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90 Percent Confidence Intervals for 2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Utah

90 Percent Confidence Intervals for 2002 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: Utah

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in Utah $ 46,842.1 - 76,187.9 (millions) 85,497.0 - 133,847.0 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 0.5 - 0.9 0.7 - 1.2

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Utah by Value

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of value
Mixed freight (43) 5.7 - 14.3
Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils (07) 3.4 - 8.0
Pharmaceutical products (21) 2.8 - 8.4
Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) 3.1 - 8.1
Miscellaneous manufactured products (40) 3.2 - 7.6
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Utah by Weight

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of weight
Coal (15) 18.8 - 36.0
Fuel oils (18) 13.8 - 27.0
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel (17) 7.3 - 11.9
Nonmetallic minerals n.e.c. (13) 1.7 - 8.3
Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) 1.6 - 5.2
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

Outbound Shipments from the State of Utah
Leading States by Value and Weight

State of destination Percent of value
Utah 37.3 - 46.5
California 11.5 - 16.7
Colorado 4.1 - 6.1
Idaho 3.3 - 4.9
Nevada 1.9 - 3.5
Arizona 1.9 - 2.9
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of destination Percent of weight
Utah 46.9 - 65.5
California 4.9 - 16.1
Idaho 2.0 - 9.0
Wyoming 3.2 - 7.2
Nevada 2.4 - 8.0
Colorado 1.8 - 4.2
Other states (X)
Total (X)

Inbound Shipments to the State of Utah
Leading States by Value and Weight

State of origin Percent of value
Utah 34.0 - 48.8
California 10.5 - 15.5
Colorado 3.9 - 5.9
Texas 1.4 - 4.4
Oregon 0.6 - 4.2
Wisconsin 0.8 - 3.2
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of origin Percent of weight
Utah 67.3 - 83.1
Wyoming 2.9 - 9.5
California 1.1 - 5.7
Colorado 0.6 - 4.6
Idaho 0.4 - 3.4
Nevada 0.6 - 1.6
Other states (X)
Total (X)

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Utah

Mode of transportation Percent of value Percent of weight
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) 70.0 - 77.0 58.4 - 73.6
Air (including truck and air) 1.9 - 3.5 (NA)
Rail 3.0 - 8.0 12.0 - 27.8
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) (NA) (NA)
Pipeline* 0.9 - 2.5 2.6 - 6.6
Multiple modes** 10.2 - 17.2 0.6 - 1.2
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service 9.9 - 16.9 (NA)
Other and unknown mode 1.9 - 3.9 2.2 - 14.8
Total (X) (X)

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Utah

Distance shipped Percent of value Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 30.7 - 39.9 39.0 - 59.2
50 to 99 miles 3.0 - 4.4 4.7 - 6.3
100 to 249 miles 5.7 - 9.7 8.1 - 13.1
250 to 499 miles 10.8 - 15.4 9.3 - 20.5
500 to 749 miles 16.4 - 22.4 8.6 - 16.2
750 to 999 miles 1.4 - 3.0 1.1 - 2.7
1,000 to 1,499 miles 7.9 - 11.5 1.4 - 8.0
1,500 to 1,999 miles 5.9 - 8.5 0.2 - 1.6
2,000 miles or more 0.9 - 2.5 (NA)
Total (X) (X)

* Estimate for pipelines excludes shipments of crude petroleum.
** Multiple modes inlcudes Parcel, U.S.P.S or Courier, Truck-Rail, Truck-Water, Rail-Water and Other multiple modes.

(NA) Not available

(X) Not applicable

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey data, March 2005.