to 1,499 miles |
9.3 |
3.4 |
1,500 to 1,999 miles |
3.2 |
1.2 |
2,000 miles or more |
S |
S |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
* 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.
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