Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

Table B–2. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Inbound Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for CBSA of Destination: 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 11.5 – 16.8 – 9.9 – 7.3
Single modes 11.7 1.4 16.0 0.8 10.1 0.7 8.8
Truck 12.6 1.3 19.0 3.6 5.2 4.3 8.2
Rail 11.2 0.6 19.6 3.8 16.5 4.9 14.4
All other Single modes 16.8 0.4 S S S S 6.9
Multiple modes 18.5 1.3 19.3 0.2 18.8 0.6 5.4
Parcel, USPS or courier 16.9 1.0 9.7 – 9.3 – 5.4
All other multiple modes 47.3 0.5 27.7 0.2 24.8 0.6 14.2
Other and unknown modes 20.2 0.4 S S 36.3 0.4 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

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

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