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Table B–2a. Estimated Measures of Reliability for Export Shipment Characteristics by Domestic Mode: 2002

[Estimates are shown as percents and are based on data from the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey]

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Domestic mode of transportation Value Tons Ton-miles
CV 02 Std. error of percent CV 02 Std. error of percent CV 02 Std. error of percent
All modes 4.9 11.8 15.0
Single modes 5.8 1.1 12.4 0.8 15.2 1.3
Truck 5.9 1.0 11.1 3.6 26.0 3.6
Rail 6.3 0.3 13.6 1.8 16.1 3.8
Water 20.2 0.7 21.4 4.1 17.5 1.9
Air (including truck and air) 9.9 1.0 24.1 31.5 0.3
Pipeline S S S S S S
Multiple modes 7.4 1.0 14.5 0.8 19.3 1.4
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 8.1 0.8 7.8 14.4
Truck and rail 10.4 0.3 15.8 0.6 6.4 0.7
All other multiple modes 28.9 26.3 0.3 38.4 1.3
Other and unknown modes 16.4 0.4 21.1 0.3 22.2 0.2

KEY:
– Represents an estimate 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: Research and Innovative Technologies Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Export Data, March 2005.



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