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1993 Commodity Flow Survey
Commodity Movements Summary
Mississippi
In Mississippi, the CFS measured $56 billion
of goods weighing 118 million tons. Mississippi accounted for
approximately 1 percent of the value and 1 percent of the weight
of total U.S. shipments. See attached table. The CFS data cover
shipments by establishments in mining, manufacturing, wholesale,
and selected retail and service industries. The data exclude
most shipments of crude oil; therefore, the totals and percentages
do not fully reflect the contribution of pipeline shipments.
The major commodities shipped by establishments
vary when measured by value and by weight. The main commodities
by value originating in Mississippi were: food or kindred products;
petroleum or coal products; chemicals or allied products; and
electrical machinery, equipment, or supplies. The main commodities
by weight were: lumber or wood products, excluding furniture;
petroleum or coal products; nonmetallic minerals; food or kindred
products; and chemical or allied products.
Local transportation of freight is important
to Mississippi's commerce. The CFS shows that in 1993, about
29 percent of the value and 56 percent of the weight of total
shipments from Mississippi were shipped to destinations within
the state. About 19 percent of the value and about 47
percent of the weight of all shipments were between places less
than 50 miles apart. In comparison, about 30 percent of the value
and 56 percent of the weight of total U.S. shipments were between
places less than 50 miles apart. In Mississippi, about 29 percent
of the value of shipments and 63 percent of the weight of shipments
were between places less than 100 miles apart.
Approximately 71 percent of the value
and 44 percent of the weight of all shipments from Mississippi
went to other states. The main destinations by value of shipments
were: Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida. The top
destination by weight of shipments was Louisiana. Other important
destinations states by weight were: Florida, Alabama, Tennessee,
and Texas.
Most commodities were moved by truck,
about 82 percent of the value and about 69 percent of the weight.
Rail was used to transport about 5 percent of the value and 8
percent of the weight of shipments. Parcel, U.S. postal, and
courier services transported 3 percent of the value of all shipments
in Mississippi. In comparison, about 9 percent of the value of
total U.S. shipments were moved by this mode.
The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is a comprehensive effort to
learn where and how goods are shipped in the U.S. The CFS measures
shipments of commodities by establishments with paid employees
and engaged in manufacturing, mining, wholesale trade, or selected
retail and services industries. Prior commodity surveys covered
shipments only by manufacturing firms. Commodity flows are estimated
for a universe of approximately 900,000 establishments.
Data collected on individual shipments include total value, total
weight, commodity type, modes of transport, domestic origin and
destination; data for export shipments include the city and country
of destination, mode and port of exit. Information is also be
obtained on whether shipments are containerized or a hazardous
material. Some firms provided data concerning on-site shipping
facilities and access to shipping facilities, plus data on ownership
and leasing of transportation equipment.
The CFS is conducted by the Bureau of the Census as part of the
Economic Census. Funding and technical guidance is provided by
the U.S. Department of Transportation. Initiated for 1993, the
CFS is scheduled for 1997 and every 5 years thereafter for years
ending in 2 and 7. Commodity surveys were conducted between 1963
and 1982, but data for 1982 were not published. No data were collected
for 1987. Participants will report for a sample of shipments during
a 2-week period each quarter during the reporting year.
The CFS is a mail-out/mail-back survey of 200,000 sampled employer
establishments in selected industries. Establishments were selected
by stratified sample, with strata based on geographic location
and industry. Geographic strata are the 89 National Transportation
Analysis Regions(NTARs), which provide nationwide coverage and
are aggregations of Bureau of Economic Analysis economic areas.
Within the strata, all establishments with annualized employment
above a specified cutoff were selected with certainty, and the
remaining smaller establishments were sampled with probability
proportional to annualized payroll.
For 1993, each sampled establishment reported on a sample of
individual shipments during a 2 week period in each calendar quarter.
In addition, about 20,000 establishments will provide information
on transportation facilities and arrangements in their final reporting
period.
For further information about survey design and printed products,
contact the Commodity Flow Survey Branch, Services Division, Bureau
of the Census, Washington, DC 20233, or by calling 301/457-2805
or 2114. For information on related data programs and studies,
contact the Bureau of Transportation Statistics at 202/366-DATA
for voice, 202/366-3640 for fax, or CFS@BTS.GOV for e-mail.
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