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

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

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Summary Value Weight
Total shipments originating in Kentucky $ 138,919.5 - 239,860.5 (millions) 284,332.6 - 388,349.4 (thousand tons)
Percent of total U.S. shipments 1.7 - 2.8 2.4 - 3.4

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Kentucky by Value

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of value
Motorized and other vehicles, including parts (36) 6.8 - 22.0
Mixed freight (43) 3.6 - 11.2
Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment (35) 2.7 - 9.7
Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather (30) 2.9 - 8.5
Base metal in primary or semifinished forms and in finished basic shapes (32) 3.0 - 5.6
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

Leading Commodity Shipments Originating in Kentucky by Weight

Commodity description (2 digit SCTG) Percent of weight
Coal (15) 33.7 - 54.3
Gravel and crushed stone (12) 8.6 - 19.8
Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c. (19) 0.3 - 13.5
Nonmetallic mineral products (31) 1.2 - 6.8
Fuel oils (18) 1.0 - 4.0
Other commodities (X)
Total (X)

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

State of destination Percent of value
Kentucky 16.9 - 27.1
Ohio 5.0 - 10.2
Tennessee 4.9 - 6.9
Michigan 4.0 - 7.6
Indiana 4.7 - 5.7
Texas 3.6 - 5.6
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of destination Percent of weight
Kentucky 32.1 - 52.7
Ohio 4.0 - 14.6
Georgia 3.9 - 9.5
North Carolina 4.4 - 8.0
Tennessee 2.0 - 6.6
South Carolina 1.9 - 5.9
Other states (X)
Total (X)

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

State of origin Percent of value
Kentucky 22.1 - 30.1
Ohio 9.0 - 13.0
Indiana 8.0 - 13.2
Tennessee 4.9 - 7.9
Michigan 4.0 - 5.6
Illinois 3.7 - 5.7
Other states (X)
Total (X)

State of origin Percent of weight
Kentucky 47.2 - 59.8
Ohio 3.0 - 12.6
Illinois 4.0 - 11.2
West Virginia 2.8 - 7.4
Indiana 3.5 - 5.9
Tennessee 2.2 - 6.8
Other states (X)
Total (X)

Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in Kentucky

Mode of transportation Percent of value Percent of weight
Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) 76.6 - 89.6 37.1 - 57.9
Air (including truck and air) 0.1 - 1.1 (NA)
Rail 2.4 - 5.0 22.3 - 41.1
Water (Great Lakes, deep draft and shallow draft) (NA) 4.5 - 15.1
Pipeline* (NA) (NA)
Multiple modes** 4.4 - 14.6 0.2 - 1.6
Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service 3.9 - 14.1 (NA)
Other and unknown mode 0.6 - 1.6 (NA)
Total (X) (X)

Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in Kentucky

Distance shipped Percent of value Percent of weight
Less than 50 miles 11.8 - 21.8 28.8 - 47.0
50 to 99 miles 6.6 - 10.0 4.5 - 8.9
100 to 249 miles 14.9 - 21.1 17.8 - 29.4
250 to 499 miles 23.3 - 29.5 15.1 - 26.3
500 to 749 miles 14.1 - 22.1 5.7 - 10.3
750 to 999 miles 4.1 - 7.1 0.7 - 3.1
1,000 to 1,499 miles 1.5 - 2.1 0.2 - 0.6
1,500 to 1,999 miles 3.0 - 5.4 0.5 - 1.1
2,000 miles or more 0.4 - 1.0 (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.