TABLE 1-49,,,,,,,
"Value, Tons, and Ton-Miles of Freight Shipments within the United States by Domestic",,,,,,,
"Establishments, 1997",,,,,,,
SCTG,Commodity description,Value ($billions),Tons (millions),Ton-miles (billions),Value per Ton ($),Average Miles per Shipment,
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01,Live animals and live fish,6.2 ,5.9 ,1.5 ,"1,042 ",272,
02,Cereal grains,59.6 ,489.7 ,200.6 ,122 ,125,
03,Other agricultural products,102.3 ,201.7 ,80.8 ,508 ,438,
04,Animal feed and products of animal origin (NEC),66.8 ,219.7 ,46.8 ,304 ,79,
05,"Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations",183.8 ,79.5 ,36.4 ,"2,312 ",137,
06,"Milled grain products and preparations, and
  bakery products",109.9 ,102.7 ,48.5 ,"1,069 ",122,
07,Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils ,346.4 ,396.9 ,124.1 ,873 ,127,
08,Alcoholic beverages,87.9 ,81.1 ,27.8 ,"1,085 ",58,
09,Tobacco products,56.4 ,4.1 ,1.0 ,"13,661 ",296,
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10,Monumental or building stone,2.7 ,15.9 ,1.5 ,172 ,115,
11,Natural sands,4.3 ,442.5 ,25.5 ,10 ,46
12,Gravel and crushed stone,11.5 ,"1,814.8 ",92.9 ,6 ,36
13,Nonmetallic minerals (NEC),11.3 ,235.7 ,52.2 ,48 ,174
14,Metallic ores and concentrates,12.6 ,90.7 ,47.7 ,139 ,303
15,Coal,25.5 ,"1,217.0 ",542.3 ,21 ,81
17,Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel,217.1 ,962.8 ,136.6 ,225 ,45
18,Fuel oils,94.3 ,481.7 ,51.2 ,196 ,28
19,Coal and petroleum products (NEC),74.9 ,475.1 ,81.9 ,158 ,85
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20,Basic chemicals,159.6 ,296.1 ,136.8 ,539 ,332
21,Pharmaceutical products,224.4 ,9.9 ,5.6 ,"22,678 ",692
22,Fertitizers,27.3 ,179.1 ,43.6 ,153 ,116
23,Chemical products and preparations (NEC),209.5 ,92.0 ,45.0 ,"2,276 ",333
24,Plastics and rubber,278.8 ,130.4 ,69.1 ,"2,138 ",451
25,Logs and other wood in the rough,15.1 ,370.7 ,28.1 ,41 ,85
26,Wood products,126.4 ,329.1 ,96.9 ,384 ,287
27,"Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard",106.6 ,152.3 ,83.7 ,700 ,194
28,Paper or paperboard articles,98.3 ,73.5 ,22.0 ,"1,338 ",307
29,Printed products,260.3 ,78.1 ,22.8 ,"3,335 ",431
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30,"Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather",379.2 ,45.9 ,24.7 ,"8,266 ",912
31,Nonmetallic mineral products,109.2 ,910.1 ,91.4 ,120 ,401
32,"Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and
  in finished basic shapes",285.7 ,335.9 ,117.5 ,851 ,276
33,Articles of base metal,227.2 ,106.5 ,48.7 ,"2,133 ",403
34,Machinery,417.1 ,49.9 ,27.0 ,"8,356 ",356
35,"Electronic and other electrical equipment and
  components and office equipment",869.7 ,39.6 ,27.1 ,"21,955 ",640
36,Motorized and other vehicles (including parts),571.0 ,98.1 ,45.9 ,"5,822 ",278
37,Transportation equipment (NEC),129.2 ,5.5 ,3.8 ,"23,587 ",796
38,Precision instruments and apparatus,157.9 ,2.9 ,2.2 ,"53,741 ",840
39,"Furniture, mattresses and mattress supports,
  lamps, lighting fittings, and illuminated signs",97.3 ,19.9 ,11.6 ,"4,885 ",625
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40,Miscellaneous manufactured products,420.9 ,112.5 ,39.9 ,"3,741 ",860
41,Waste and scrap,32.7 ,177.8 ,40.1 ,184 ,164
43,Mixed freight,230.4 ,110.3 ,17.2 ,"2,090 ",252
,Commodity unknown,36.5 ,46.2 ,11.8 ,791 ,499
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"NOTE:  The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey data reported in this table are based on SCTG code, which differs ",,,,,,
"from the code used in the 1993 CFS.  Therefore, data in this table are not directly comparable to the 1993 data ",,,,,,
reported in the 1998 edition of this report.,,,,,,
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KEY:  NEC = not elsewhere classified; SCTG=Standard Classification of Transportation Goods.,,,,,,
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"SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Trasnportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 1997 Economic Census, Transportation 1997 ",,,,,,
"Commodity Flow Survey (Washington, DC:  December 1999), table 7.",,,,,,