Table 3,,
"U.S. Freight Shipments by Parcel, Postal, and Courier Services: 1997",,
SCTG,,
code,Ranking,Measure
,Value,Value ($millions)
,"All commodities by parcel, postal, courier services","855,897"
409,Miscellaneous manufactured products,"91,403"
355,Computer and office equipment,"74,539"
210,Pharmaceutical products,"73,149"
358,Electronic components and parts,"65,525"
359,Other electronic and electrical equipment,"47,226"
302,"Textile clothing and accessories, and headgear","41,310"
291,"Printed books, brochures, and similar printed products","35,429"
349,Other machinery,"35,237"
384,"Medical instruments, apparatus, and appliances","31,519"
333,"Handtools, cutlery, and machine tools ","26,156"
,Value per ton,Dollars per ton
,"All commodities by parcel, postal, courier services","36,131"
358,Electronic components and parts,"275,315"
372,Aircraft and spacecraft,"269,094"
357,Transmission apparatus for radio or television,"194,627"
381,"Optical elements, instruments, and apparatus","151,886"
385,Meters and other instruments and apparatus,"145,898"
342,"Turbines, boilers, nuclear reactors, and nonelectric engines","127,000"
383,Surveying and navigational instruments and appliances,"121,500"
384,"Medical instruments, apparatus, and appliances","118,492"
356,Prepared unrecorded or prerecorded media,"93,727"
355,Computer and office equipment,"91,684"
,Average miles per ton,Miles per ton
,"All commodities by parcel, postal, courier services",760
39,"Fresh-cut flowers, plants, and parts of plants","1,458"
293,"Advertising material, commercial and trade catalogues","1,164"
304,Footwear,"1,144"
33,"Fresh, chilled, or dried edible fruit and nuts","1,133"
372,Aircraft and spacecraft,"1,132"
402,"Toys, games, and sporting equipment","1,096"
383,Surveying and navigational instruments and appliances,"1,083"
354,"Electronic entertainment products, except parts","1,080"
90,Tobacco products,"1,042"
192,Refined petroleum oils and bituminous minerals oils ,"1,000"
KEY: SCTG = Standard Classification of Transported Goods.,,

"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey. ",,