Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Oklahoma

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in Oklahoma $ 77,576 (millions) 136,033 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 0.9 1.2

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Oklahoma by Value

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of value
Mixed freight (43) 9.9
Motorized and other vehicles, including parts (36) 9.6
Machinery (34) 9.3
Pharmaceutical products (21) 6.2
Articles of base metal (33) 4.9
Other commodities 60.1
Total 100.0

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Oklahoma by Weight

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of weight
Gravel and crushed stone (12) 25.8
Nonmetallic mineral products (31) 11.0
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) 9.2
Natural sands (11) 6.4
Fertilizers (22) 4.5
Other commodities 43.1
Total 100.0

Outbound Shipments from the State of Oklahoma
Leading States by Value and Weight

State of destination Percent of value
Oklahoma 32.8
Texas 22.0
Arkansas 3.5
California 3.3
Kansas 3.3
Missouri 2.4
Other states 32.7
Total 100.0

State of destination Percent of weight
Oklahoma 66.0
Texas 13.5
Arkansas 3.2
Kansas 3.0
Missouri 2.1
Louisiana 1.0
Other states 11.2
Total 100.0

Inbound Shipments to the State of Oklahoma
Leading States by Value and Weight

State of origin Percent of value
Oklahoma 30.7
Texas 13.9
Missouri 6.2
California 4.5
Arkansas 4.2
Tennessee 3.1
Other states 37.4
Total 100.0

State of origin Percent of weight
Oklahoma 62.2
Wyoming 9.9
Kansas 5.9
Texas 4.8
Arkansas 3.4
Missouri 2.9
Other states 10.9
Total 100.0

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Oklahoma

Mode of transportation Percent of value Percent of weight
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) 77.9 71.4
Air (including truck and air) 0.8 S
Rail 9.3 15.6
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) 0.2 0.8
Pipeline* 2.9 6.9
Multiple modes** 7.0 1.4
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service 6.7 0.1
Other and unknown mode 1.8 3.8
Total 100.0 100.0

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Oklahoma

Distance shipped Percent of value Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 22.0 53.5
50 to 99 miles 8.4 14.5
100 to 249 miles 15.3 13.5
250 to 499 miles 19.8 8.8
500 to 749 miles 13.4 4.6
750 to 999 miles 8.2 2.1
1,000 to 1,499 miles 12.0 2.8
1,500 to 1,999 miles 0.7
2,000 miles or more 0.2
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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