1993 Commodity Flow Survey
Commodity Movements Summary
Delaware
In Delaware, the CFS measured $16 billion
of goods shipments weighing 24 million tons. Delaware accounted
for approximately 0.3 percent of the value and 0.2 percent of
the weight of total U.S. shipments. See attached table. The
CFS data cover shipments by establishments in mining, manufacturing,
wholesale, and selected retail and service industries. The data
exclude most shipments of crude oil; therefore, the totals and
percentages do not fully reflect the contribution of pipeline
shipments.
The major commodities shipped by establishments
vary when measured by value and weight. The main commodities
shipped from Delaware by value were: chemicals or allied products;
transportation equipment; food or kindred products; apparel or
other finished textile products; and textile mill products. The
main commodities shipped by weight were: food or kindred products;
clay, concrete, glass, or stone products; nonmetallic minerals;
lumber or wood products, excluding furniture; and primary metal
products.
Local transportation of freight is important
to Delaware's commerce. Approximately 59 percent of goods by
weight and 28 percent of goods by value of all shipments were
between places less than 50 miles apart. In comparison, about
30 percent of the value and 56 percent of the weight of total
U.S. shipments were between places less than 50 miles apart.
In Delaware, about 39 percent of the value of shipments and 69
percent of the weight of shipments were between places less than
100 miles apart.
The CFS shows that in 1993, approximately
85 percent of goods by value and 72 percent by weight originating
in Delaware were shipped out of state. Some of the most important
destinations by value of shipments were: Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
New York, Massachusetts, and Maryland. The top destination for
shipments from Delaware by weight was Pennsylvania. Some other
important destinations by weight were: Maryland, New Jersey,
Virginia, and New York.
A majority of shipments were moved by
truck, approximately 70 percent by value and 62 percent by weight.
Rail accounted for about 3 percent of the value and 6 percent
of the weight of shipments. Another 12 percent of the value of
shipments were moved by truck and rail intermodal combinations.
The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is a comprehensive effort to
learn where and how goods are shipped in the U.S. The CFS measures
shipments of commodities by establishments with paid employees
and engaged in manufacturing, mining, wholesale trade, or selected
retail and services industries. Prior commodity surveys covered
shipments only by manufacturing firms. Commodity flows are estimated
for a universe of approximately 900,000 establishments.
Data collected on individual shipments include total value, total
weight, commodity type, modes of transport, domestic origin and
destination; data for export shipments include the city and country
of destination, mode and port of exit. Information is also be
obtained on whether shipments are containerized or a hazardous
material. Some firms provided data concerning on-site shipping
facilities and access to shipping facilities, plus data on ownership
and leasing of transportation equipment.
The CFS is conducted by the Bureau of the Census as part of the
Economic Census. Funding and technical guidance is provided by
the U.S. Department of Transportation. Initiated for 1993, the
CFS is scheduled for 1997 and every 5 years thereafter for years
ending in 2 and 7. Commodity surveys were conducted between 1963
and 1982, but data for 1982 were not published. No data were collected
for 1987. Participants will report for a sample of shipments during
a 2-week period each quarter during the reporting year.
The CFS is a mail-out/mail-back survey of 200,000 sampled employer
establishments in selected industries. Establishments were selected
by stratified sample, with strata based on geographic location
and industry. Geographic strata are the 89 National Transportation
Analysis Regions(NTARs), which provide nationwide coverage and
are aggregations of Bureau of Economic Analysis economic areas.
Within the strata, all establishments with annualized employment
above a specified cutoff were selected with certainty, and the
remaining smaller establishments were sampled with probability
proportional to annualized payroll.
For 1993, each sampled establishment reported on a sample of
individual shipments during a 2 week period in each calendar quarter.
In addition, about 20,000 establishments will provide information
on transportation facilities and arrangements in their final reporting
period.
For further information about survey design and printed products,
contact the Commodity Flow Survey Branch, Services Division, Bureau
of the Census, Washington, DC 20233, or by calling 301/457-2805
or 2114. For information on related data programs and studies,
contact the Bureau of Transportation Statistics at 202/366-DATA
for voice, 202/366-3640 for fax, or CFS@BTS.GOV for e-mail.
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