BACKGROUND |
| The data contained in the compressed file has been extracted from the
Table12 (1993) data table of the "CFS" database from the TranStats data library.
The time period is indicated in the name of the compressed file;
for example, XXX_XXXXX_2001_1 contains data of the first non-continuous of the year 2001. |
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RECORD LAYOUT |
| Below are fields in the order that they appear on the records: |
| Origin | Geo. cd for State & Natl.Transportation Analysis Region (NTARS) of origin. |
| Commodity | Commodity classification code for goods shipped by establishments. |
| ModeSequence | Mode of transportation sequence code. |
| Mode | Describes mode of transportation used. |
| DestGeo | Geo. cd for State & Natl.Transportation Analysis Region (NTARS) of destination. |
| Strat | Weight (tonnage) and Distance (mileage) stratification code. |
| Value | The dollar value of the entire shipment. |
| ValueF | Flag for Value field. This field contains special notes for the corresponding field it flags. Value D denotes figures withheld, - represents zero or less than one unit of measure, S means data doesnot meet sampling standards. |
| ValuePercent | Percent of total value of commodities shipped. |
| ValuePercentF | Flag for ValuePercent field. This field contains special notes for the corresponding field it flags. Value D denotes figures withheld, - represents zero or less than one unit of measure, S means data doesnot meet sampling standards. |
| Weight | The total weight of the entire shipment. |
| WeightF | Flag for Weight field. This field contains special notes for the corresponding field it flags. Value D denotes figures withheld, - represents zero or less than one unit of measure, S means data doesnot meet sampling standards. |
| WeightPercent | Percent of total weight of commodities shipped. |
| WeightPercentF | Flag for WeightPercent field. This field contains special notes for the corresponding field it flags. Value D denotes figures withheld, - represents zero or less than one unit of measure, S means data doesnot meet sampling standards. |
| WgtDistance | Weight-distance of commodities shipped in million ton-miles. |
| WgtDistanceF | Flag for WgtDistance field. This field contains special notes for the corresponding field it flags. Value D denotes figures withheld, - represents zero or less than one unit of measure, S means data doesnot meet sampling standards. |
| WgtDistancePercent | Percent of total weight-distance (ton-miles) of commodities shipped. |
| WgtDistancePercentF | Flag for WgtDistancePercent field. This field contains special notes for the corresponding field it flags. Value D denotes figures withheld, - represents zero or less than one unit of measure, S means data doesnot meet sampling standards. |
| AvgDistance | Average miles per shipment. |
| AvgDistanceF | Flag for AvgDistance field. This field contains special notes for the corresponding field it flags. Value D denotes figures withheld, - represents zero or less than one unit of measure, S means data doesnot meet sampling standards. |