Table 6b. Shipment Characteristics by Two-Digit Commodity for the United States: Percent of Total for 2007 and 2002
[Estimates are based on data from the 2007 and 2002 Commodity Flow Surveys. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]
| SCTG Code1 | Commodity description (2-digit) | Value (percent) | Tons (percent) | Ton-miles2 (percent) | Value Standard Error of % | Tons Standard Error of % | Ton-miles Standard Error of % | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2002 | 2007 | 2002 | 2007 | 2002 | 2007 | 2002 | 2007 | 2002 | 2007 | 2002 | ||
| 00 | All Commodities3 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 01 | Live animals and live fish | 0.1 | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - |
| 02 | Cereal grains | 0.7 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 8.4 | - | - | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| 03 | Other agricultural products | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 04 | Animal feed and products of animal origin, nec | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 05 | Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 06 | Milled grain products and
preparations, and bakery products |
1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 07 | Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 08 | Alcoholic beverages | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 09 | Tobacco products | 0.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Monumental or building stone | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Natural sands | 0.1 | - | 3.7 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 12 | Gravel and crushed stone | 0.2 | 0.2 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | - | - | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 13 | Nonmetallic minerals nec | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | - | - | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 14 | Metallic ores and concentrates | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 15 | Coal | 0.3 | 0.3 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 25.0 | 21.9 | - | - | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 17 | Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel | 5.7 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 18 | Fuel oils | 3.2 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.1 | - | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 19 | Coal and petroleum products, nec | 2.3 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 0.1 | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 20 | Basic chemicals | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| 21 | Pharmaceutical products | 6.6 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Fertilizers | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 | - | - | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 23 | Chemical products and preparations, nec | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 24 | Plastics and rubber | 4.2 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 25 | Logs and other wood in the rough | 0.1 | - | 0.9 | S | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | S | 0.1 | - |
| 26 | Wood products | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 27 | Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 28 | Paper or paperboard articles | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - |
| 29 | Printed products | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | 0.1 | - |
| 30 | Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather | 4.1 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 31 | Nonmetallic mineral products | 1.7 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | - | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 32 |
Base metal in primary or
semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes |
4.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 33 | Articles of base metal | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 34 | Machinery | 5.4 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 35 |
Electronic and other
electrical equipment and components and office equipment |
9.0 | 10.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 36 | Motorized and other vehicles (including parts) | 7.8 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | - | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 37 | Transportation equipment, nec | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| 38 | Precision instruments and apparatus | 2.6 | 2.7 | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - |
| 39 |
Furniture, mattresses and
mattress supports, lamps, lighting fittings, and illuminated signs |
1.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - |
| 40 | Miscellaneous manufactured products | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | - |
| 41 | Waste and scrap | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | - | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 43 | Mixed freight | 8.0 | 10.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 99 | Commodity unknown | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
KEY: S = Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality. - = Zero or Less than half the unit show; thus, it has been rounded to zero.
1 Standard Classification of Transported Goods.
2 Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a
modeled transportation network.
3 Estimates exclude shipments of crude petroleum (SCTG 16).
NOTE: Value-of-shipment estimates are reported in current prices. More information on sampling error, confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found at http://www.bts.gov/cfs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Economic Census: Transportation Commodity Flow Survey, December 2009.