Data for figure 2,,,,
Average Length of Haul by Major Commodity Group: 2002 ,,,,
(Commodity Flow Survey Data Only),,,,
Commodity Description,2002 (Average miles per ton),,,
Total CFS goods,269,,,
Metallic ores and concentrates,641,,,
"Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather",620,,,
Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment,610,,,
"Transportation equipment, n.e.c.",580,,,
Plastics and rubber,577,,,
"Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard",570,,,
Coal,554,,,
Machinery,545,,,
"Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c",506,,,
Printed products,501,,,
"Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations",489,,,
Cereal grains,471
Pharmaceutical products,467
"Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products",448
Motorized and other vehicles (including parts),444
Miscellaneous manufactured products,435
Other agricultural products,422
"Furniture, mattresses and mattress supports, lamps, lighting fittings, and...",421
Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes,370
Articles of base metal,367
Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils,360
Wood products,347
Paper or paperboard articles,338
Basic chemicals,334
Fertilizers,331
Nonmetallic minerals n.e.c,307
Alcoholic beverages,288
Live animals and live fish,259,,,,
Tobacco products,225,,,,
"Animal feed and products of animal origin, n.e.c",224,,,,
Waste and scrap,221,,,,
Precision instruments and apparatus,213,,,,
"Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c.",208,,,,
Mixed freight,176,,,,
Nonmetallic mineral products,140,,,,
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel,110,,,,
Fuel oils,101,,,,
Monumental or building stone,70,,,,
Natural sands,63,,,,
Gravel and crushed stone,57,,,,
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey data, December 2004.",,,,,