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Table 10. Shipment Characteristics by Commodity Group for State of Origin: 2002 and 1997

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

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Code Commodity (2-digit SCTG) Value Tons Ton-miles1 Average miles per shipment
2002
(million $)
1997
(million $)
Percent change 1997-2002 2002
(thousands)
1997
(thousands)
Percent change 1997-2002 2002
(millions)
1997
(millions)
Percent Change 1997-2002 2002 (average miles) 1997 (average miles) Percent change 1997-2002
  All Commodities2 291,458 213,083 36.8 397,829 337,584 17.8 82,601 57,470 43.7 682 421 62.1
01-05 Agriculture products and fish 6,444 9,274 –30.5 35,807 28,338 26.4 18,988 9,960 90.6 S 151 S
06-09 Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products 18,152 14,380 26.2 23,131 17,867 29.5 6,347 6,329 0.3 S 82 S
10-14 Stones, non-metallic minerals, and metallic ores 952 802 18.7 95,400 95,822 –0.4 3,784 3,970 –4.7 23 32 –26.9
15-19 Coal and petroleum products 14,118 11,152 26.6 93,596 84,890 10.3 6,555 5,538 18.4 60 38 55.1
20-24 Pharmaceutical and chemical products 28,668 23,753 20.7 16,383 14,150 15.8 4,974 2,581 92.7 231 312 –25.9
25-30 Logs, wood products, and textile and leather 22,882 23,353 –2 13,263 8,684 52.7 4,822 2,817 71.2 816 672 21.4
31-34 Base metal and machinery 65,047 51,556 26.2 81,068 63,543 27.6 24,643 19,016 29.6 370 387 –4.4
35-38 Electronic, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments 86,745 58,405 48.5 16,881 10,804 56.3 6,995 4,397 59.1 828 321 158.3
39-43 Furniture, mixed freight and misc. manufactured products 48,080 19,329 148.7 22,169 12,761 73.7 5,468 2,733 100.1 308 434 –29
-- Commodity Unknown 371 S S S 724 S 27 128 –79.2 S 495 S

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 confidentiality 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, Individual State Data, December 2004.



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