"Table 6. Shipment Characteristics by Commodity Group and Mode of Transportation: 1997" "For Metropolitan Area of Origin: Memphis TN-AR-MS MSA (TN part) " "SCTG Codes","SCTG Desc.","Mode of Transportation","Value($ mil)","Value %","Tons(000)","Tons %","Ton-miles(mil)","Ton-miles %","Avg. miles" " ","All Commodities "," All modes ",27890,100.0,37234,100.0,10141,100.0,332 " ","All Commodities "," Single modes ",22317,80.0,33663,90.4,8465,83.5,189 " ","All Commodities ","Truck ",20318,72.9,29708,79.8,6016,59.3,135 " ","All Commodities ","Rail ",1036,3.7,2940,7.9,2421,23.9,1239 " ","All Commodities ","All other single modes ",964,3.5,S,S,28,.3,1108 " ","All Commodities "," Multiple modes ",4244,15.2,S,S,888,8.8,496 " ","All Commodities ","Parcel, US Postal Service or courier",3471,12.4,128,.3,68,.7,495 " ","All Commodities ","Other multiple modes ",773,2.8,S,S,820,8.1,921 " ","All Commodities "," Other and unknown modes ",1329,4.8,1725,4.6,788,7.8,108 "01-05","Agricultural products and fish "," All modes ",2554,100.0,4847,100.0,2375,100.0,S "01-05","Agricultural products and fish "," Single modes ",2256,88.3,S,S,S,S,S "01-05","Agricultural products and fish ","Truck ",2147,84.0,S,S,S,S,S "01-05","Agricultural products and fish ","Rail ",109,4.3,S,S,S,S,780 "01-05","Agricultural products and fish ","All other single modes ",-,-,-,-,-,-,- "01-05","Agricultural products and fish "," Multiple modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,517 "01-05","Agricultural products and fish ","Parcel, US Postal Service or courier",S,S,S,S,S,S,761 "01-05","Agricultural products and fish ","Other multiple modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,S "01-05","Agricultural products and fish "," Other and unknown modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,150 "06-09","Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products "," All modes ",4932,100.0,5980,100.0,3335,100.0,155 "06-09","Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products "," Single modes ",4601,93.3,5477,91.6,2973,89.1,136 "06-09","Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products ","Truck ",4060,82.3,3993,66.8,1415,42.4,115 "06-09","Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products ","Rail ",535,10.9,1480,24.7,1558,46.7,1603 "06-09","Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products ","All other single modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,1292 "06-09","Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products "," Multiple modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,685 "06-09","Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products ","Parcel, US Postal Service or courier",8,.2,S,S,-,-,646 "06-09","Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products ","Other multiple modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,789 "06-09","Grains, alcohol, and tobacco products "," Other and unknown modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,S "10-14","Stone, Nonmetallic minerals, and metallic ores "," All modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,S "10-14","Stone, Nonmetallic minerals, and metallic ores "," Single modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,50 "10-14","Stone, Nonmetallic minerals, and metallic ores ","Truck ",S,S,S,S,S,S,53 "10-14","Stone, Nonmetallic minerals, and metallic ores ","Rail ",-,-,-,-,-,-,- "10-14","Stone, Nonmetallic minerals, and metallic ores ","All other single modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,14 "10-14","Stone, Nonmetallic minerals, and metallic ores "," Multiple modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,714 "10-14","Stone, Nonmetallic minerals, and metallic ores ","Parcel, US Postal Service or courier",S,S,S,S,S,S,714 "10-14","Stone, Nonmetallic minerals, and metallic ores ","Other multiple modes ",-,-,-,-,-,-,- "10-14","Stone, Nonmetallic minerals, and metallic ores "," Other and unknown modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,783 "15-20","Coal and petroleum products "," All modes ",1116,100.0,2736,100.0,371,100.0,532 "15-20","Coal and petroleum products "," Single modes ",833,74.6,2698,98.6,358,96.4,127 "15-20","Coal and petroleum products ","Truck ",592,53.1,2181,79.7,231,62.1,S "15-20","Coal and petroleum products ","Rail ",S,S,211,7.7,125,33.8,595 "15-20","Coal and petroleum products ","All other single modes ",165,14.8,S,S,S,S,976 "15-20","Coal and petroleum products "," Multiple modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,799 "15-20","Coal and petroleum products ","Parcel, US Postal Service or courier",S,S,S,S,S,S,799 "15-20","Coal and petroleum products ","Other multiple modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,1189 "15-20","Coal and petroleum products "," Other and unknown modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,25 "21-24","Pharmaceutical and chemical products "," All modes ",4049,100.0,1723,100.0,943,100.0,337 "21-24","Pharmaceutical and chemical products "," Single modes ",3297,81.4,1618,93.9,870,92.2,247 "21-24","Pharmaceutical and chemical products ","Truck ",3102,76.6,1326,76.9,675,71.6,232 "21-24","Pharmaceutical and chemical products ","Rail ",143,3.5,290,16.8,193,20.5,773 "21-24","Pharmaceutical and chemical products ","All other single modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,1190 "21-24","Pharmaceutical and chemical products "," Multiple modes ",548,13.5,37,2.1,S,S,615 "21-24","Pharmaceutical and chemical products ","Parcel, US Postal Service or courier",458,11.3,12,.7,6,.7,614 "21-24","Pharmaceutical and chemical products ","Other multiple modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,1020 "21-24","Pharmaceutical and chemical products "," Other and unknown modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,S "25-30","Wood products, and textiles and leather "," All modes ",4153,100.0,2512,100.0,917,100.0,342 "25-30","Wood products, and textiles and leather "," Single modes ",3228,77.7,2320,92.4,740,80.7,258 "25-30","Wood products, and textiles and leather ","Truck ",3141,75.6,2192,87.3,S,S,209 "25-30","Wood products, and textiles and leather ","Rail ",39,.9,30,1.2,42,4.6,1883 "25-30","Wood products, and textiles and leather ","All other single modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,1190 "25-30","Wood products, and textiles and leather "," Multiple modes ",878,21.1,177,7.1,175,19.1,377 "25-30","Wood products, and textiles and leather ","Parcel, US Postal Service or courier",722,17.4,38,1.5,21,2.3,376 "25-30","Wood products, and textiles and leather ","Other multiple modes ",156,3.8,S,S,S,S,1273 "25-30","Wood products, and textiles and leather "," Other and unknown modes ",46,1.1,15,.6,2,.3,76 "31-34","Base metal and machinery "," All modes ",4688,100.0,9998,100.0,827,100.0,248 "31-34","Base metal and machinery "," Single modes ",3703,79.0,9735,97.4,679,82.1,157 "31-34","Base metal and machinery ","Truck ",3562,76.0,9487,94.9,647,78.2,S "31-34","Base metal and machinery ","Rail ",S,S,S,S,S,S,736 "31-34","Base metal and machinery ","All other single modes ",76,1.6,S,S,S,S,1113 "31-34","Base metal and machinery "," Multiple modes ",541,11.5,37,.4,20,2.4,366 "31-34","Base metal and machinery ","Parcel, US Postal Service or courier",536,11.4,33,.3,14,1.7,366 "31-34","Base metal and machinery ","Other multiple modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,1387 "31-34","Base metal and machinery "," Other and unknown modes ",443,9.5,S,S,S,S,281 "34-38","Electronics, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments"," All modes ",4451,100.0,385,100.0,212,100.0,474 "34-38","Electronics, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments"," Single modes ",3056,68.7,321,83.2,178,84.1,S "34-38","Electronics, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments","Truck ",2469,55.5,317,82.2,174,82.0,S "34-38","Electronics, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments","Rail ",-,-,-,-,-,-,- "34-38","Electronics, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments","All other single modes ",586,13.2,4,1.0,4,2.0,1091 "34-38","Electronics, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments"," Multiple modes ",1215,27.3,24,6.1,13,6.3,724 "34-38","Electronics, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments","Parcel, US Postal Service or courier",1215,27.3,24,6.1,13,6.3,724 "34-38","Electronics, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments","Other multiple modes ",-,-,-,-,-,-,- "34-38","Electronics, motorized vehicles, and precision instruments"," Other and unknown modes ",180,4.0,41,10.7,20,9.6,S "39-43","Furniture and miscellaneous manufactured products "," All modes ",1349,100.0,S,S,S,S,237 "39-43","Furniture and miscellaneous manufactured products "," Single modes ",1039,77.0,S,S,S,S,144 "39-43","Furniture and miscellaneous manufactured products ","Truck ",956,70.8,380,36.6,142,29.5,90 "39-43","Furniture and miscellaneous manufactured products ","Rail ",S,S,S,S,S,S,763 "39-43","Furniture and miscellaneous manufactured products ","All other single modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,1610 "39-43","Furniture and miscellaneous manufactured products "," Multiple modes ",218,16.2,S,S,S,S,431 "39-43","Furniture and miscellaneous manufactured products ","Parcel, US Postal Service or courier",176,13.0,8,.8,4,.9,428 "39-43","Furniture and miscellaneous manufactured products ","Other multiple modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,1515 "39-43","Furniture and miscellaneous manufactured products "," Other and unknown modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,S "- ","Commodity Unknown "," All modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,338 "- ","Commodity Unknown "," Single modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,240 "- ","Commodity Unknown ","Truck ",S,S,S,S,S,S,175 "- ","Commodity Unknown ","Rail ",S,S,S,S,S,S,873 "- ","Commodity Unknown ","All other single modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,953 "- ","Commodity Unknown "," Multiple modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,349 "- ","Commodity Unknown ","Parcel, US Postal Service or courier",S,S,S,S,S,S,296 "- ","Commodity Unknown ","Other multiple modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,861 "- ","Commodity Unknown "," Other and unknown modes ",S,S,S,S,S,S,966