2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: West Virginia,,,,,,,,,,,
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Summary,,,,,,Value,,,Weight,,
Total shipments originating in West Virginia,,,,,," $ 38,479 (millions) ",,," 275,583 (thousand tons) ",,
Percent of total U.S. shipments,,,,,,0.5,,,2.4,,
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Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in West Virginia by Value,,,,,,Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in West Virginia by Weight,,,,,
Commodity description (2 digit SCTG),,,Percent of value,,,Commodity description (2 digit SCTG),,,Percent of weight,,
Coal (15),,,,14.3,,Coal (15),,,,71.7,
Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32),,,,10.1,,Gravel and crushed stone (12),,,,7.9,
Plastics and rubber (24),,,,8.2,,Wood products (26),,,,1.7,
Machinery (34),,,,7.5,,Nonmetallic mineral products (31),,,,1.7,
Basic chemicals (20),,,,5.5,,Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32),,,,1.7,
Other commodities,,,,54.4,,Other commodities,,,,15.3,
Total ,,,,100.0,,Total,,,,100.0,
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Outbound Shipments from the State of West Virginia,,,,,,Inbound Shipments to the State of West Virginia,,,,,
Leading States by Value and Weight,,,,,,Leading States by Value and Weight,,,,,
State of destination,Percent of value,,State of destination,Percent of weight,,State of origin,Percent of value,,State of origin,Percent of weight,
West Virginia,24.5,,West Virginia,33.5,,West Virginia,25.7,,West Virginia,70.1,
Ohio,15.8,,Ohio,13.4,,Ohio,12.9,,Ohio,6.4,
Pennsylvania,8.0,,Maryland,9.2,,Pennsylvania,12.2,,Pennsylvania,6.2,
Kentucky,6.9,,Pennsylvania,7.8,,Virginia,6.0,,Kentucky,4.9,
North Carolina,5.2,,North Carolina,5.2,,Kentucky,5.7,,Virginia,2.8,
Virginia,4.2,,Kentucky,4.9,,Tennessee,5.3,,Indiana,1.1,
Other states,35.4,,Other states,26.0,,Other states,32.2,,Other states,8.5,
Total,100.0,,Total,100.0,,Total,100.0,,Total,100.0,
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Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in West Virginia,,,,,,,,,,,
Mode of transportation,,,,,,Percent of value,,,Percent of weight,,
"Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck)",,,,,,74.2,,,20.9,,
Air (including truck and air),,,,,,0.2,,,—,,
Rail  ,,,,,,14.5,,,55.0,,,
"Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft)  ",,,,,,1.5,,,6.4,,,
Pipeline*,,,,,,S,,,S,,,
Multiple modes**,,,,,,6.4,,,3.9,,,
"Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service",,,,,,3.8,,,—,,,
Other and unknown mode,,,,,,2.2,,,6.9,,,
Total,,,,,,100.0,,,100.0,,,
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Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in West Virginia,,,,,,,,,,,,
Distance shipped,,,,,,Percent of value,,,Percent of weight,,,
Less than 50 miles  ,,,,,,23.2,,,28.6,,,
50 to 99 miles  ,,,,,,12.8,,,13.5,,,
100 to 249 miles  ,,,,,,25.2,,,31.2,,,
250 to 499 miles  ,,,,,,23.9,,,24.9,,,
500 to 749 miles  ,,,,,,4.4,,,1.0,,,
750 to 999 miles,,,,,,2.5,,,0.3,,,
"1,000 to 1,499 miles",,,,,,3.5,,,0.3,,
"1,500 to 1,999 miles",,,,,,S,,,—,,
"2,000 miles or more",,,,,,3.3,,,0.2,,
Total  ,,,,,,100.0,,,100.0,,
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" *     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.",,,,,,,,,,,