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2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Mississippi
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Total shipments originating in Mississippi |
$ 94,897
(millions) |
98,720
(thousand tons) |
Percent of total U.S. shipments |
1.1 |
0.8 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Mississippi by Value
Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30) |
17.0 |
Mixed freight (43) |
13.2 |
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) |
4.6 |
Furniture, mattresses and mattress supports, lamps, lighting fittings, and... (39) |
4.6 |
Meat,
fish, seafood, and their preparations (05) |
4.5 |
Other commodities |
56.1 |
Total |
100.0 |
Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Mississippi by Weight
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) |
18.2 |
Wood
products (26) |
14.3 |
Fuel
oils (18) |
8.0 |
Basic
chemicals (20) |
6.8 |
Mixed freight (43) |
4.3 |
Other commodities |
48.4 |
Total |
100.0 |
Outbound Shipments from the State of
Mississippi Leading States by Value and Weight
Mississippi |
23.2 |
Texas |
9.5 |
Louisiana |
6.4 |
Alabama |
5.5 |
California |
4.5 |
Florida |
3.5 |
Other states |
47.4 |
Total |
100.0 |
Mississippi |
46.6 |
Alabama |
7.5 |
Florida |
7.1 |
Louisiana |
6.5 |
California |
5.3 |
Texas |
4.6 |
Other states |
22.4 |
Total |
100.0 |
Inbound Shipments to the State of Mississippi Leading States by Value and Weight
Mississippi |
28.4 |
Tennessee |
9.0 |
Alabama |
7.6 |
Louisiana |
6.4 |
Arkansas |
5.0 |
Texas |
5.0 |
Other states |
38.6 |
Total |
100.0 |
Mississippi |
43.2 |
Louisiana |
13.8 |
Alabama |
8.9 |
Tennessee |
6.3 |
Arkansas |
3.4 |
Colorado |
3.1 |
Other states |
21.3 |
Total |
100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Mississippi
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) |
86.5 |
69.2 |
Air (including truck and air) |
S |
S |
Rail |
3.4 |
8.8 |
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) |
2.1 |
10.6 |
Pipeline* |
1.9 |
9.0 |
Multiple modes** |
3.7 |
0.7 |
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service |
2.9 |
– |
Other and unknown mode |
2.0 |
1.7 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Mississippi
Less than 50 miles |
19.5 |
30.0 |
50
to 99 miles |
6.8 |
9.4 |
100
to 249 miles |
19.1 |
26.6 |
250
to 499 miles |
22.0 |
14.2 |
500
to 749 miles |
12.9 |
9.7 |
750 to 999 miles |
10.9 |
3.0 |
1,000 to 1,499 miles |
3.3 |
1.4 |
1,500 to 1,999 miles |
5.3 |
5.5 |
2,000 miles or more |
0.2 |
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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