Table 5
Freight Shipments by Shipment Size:
1993, 1997, 2002*
(Commodity Flow Survey Data Only)
| Shipment weight | Value (current billions $) | Value (percent share) | Percent change 1993 and 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1997 | 2002 | 1993 | 1997 | 2002 | ||
| Less than 500 pounds | 1,368 | 1,830 | 2,138 | 23.4 | 26.4 | 25.2 | 56.3 |
| 500 to 999 pounds | 319 | 373 | 432 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 35.6 |
| 1,000 to 49,999 pounds | 3,411 | 3,823 | 4,909 | 58.3 | 55.1 | 57.9 | 43.9 |
| 50,000 pounds or more | 749 | 917 | 1,004 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 11.8 | 34.1 |
| All shipment sizes | 5,846 | 6,944 | 8,483 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 45.1 |
| Shipment weight | Tons (millions) | Tons (percent share) | Percent change 1993 and 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1997 | 2002 | 1993 | 1997 | 2002 | ||
| Less than 500 pounds | 109 | 118 | 115 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 500 to 999 pounds | 65 | 71 | 73 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 13.6 |
| 1,000 to 49,999 pounds | 3,830 | 4,653 | 4,943 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 42.7 | 29.1 |
| 50,000 pounds or more | 5,685 | 6,247 | 6,442 | 58.7 | 56.3 | 55.7 | 13.3 |
| All shipment sizes | 9,688 | 11,090 | 11,573 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 19.4 |
| Shipment weight | Ton-miles (billions) | Ton-miles (percent share) | Percent change 1993 and 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1997 | 2002 | 1993 | 1997 | 2002 | ||
| Less than 500 pounds | 29 | 34 | 39 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 36.0 |
| 500 to 999 pounds | 13 | 16 | 18 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 33.6 |
| 1,000 to 49,999 pounds | 728 | 866 | 1,061 | 30.1 | 32.5 | 33.1 | 45.8 |
| 50,000 pounds or more | 1,651 | 1,745 | 2,086 | 68.2 | 65.6 | 65.1 | 26.4 |
| All shipment sizes | 2,421 | 2,661 | 3,204 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 32.4 |
KEY: * 2002 data are preliminary.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from the 1993, 1997, and preliminary 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, January 2004.