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Table B–1a. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for State 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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Mode of transportation Value Tons Ton-miles CV of average miles per shipment
CV Std. error of percent CV Std. error of percent CV Std. error of percent
All modes 9.5 15.2 21.5 20.3
Single modes 6.1 3.8 12.7 3.1 16.0 3.9 14.7
Truck 5.5 3.6 11.3 1.3 15.9 0.4 11.9
For-hire Truck 10.0 1.7 17.4 0.5 18.8 0.3 10.8
Private Truck 7.3 3.0 13.7 1.0 23.3 0.1 13.5
Rail 11.4 3.2 14.1 3.5 16.3 3.7 2.7
Water
Shallow draft
Great Lakes
Deep draft
Air (including truck and air) 45.8 S S S S 13.2
Pipeline S S 38.5 0.5 S S S
Multiple modes 45.4 3.9 S S S S 12.2
Parcel, USPS or courier S S 28.8 34.2 12.3
Truck and rail 34.5 0.1 S S S S 21.5
Truck and water
Rail and water S S S S S S 28.1
Other multiple modes S S S S S S 31.6
Other and unknown modes 22.7 0.8 S S 35.9 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.
CV Coefficient of variation of number

NOTES: 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, Individual State Data, December 2004.



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