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Table 5. Shipment Characteristics by Commodity Group for CBSA of Origin: 2002

[Estimates are based on data from the Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]

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Commodity Group (2-digit SCTG) Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles per shipment
2002
(million $)
Percent of total 2002
(thousands)
Percent of total 2002
(millions)
Percent of total
All Commodities2 60,479 100 116,175 100 36,779 100 644
01-05 Agriculture products and fish 7,480 12.4 22,929 19.7 6,273 17.1 S
06-09 Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products 5,835 9.6 10,359 8.9 5,075 13.8 S
10-14 Stones, non-metallic minerals, and metallic ores 316 0.5 46,792 40.3 12,807 34.8 S
15-19 Coal and petroleum products 1,222 2 3,773 3.2 S S S
20-24 Pharmaceutical and chemical products 7,959 13.2 3,278 2.8 538 1.5 260
25-30 Logs, wood products, and textile and leather 8,621 14.3 4,590 4 2,136 5.8 989
31-34 Base metal and machinery 7,732 12.8 12,797 11 4,572 12.4 391
35-38 Electronic, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments 8,853 14.6 1,864 1.6 1,068 2.9 417
39-43 Furniture and miscellaneous manufactured products 12,268 20.3 S S S S 538
Commodity Unknown S S 99 S S 580

KEY:
– Represents data cell equal to zero or less than 1 unit of measure.
S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.

1 Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network. See "Mileage Calculations" section for additional information.
2 Estimates exclude shipments of crude petroleum (SCTG 16).

NOTES: Value-of-shipments estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Appendix B tables provide estimated measures of sampling variability. The Introduction and appendixes give information on confidentially protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions. Links to this information on the Internet may be found at www.census.gov/cfs.
Coverage for the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) differs from the previous surveys due to a change from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification System to the 1997 North American Industry Classification System and other survey improvements. Therefore, data users are urged to use caution when comparing 2002 CFS estimates with estimates from prior years.

SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Metropolitan Data, December 2004.



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